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Technology has always found its greatest consumer in a
nation's war and defense efforts. Since the last attempts at a
"Star Wars" defense system, has technology changed
considerably enough to make the latest Missile Defense
initiatives more successful? Can such an application of
science be successful? Is a militarized space inevitable,
necessary or impossible?
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rshow55
- 04:58pm Oct 16, 2003 EST (#
15184 of 15196) Can we do a better job of finding
truth? YES. Click "rshow55" for some things Lchic and I have
done and worked for on this thread.
Bluestar - you're exactly right (modifying your
language just a bit) that you're not "honour-bound to
arrive at anybody's "conclusions." . . . but
your own.
People make up their own minds. They don't do it in a
vacuum. Often, patterns come to fit one conclusion, rather
than another. The process isn't perfect - but a lot of times,
it works very well.
lchic
- 05:34pm Oct 16, 2003 EST (#
15185 of 15196) ultimately TRUTH outs : TRUTH has
to be morally forcing : build on TRUTH it's a strong
foundation
The cantabbulator sets itself up as an ultimate authority
as to what has gone down on this thread ... with misses and
wrong attributions way off ... making cantabbulation a
non-exact art - if artform it is - it's certainly not science!
The Cantabbulator has nothing to say on why authority is
assumed over others on this board -no self 'who or why'
definition regarding postings.
Here's a summary of the Cantabbulators contribution to this
thread :
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Without even the 'Coopivication' of
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CONCLUSION!
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lchic
- 05:50pm Oct 16, 2003 EST (#
15186 of 15196) ultimately TRUTH outs : TRUTH has
to be morally forcing : build on TRUTH it's a strong
foundation
The ghost of Thomas Gradgrind lives on through the
Cantabbulator
jorian319
- 05:54pm Oct 16, 2003 EST (#
15187 of 15196) "Statements on frequently important
subjects are interesting." -rshow55
Gee, cantabb, looks like you're starting to effect the
demeanor of the world asset. Better go easy.
rshow55
- 05:58pm Oct 16, 2003 EST (#
15188 of 15196) Can we do a better job of finding
truth? YES. Click "rshow55" for some things Lchic and I have
done and worked for on this thread.
A lot of postings on this thread - not everybody's going
so easy - and sometimes it entertains me to look
back at them.
Some from September 28-29 interest me, and might interest
and please others.
14099 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.pZAzbgpwOBt.0@.f28e622/15805
14108 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.pZAzbgpwOBt.0@.f28e622/15814
fredmoore 14109 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.pZAzbgpwOBt.0@.f28e622/15815
14112 - 14115 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.pZAzbgpwOBt.0@.f28e622/15818
lchic
- 06:15pm Oct 16, 2003 EST (#
15189 of 15196) ultimately TRUTH outs : TRUTH has
to be morally forcing : build on TRUTH it's a strong
foundation
It would be interesting to collect Jorians 'wager' postings
on this and other threads .... he's a sure-bet risk taker ....
has to be or he'd be walking around with his pockets
turned-out :)
rshow55
- 06:27pm Oct 16, 2003 EST (#
15190 of 15196) Can we do a better job of finding
truth? YES. Click "rshow55" for some things Lchic and I have
done and worked for on this thread.
Jorian319 proposed a wager - and I suggested the
Onion as a stakeholder
14226-7 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.pZAzbgpwOBt.0@.f28e622/15936
and Jorian319 accepted - - 13232-33 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.pZAzbgpwOBt.0@.f28e622/15942
I'm a poor man, but the idea might still be an interesting
one, one way or another.
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