Re: PROBING
Adam Hibbert (a.hibbert@ucl.ac.uk)
Wed, 16 Oct 1996 13:01:10 GMT
In article <RKf0PFAtoTXyEw6w@j39to56.demon.co.uk>, Martin Dann
<mdann@j39to56.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> >Space colonies, a terraformed Mars, entire sequences of DNA transformed
> >into algorithms and living in "hardware worlds" -- where will it end?
> In tears, as my mother used to say.
> >Will it end?
> To think it won't is the ultimate human arrogance!
Jeez, Martin, if we wanted to know what your momma told you we'd go out to
the farm for some apple pie and do it properly. If the expectation of
infinite human progress is 'ultimate arrogance' then let's be ultimately
arrogant; it's old cassandras like your momma who end up preferring
cockroaches to people.
:o)
Adam
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