Brin: Singularities, Nightmares, and Japanese Sci-Fi

2008-03-29 Thread KZK
In your article on Singularities and Nightmares, you briefly discuss negative intervention by outsiders (i.e. Aliens or so-called deities), but you didn't really discuss positive / preventative intervention or even neutral intervention by aliens. Granted you explore those scenarios in depth

Re: Brin: Singularities, Nightmares, and Japanese Sci-Fi

2008-03-29 Thread David Brin
I exclude positive intervention in order to let them - or God - off the hook. There is (1) no evidence for such events and (b) had others the power to intervent, there have been mega tragedies they could have helped us to avoid. Just the availablity of glass lenses, would have let us skip past a

Re: Brin: Singularities, Nightmares, and Japanese Sci-Fi

2008-03-29 Thread Rceeberger
On 3/29/2008 2:35:36 PM, David Brin ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: I exclude positive intervention in order to let them - or God - off the hook. There is (1) no evidence for such events and (b) had others the power to intervent, there have been mega tragedies they could have helped us to avoid.

Re: Brin: Singularities, Nightmares, and Japanese Sci-Fi

2008-03-29 Thread Charlie Bell
On 30/03/2008, at 6:35 AM, David Brin wrote: What I am trying to learn more about is the rising KOREAN sci fi film renaissance. Indeed. I watched The Host a couple of nights ago. Fun mutant monster romp (but not of the city stomping type...) Charlie.

Re: Brin: Singularities, Nightmares, and Japanese Sci-Fi

2008-03-29 Thread Rceeberger
On 3/29/2008 8:10:19 PM, Charlie Bell ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: On 30/03/2008, at 6:35 AM, David Brin wrote: What I am trying to learn more about is the rising KOREAN sci fi film renaissance. Indeed. I watched The Host a couple of nights ago. Fun mutant monster romp (but not of the