Hi Steven, Hope you and the catz are staying warm and dry... I guess my point was more of a general observation... I have long thought it interesting that Darwinian theory ala 'survival of the fittest' could be applied equally well to a localized population of animals and to something as large as an entire human civilization. Fully agree with your comment about ISIS/ISIL, and I will add that probably all religions have had their 'embarrasing' eras of fanatical followers, and that by the time that era ends, much pain and suffering will have occurred. The cycle will likely continue until the consciousness of the majority of the human population gets raised considerably... I think you ought to cut the Christians a bit if slack since they were sounding the warning about the fanatical side of Islam long ago, and the liberals used every opportunity to label them as racists/bigots.
-mark -----Original Message----- From: Orionworks - Steven Vincent Johnson [mailto:orionwo...@charter.net] Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2015 10:18 AM To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Subject: RE: [Vo]:doubling speed every 2 years for decades more, Intel silicon photonics now revolutionizing data centers, Michael Kassner: Rich Murray 2015.01.26 > Steven: > Societies without some form of moral code, a shared sense of right and > wrong, usually don’t last long… Hi Mark, Agreed. But in the meantime, they can do a lot of damage and cause much pain and suffering before they implode. The real irony is that most believe they are truly following the highest moral code of all. I'm thinking of ISIS as an example. Again, I don't disagree with your point. However, is the point you are making in regards to Kurzweil's belief systems or is that my belief system you are referring to? Or something else? Regards, Steven Vincent Johnson svjart.orionworks.com zazzle.com/orionworks
