Rob wrote: > Why do we instinctively modify > innocuous technology to kill?
Millions of years of practice. Sterling K. Webb ---------------------------------------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rob McCafferty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2007 5:36 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Global warming? Blame Tunguska > In a message dated 6/20/2007 3:51:07 AM Eastern > Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > ....this 'NEO deflection technology' that is > being developed, could it not potentially also be > (technically at least) > used to steer an impact to occur onto a 'foreign > power's country'? > perhaps even with smaller rocks - A sort of 'natural > nuke'?... > What is wrong with this species??? :) Why do we instinctively modify innocuous technology to kill? I am increasingly coming to the opinion that the pencil was initially designed as a stabbing tool which gave the victim lead poisoning. When someone realised that it could be used to write with they probably thought "cool, you can use it to write the instructions on how to stab someone with it" (Yes I know pencils don't really contain lead) ____________________________________________________________________________________ Building a website is a piece of cake. Yahoo! Small Business gives you all the tools to get online. http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/webhosting ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
