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You gotta read some H. P. Lovecraft, Jay.
I'm trying to find more time to read, period. It's one of my New Year's resolutions, along with exercising daily. I finally finished Gene Siebel's excellent "Confessions of a Pilot" -- a book I purchased over a year ago -- just a couple of days ago. Now I'm starting Bud Anderson's memoir, "To Fly and Fight." With Dr. Jim's donation of over 150 books, I'll be in reading material for quite some time to come... -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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"C J Campbell" wrote in message The Old Ones from beyond the cold, unfeeling stars know the truth. We are not Spaniards. We are food. To say that all of mankind is but a mote in the Eye of the Old Ones is quite a stretch. Not to mention depressing as hell. We have bootstrapped ourselves from the primordial ooze to become the most intelligent species this side of the Oort. We have accomplished so very much in the last few seconds of this geologic day. We have so very much more to do if only we can survive our own stupidity. Why, we have overcome our natural predilection to be a ground-borne hunter-gatherers and have conquered a infinitely small amount of space itself. Even people like Mr. Cambell can inculcate other humans how to do that in mere hours! Dust motes my asteroid! We miniscule "dust motes" may be the only self-aware motes in the entire universe. Some scoff at such a presumption but the universe is still young. 15 b.y. old, we think. Just a teenager. Someone or Something has to be the "first" to become self aware. Why not us puny bags of saline and carbon? No, Chris, we are more than the sum of our chemical makeup. We are capable of being so much more if we don't annihilate ourselves first or allow those less intelligent than us to annihilate us. I have absolutely no doubt at all that, given enough time, we will become gods or perhaps even God. Perhaps we already are. We think, therefore we are. -- Jim Fisher |
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OK you guys. You are starting to sound like a Mrin Chronicle now, and it's
just plain scaring me. I always thought that those books were Science Fiction. But after reading your transaction, I truly have to wonder if you have found the Spirit of Torak. And besides, now that they are making movies out of this stuff, I just don't have the patience to read it all again... If you could please call the producers and ask them to include your discussion in part V of The War of Elvenkind, I would much appreciate it. Thanks guys! "Jim Fisher" wrote in : "C J Campbell" wrote in message The Old Ones from beyond the cold, unfeeling stars know the truth. We are not Spaniards. We are food. To say that all of mankind is but a mote in the Eye of the Old Ones is quite a stretch. Not to mention depressing as hell. We have bootstrapped ourselves from the primordial ooze to become the most intelligent species this side of the Oort. We have accomplished so very much in the last few seconds of this geologic day. We have so very much more to do if only we can survive our own stupidity. Why, we have overcome our natural predilection to be a ground-borne hunter-gatherers and have conquered a infinitely small amount of space itself. Even people like Mr. Cambell can inculcate other humans how to do that in mere hours! Dust motes my asteroid! We miniscule "dust motes" may be the only self-aware motes in the entire universe. Some scoff at such a presumption but the universe is still young. 15 b.y. old, we think. Just a teenager. Someone or Something has to be the "first" to become self aware. Why not us puny bags of saline and carbon? No, Chris, we are more than the sum of our chemical makeup. We are capable of being so much more if we don't annihilate ourselves first or allow those less intelligent than us to annihilate us. I have absolutely no doubt at all that, given enough time, we will become gods or perhaps even God. Perhaps we already are. We think, therefore we are. -- Jim Fisher |
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Someone or Something has to be the "first" to become self aware. Well, er.... no. Because of the equivalence of space and time, which was discovered (until we find out otherwise) by a particular bag of chemicals who worked in the patent office, there is no absolute way to decide what came "first" outside the light cone. Jose -- (for Email, make the obvious changes in my address) |
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C J Campbell wrote:
We are not Spaniards. We are food. Nice to know I've come to the right place for a snack. - Andrew |
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"Teacherjh" wrote in message
there is no absolute way to decide what came "first" outside the light cone. Hey! This is an AMATURE discussion! Teachers and facts are not allowed! -- Jim Fisher |
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"C J Campbell" wrote in message ...
The Old Ones from beyond the cold, unfeeling stars know the truth. We are not Spaniards. We are food. Been watching the Twilight Zone? A book entitled "To Serve Man" springs immediately to mind :-) John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180) |
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"Jim Fisher" wrote in message ... Hey! This is an AMATURE discussion! Teachers and facts are not allowed! Do you mean an armature discussion? Perhaps you should try the alt.sculpture or alt.engineering.electrical groups. |
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"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message news "Jim Fisher" wrote in message ... Hey! This is an AMATURE discussion! Teachers and facts are not allowed! Do you mean an armature discussion? Perhaps you should try the alt.sculpture or alt.engineering.electrical groups. Dang, and I thought we were gonna start talking Winchesters, Navy Colts, and the Zen of the 7.62mm... Chip, ZTL |
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"Chip Jones" wrote in message nk.net... "Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message news "Jim Fisher" wrote in message ... Hey! This is an AMATURE discussion! Teachers and facts are not allowed! Do you mean an armature discussion? Perhaps you should try the alt.sculpture or alt.engineering.electrical groups. Dang, and I thought we were gonna start talking Winchesters, Navy Colts, and the Zen of the 7.62mm... I thought it had to do with Spanish Mausers. |
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