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To: RetiredNow who wrote (356017)	10/24/2007 9:41:07 PM
From: combjelly	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1578511

"Did you know that Stephen Hawking," I think Hawking is being overly dramatic. The species has a bright future. And we are pushing our knowledge and technology forward at a rapid rate. Now, that doesn't mean that we aren't going to make life interesting for us as a species. But I don't think we are close to wiping out all but a small fraction. But, Hawking isn't alone in his viewpoint. Arthur C. Clarke once stated that "if humanity is to survive, then for most of its history the word 'ship' will mean 'spaceship'.". FWIW, Clarke is also a Brit. And alive. Dodged a tsunami recently, in fact. We don't dream large dreams like that any more. Instead of big challenges like the Interstate system, or putting a man on the moon, we argue about tax cuts or whether or not dollar coins are a liberal conspiracy. Our society is poorer because of that.

To: RetiredNow who wrote (356017)	10/25/2007 12:53:39 AM
From: tejek	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1578511

Did you know that Stephen Hawking, widely regarded as one of the smartest people alive today, recently said that colonizing other planets is now an existential imperative for the human race? He doesn't believe that the human race will survive if we don't develop the ability to live on another planet due to the speed at which we are destroying this one, as well as killing each other through wars and mass terrorism. I saw that......I found it pretty depressing. If we don't get our act together first before colonizing other planets we will be nothing better than the vermin in the movie, Independence Day. Of course, Stephen Hawking is just another of those junk scientists that are foisting their hoaxes on us by decree, right? Longnshort assures us that the brightest minds in today's scientific community are somehow deluded and stifling debate. Since Longnshort is a legend in his own mind, he couldn't be wrong, could he? ;) You have to have a mind in which to be a legend. I afraid shortie fails that requirement. ;-)