The leap from cave to field is not even comparable to the leap from terrestrial to extra-terrestrial. You can always get back to the cave from the field in time for supper. :-)
Bob On Mar 26, 2012, at 2:30 PM, Pete wrote: > All I can say, Bob, is if the great thinkers, scientists, and philospohers > of the years had that attitude, we'd still be living in caves. > Pete > > On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 11:28 AM, Bob Sneidar <b...@twft.com> wrote: > >> This discussion can happen at all because of the human mind's inability to >> focus on and balance very many things at one time and measure a thesis >> against all other things that could weigh upon it. We simply do not possess >> the wisdom and mental faculty to treat such a subject. >> >> No, my friends, I think all conversation along these lines is so >> incredibly presumptuous, it is staggering when you really begin to think of >> everything we take as a given or gloss over when discussing such things. >> Sorry all you Star Trek fans, and anyone else I have likely offended. I >> love science fiction as much as the next person, but I think any race of >> beings wise enough to comprehend the real logistics of space travel or >> communication across such great distances would conclude right away that it >> was a total waste of their limited resources, better spent on improving >> their own state of affairs. >> > > > > -- > Pete > Molly's Revenge <http://www.mollysrevenge.com> > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
