BUSH TO ANNOUNCE RETURN TO MOON?

From Drudge, http://www.nationalreview.com/commen...0312030858.asp

Somehow I just knew that Bush wasn't from this planet. What will we do
without him? Or is the Constitution so constructed that the President can
rule from the moon? Actually, being from the moon would make him a
foreigner, and should have disqualified him from running. Damn, Gore really
did win!

Dr. Artaud


--
To know and to be, this is not even a question, there is no alternative.
You see it clearly in the loneliest little avenues between particles and
waves, shunned even by the gregarious quark and unknown by the various
strands of time, so big it cannot be seen, yet so little it is immovable,
lies the fabric of the ultimate reality gripped in the tiny fist of the all
or nothing."

On Wed, 03 Dec 2003 19:51:58 -0000, Doctor Artaud
wrote:

BUSH TO ANNOUNCE RETURN TO MOON?

From Drudge, http://www.nationalreview.com/commen...0312030858.asp

Somehow I just knew that Bush wasn't from this planet. What will we do
without him? Or is the Constitution so constructed that the President can
rule from the moon? Actually, being from the moon would make him a
foreigner, and should have disqualified him from running. Damn, Gore really
did win!

Dr. Artaud

Thank the stars liberal luddites like you who nevertheless use
DARPA's internet and all manner of other technology from defense,
space and medical research and including the electronics in your
shortwave receiver and computer, were unable to stop early
explorers from venturing across and into the seas.

H. Dziardziel wrote in
:


Being that my posting was meant facetiously, I'd say that you are in
need of a Valium.

As you have broached the topic, I'll go for it though. Is society
actually better off due to the technology that it possesses?

As mankind makes antiserums and vaccinations, the Military labs in
America, Russia, and elsewhere assiduously labor to create new incurable
menaces.

As Society labors to build, the various militaries labor to destroy.
Bigger and better nuclear weapons, bunker piercing bombs, EMP bombs,
remote control aircraft, microwave weapons, etc.

It's quite likely that modern weapons have resulted in more deaths than
the sum of all deaths from conventional weapons in the days of yore.
Wholesale slaughter of people, genocide if you will, or at least
attempts at such.

Yes, we owe much to DARPA and similar initiatives. They have made life
much better for those that have been lucky enough to have survived to
this point. But what do we have yet to see?

Do you think that America is better off as we exploit technology to
bring pornography into American homes at an unprecedented rate? Isn't it
unfortunate that the technology that you so acclaim is more often put to
ignoble or superfluous uses than to be put toward the betterment of
mankind? Do we need cell phones that capture images, whose major use is
becoming surreptitiously photographing people in bathrooms and gym
dressing rooms. Do we need to send images and text to each other even
though the person we are sending it to is driving a car and is not
responsible enough to be more concerned about the lives of others than
the latest scoop on some dating tryst. Are TV games mind liberating or
mind destroying?

I do believe that it is questionable that we are better off.

The jury is still out, and the verdict will probably be a close call.

Merry Christmas and Happy Chanukah.




Thank the stars liberal luddites like you who nevertheless use
DARPA's internet and all manner of other technology from defense,
space and medical research and including the electronics in your
shortwave receiver and computer, were unable to stop early
explorers from venturing across and into the seas.



--
To know and to be, this is not even a question, there is no alternative.
You see it clearly in the loneliest little avenues between particles and
waves, shunned even by the gregarious quark and unknown by the various
strands of time, so big it cannot be seen, yet so little it is
immovable, lies the fabric of the ultimate reality gripped in the tiny
fist of the all or nothing."

I think Laura is the only one to see a full moon lately

nobody



On Sat, 06 Dec 2003 11:36:52 -0000, Doctor Artaud
wrote:

H. Dziardziel wrote in
:


Being that my posting was meant facetiously, I'd say that you are in
need of a Valium.

As you have broached the topic, I'll go for it though. Is society
actually better off due to the technology that it possesses?

As mankind makes antiserums and vaccinations, the Military labs in
America, Russia, and elsewhere assiduously labor to create new incurable
menaces.

