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To: Grainne who wrote (17323)	1/30/1998 2:36:00 PM
From: Father Terrence	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 108807

Christine To respond to your post about nuclear weapons and asteroids. . . 1. I did NOT refer (in post 17270) to redirecting asteroids. I talked about emigrating (leaving) this planet and populating planets in other star systems. If you doubt me, check the post again. 2. You spoke of the "double-edged sword" of technology. Well, what of the double-edged sword of nature? Nature has a tendency to wipe out species. That's why if humans want to exist long-term (say another few million years or so) we need to direct our own destiny and evolution, and not leave it to the vagaries of chance and nature. 3. Yes it was wrong the way the colonization of North America took place, but I don't think your solution would be any better. BTW, I'm sure you know that it certainly wasn't the first, nor will it be the last. The object of the game is to try not to be on the receiving end. As a matter of fact, the human race itself may do it again when we begin to cross the paths of alien races in space. I predict that in the long run we will conquer/assimilate alien races that are inferior to us or whose planet(s) have enough strategic importance. God save us from a more advanced one - and their missionaries! I don't believe a Trek type of 'Prime Directive' will hold (assuming it is even implemented). We (our race) are too aggressive and competitive. 4. Finally, as you consider the customs and morality and ethics of the 18th and 19th centuries to be barbaric, believe me, my dear, people of the 25th Century will no doubt find our "modern" world barbaric - especially the insanity of political correctness and social workers. Father Terrence

To: Grainne who wrote (17323)	2/1/1998 1:10:00 PM
From: JF Quinnelly	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

You write He is obviously writing outside of his area of interest, a fact with which I would not disagree. No, he is writing his screeds in "his area of interest", what he isn't doing is writing in "his area of scholarship". You have his 9 page CV, if he has even one article published in a peer reviewed journal of religious history you should share that information with us. Did he write a book in the field? I think not. No degree, no journal articles, no books. Why not cite him as an authority on astrophysics next? I mean, you seem to think that his degree in criminology makes him an all-purpose scholar. Cite him all you want. It simply means that you can't find a scholar in the field to support your assertions. And no, it's not ad hominem to criticize the credentials of someone who is cited as an authority.