----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Minette" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 11:30 PM Subject: Re: Darwin's Radio (was RE: POLICY PROPOSAL: The list and copyright)
> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Robert Seeberger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Discussions of the writings of science fiction/futurist authors David > Brin and Gregory Benford." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 11:20 PM > Subject: Re: Darwin's Radio (was RE: POLICY PROPOSAL: The list and > copyright) > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Dan Minette" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Discussions of the writings of science fiction/futurist authors > David > > Brin and Gregory Benford." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 5:14 PM > > Subject: Re: Darwin's Radio (was RE: POLICY PROPOSAL: The list and > > copyright) > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Julia Thompson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: "Discussions of the writings of science fiction/futurist authors > David > > > Brin and Gregory Benford." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 5:05 PM > > > Subject: Re: Darwin's Radio (was RE: POLICY PROPOSAL: The list and > > > copyright) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It's been awhile since I read Dune.... > > > > > > > > > > To jog your memory, all the memories of all past lives are available in > > the > > > genes. :-) > > > > > Bah......thats not genetics.....its metaphysics. > > Don't you go bashing metaphysics, I got a degree in it. :-) No bashing intended. Sorry for the misunderstanding. My bad. But considering all the other supernatural (in the metaphysical sense) elements of the Dune series (prescience, godhood, extrasensory perception, enlightenment), I think that assigning racial memory to genetics as a cause *and* a means is not the intent of the author. Even though the books explicity say genetics were used to breed humans predisposed to these abilities, I dont see that it follows that genetics was the mechanism by which they operated. > > BTW, what in the %^# are you doing here and on Culture, aren't you suppose > to be getting married? > I have to wear a suit, stand still for a while, put one ring on one finger, say "I do", kiss a pretty girl. But not today! <G> xponent The Details Maru rob ________________________________ You are a fluke of the universe. You have no right to be here. And whether you can hear it or not, the universe is laughing behind your back. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
