Posted by alexandra_k on September 24, 2005, at 6:03:47
sending people into space...
it is 'our destiny' apparantly.
oh. well it is pointless to fight what is destined...guess we just have to do it then ;-)
i think its all pretty interesting
but... i'm sure people won't have too much of a hard time thinking of better uses for the $$$it isn't that there isn't enough to go around
it is that people don't think things should be sharedsurvival of the fittest
elimination of the unsuccessful
and in a way...
that is precisely what it is.trouble comes when we think darwinean forces are the only forces in our lives
human beings
Dennett thinks we evolved in such a way that we could become...
The nervous system of the earth
The conscience of the earth
The gardians of the earth
We have evolved characteristics such as
foresight
empathy
Which allow us to rise above primitive forces
elimination of the unsuccessful...
lets exploit the earth into extinction...
(oops. guess we needed that)will we ever get there?
the nervous system of the earth?Who knows.
It would be nice to think so
But...
Who knows.
Hard to compete with greed and power and a sense of entitlement
Especially...
For those near the top...
poster:alexandra_k
thread:558860
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