--- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > And if this planet and its lifeforms turn out to > be the galactic equivalent of the Smallpox virus, > and the only way to save the trillions of trillions > of other sentient beings in the universe is to kill > off the infestation before it spreads? > Not arguing, just trippin' on infinite regress. > The further away you stand from a problem, the > obvious the obvious facts about it are, and the > less important the whole issue seems in the > larger scheme of things. > > Unc I don't consider it an argument. I liken it to playing a game. You decide if you want to play and then you play to win. The smallpox virus is playing a game: eat your body up. I don't want it to win. If it does, I get another body and try it again, maybe being a little smarter next time, at least regarding that game. >From that perspective, you're right about not taking it all too "seriously." Like the gambler who's down to his last buck. Chances are he'll feel real serious about that next bet and bye, bye $. Yet, one can decide to play a game and play it. If we are the virus and someone "gets us" it'll all be OK. But, I'd still rather be part of the game than a spectator/commentator. Jeff To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
