Ray, At 13:50 06/09/02 -0400, you wrote: (KH) <<<< What I'm saying is that we cannot extinguish our curiosity and inventiveness, and that we have to somehow wriggle our way through what seems to be a bleak and unhappy period of history (though it's probably no bleaker or more unhappy than most periods of man's history). >>>> (REH) I like the tack you are taking on this but I would like to make one "quibble" with you on it. Let us take cement and the Inca stonework as an example. Curiosity and inventiveness is one thing but one can be Sisiphus about it all. Many cultures seem to be in that place in the world. Constantly re-inventing what they are doing without any real progress in the ultimate scheme of things. >>>>
Hand on my heart, but I really meant to reply to you in full on this point. But, after replying to Ed (see "The blindspot of Heilbroner) I'd only be repeating myself. So could you please share that message? Keith ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- Keith Hudson,6 Upper Camden Place, Bath BA1 5HX, England Tel:01225 312622/444881; Fax:01225 447727; E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ________________________________________________________________________