As Society labors to build, the various militaries labor to destroy.
Bigger and better nuclear weapons, bunker piercing bombs, EMP bombs,
remote control aircraft, microwave weapons, etc.

It's quite likely that modern weapons have resulted in more deaths than
the sum of all deaths from conventional weapons in the days of yore.
Wholesale slaughter of people, genocide if you will, or at least
attempts at such.

Yes, we owe much to DARPA and similar initiatives. They have made life
much better for those that have been lucky enough to have survived to
this point. But what do we have yet to see?

Do you think that America is better off as we exploit technology to
bring pornography into American homes at an unprecedented rate? Isn't it
unfortunate that the technology that you so acclaim is more often put to
ignoble or superfluous uses than to be put toward the betterment of
mankind? Do we need cell phones that capture images, whose major use is
becoming surreptitiously photographing people in bathrooms and gym
dressing rooms. Do we need to send images and text to each other even
though the person we are sending it to is driving a car and is not
responsible enough to be more concerned about the lives of others than
the latest scoop on some dating tryst. Are TV games mind liberating or
mind destroying?

I do believe that it is questionable that we are better off.

The jury is still out, and the verdict will probably be a close call.

Merry Christmas and Happy Chanukah.




Thank the stars liberal luddites like you who nevertheless use
DARPA's internet and all manner of other technology from defense,
space and medical research and including the electronics in your
shortwave receiver and computer, were unable to stop early
explorers from venturing across and into the seas.

On Sat, 06 Dec 2003 11:36:52 -0000, Doctor Artaud
wrote:

H. Dziardziel wrote in
:


Being that my posting was meant facetiously, I'd say that you are in
need of a Valium.


In view of the political rubbush (sic) bon mots and shortsighted
scientific view apparent from the postings (and ensuing post) my
jibe was intended to bring things back to non partisan earth by
the group and technology comments.
..
As you have broached the topic,
I'll go for it though. Is society
actually better off due to the technology that it possesses?

Rhetorical but in short, yes or we couldn't be here in our teeming
overfed billions and wishing ourselves happy religious holidays
over the internet.. The rest of your post is snipped for bevity.

As you have broached the topic, I'll go for it though. Is society
actually better off due to the technology that it possesses?


Fear that the flame may cause trauma does not stop you from
cooking your food with fire does it? Or, why put "Dr." in
front of your posted name -- whether really earned or not --
using all the technology and cumulative knowledge such degrees
imply?

Are you saying we , in perhaps still only millions number
worldwide, should still all be scavenging for grubs, roots, and
carrion this Christmas?. If so then why the Valium prescription
Doctor., and internet use?

Yes agreed it's ironic and unfortunate some few choose and in
stark contrast far too many condone or meekly accept others using
knowledge and tools for perversity and evil. But, the correct
paradigm is -- whatever your democratic political viewpoints are
-- work to stop the _ people_ who perpetrate the evil. Not try
to prevent use of, or discourage scientific progress that can
do and does enormous good for mankind when properly applied.

My antenna is now down on this thread. Bon appetit.

"H. Dziardziel" wrote in message
...
SNIP
Yes agreed it's ironic and unfortunate some few choose and in
stark contrast far too many condone or meekly accept others using
knowledge and tools for perversity and evil. But, the correct
paradigm is -- whatever your democratic political viewpoints are
-- work to stop the _ people_ who perpetrate the evil. Not try
to prevent use of, or discourage scientific progress that can
do and does enormous good for mankind when properly applied.


Great paragraph.

-- Dr. Stinger ;^)

Doctor Artaud wrote in message ...
BUSH TO ANNOUNCE RETURN TO MOON?

How soon is he leaving?

Regards,

Grumpus



From Drudge, http://www.nationalreview.com/commen...0312030858.asp

Somehow I just knew that Bush wasn't from this planet. What will we do
without him? Or is the Constitution so constructed that the President can
rule from the moon? Actually, being from the moon would make him a
foreigner, and should have disqualified him from running. Damn, Gore really
did win!

Dr. Artaud