ANN and OT: Calling All SETI Enthusiasts

[Pete]

All I can say, Bob, is if the great thinkers, scientists, and philospohers
of the years had that attitude, we'd still be living in caves.
Pete

On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 11:28 AM, Bob Sneidar <bobs at twft.com> wrote:

> This discussion can happen at all because of the human mind's inability to
> focus on and balance very many things at one time and measure a thesis
> against all other things that could weigh upon it. We simply do not possess
> the wisdom and mental faculty to treat such a subject.
>
> No, my friends, I think all conversation along these lines is so
> incredibly presumptuous, it is staggering when you really begin to think of
> everything we take as a given or gloss over when discussing such things.
> Sorry all you Star Trek fans, and anyone else I have likely offended. I
> love science fiction as much as the next person, but I think any race of
> beings wise enough to comprehend the real logistics of space travel or
> communication across such great distances would conclude right away that it
> was a total waste of their limited resources, better spent on improving
> their own state of affairs.
>



-- 
Pete
Molly's Revenge <http://www.mollysrevenge.com>