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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 - 08:29am Nov 4, 2003 EST (# 16467 of 16492)
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.

You could take either interpretation I offer in 273 http://talk.guardian.co.uk/WebX?13@@.ee7a163/289 . . . and nothing referenced in MD14 rshow55 3/1/02 6:07pm http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.9Qjzbxm8UmW.1127993@.f28e622/21 or MD84 rshow55 3/2/02 10:52am http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.9Qjzbxm8UmW.1127993@.f28e622/99 changes. Nothing involved in MD1076 rshow55 4/4/02 12:20pm http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.9Qjzbxm8UmW.1127993@.f28e622/1369 changes either.

Identities - and big chunks of logical connection - only matter where they matter.

Cantabb , until you post your identity - Lchic has a right to be careful with her own. You could call me - and I'd be happy to get you in contact with her. I talk to her most every day - joyfully - seriously - most days for more than an hour - and I still have some problems about her identity . But for me, that's acceptable. Though I have some problems with it, in spots.

rshow55 - 08:30am Nov 4, 2003 EST (# 16468 of 16492)
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.

Hadn't read last from lchic . You can write me.

lchic - 08:31am Nov 4, 2003 EST (# 16469 of 16492)
ultimately TRUTH outs : TRUTH has to be morally forcing : build on TRUTH it's a strong foundation

If Showalter's repeated himself on this thread at anytime ... it might indicate that 'threaders' hadn't got it ....

Didn't he comment on there being a statistical aspect to learning

cantabb - 08:34am Nov 4, 2003 EST (# 16470 of 16492)

lchic - 08:25am Nov 4, 2003 EST (# 16463 of 16464)

Cantabb this is the deal

You send your request via hand written snail mail to Showalter, who'll send it on to me .... and when i get it i'll post here.

You do the same ! Rshowalter will post it. And, I'll read it.

What is the "nameless" prober afraid of NOW ? Shoe on other foot ?

"ultimately TRUTH outs": Except the non-seeking finders seem afraid of whast would come out of their nearby "truth dispenser" !

Quite understandable, IMO.

lchic - 08:36am Nov 4, 2003 EST (# 16471 of 16492)
ultimately TRUTH outs : TRUTH has to be morally forcing : build on TRUTH it's a strong foundation

Cantabb ... you've skipped ahead of the logic!

rshow55 - 08:38am Nov 4, 2003 EST (# 16472 of 16492)
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.

On identities, and guesses, and swimming: 14060-1 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.9Qjzbxm8UmW.1127993@.f28e622/15766

Statistical discourse: 14162 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.9Qjzbxm8UmW.1127993@.f28e622/15871

14163 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.9Qjzbxm8UmW.1127993@.f28e622/15872

And a response from Jorian that is both better and worse than what went just before. 14164 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.9Qjzbxm8UmW.1127993@.f28e622/15873

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