"... On Jun 27, 5:28 am, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: ..."
> And to your last paragraph...it is naive to think sweeping changes > wrought by government can change human character. Again I'm sorry but where did you get the idea I thought government could change human character? Government is a reflection of our character -- which is a point well worth pondering and relates directly back to being honest with oneself and gaining self- knowledge. > Thieves will just figure a different route. C'est la vie. Who among us can honestly say they've never done the same thing and usually more than once. It's called an end-run and is one of many human talents that don't always work in our own best interests. Pogo is far more prevalent than Murphy. > If any thing illustrates your point it is > the bursts of weapons development through the centuries. I don't think anything else could have happened. Technology, like a rising sea, raises all boats indiscriminately and it appears sometimes that technology precedes and occasionally inspires moral and civil behavioral changes. Just as in the last century we created the ability to completely destroy ourselves and the planet then rose above it. > And I wonder > about the long term impact of technologies just in my lifetime. Probably about the same as the long term impact of the technologies of fire. Abused in some instances and honored in others. 49%/51%. We learn and learning implies mistakes. We've managed to avoid any really big mistakes so far and I have every faith we will continue to do so.
