--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, off_world_beings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "John" <jr_esq@> wrote: > > > > To All: > > > > I was watching a film clip on UTube last night which featured a > > Physics Professor Kaku from New York City University. He stated > > that, at the present time, there appears to be no evidence of any > > civilizations in the galaxy that have achieved mastery over > nature. > > Physicists are using a classification system with the following > > achievement value: > > > > Class 1- a civilization that has achieved mastery in using the > > available resources in its own planet. > > > > Class 2 - a civilization that has harnessed the power of the Sun, > > after exhausting the energy resources in its own planet. > > > > Class 3 - a civilization that has harnessed the power of the > galaxy, > > after exhausting its reliance on the Sun. > > > > Using this criteria, the professor believed that the Earth is Class > > Zero since the civilization of Earth is still relying on fossil > fuels > > for its enery resource. > > > > In science fiction speak, Class 2 civilizations would be equivalent > > to the Star Trek spacefarers. > > > > Class 3 civilizations would be equivalent to the Empire in Star > Wars.>> > > What is 'civilization'? > > Is it better to have a billion ignorant people go into outer space, > living in extra-terrestrial shopping malls, scratching around on the > barren rocks they discover, and to boldly go where no ignaramous has > gone before? > > Or is it better to have a few billion enlightened people living in > tune with nature on Earth, nurturing the heart and soul of the inner > spirit of life, and expanding the mind to its full self-sufficient > invincible capacity?
I'd be happy with either scenario, but it looks like we're gonna have to make do with a few billion bozos stuck on earth scratching around on the barren rocks we're creating here.
