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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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lchic - 03:57am Aug 24, 2002 EST (# 3956 of 3960)

It's my contention that this thread is about 'states of mind'

Vygotsky influenced modern constructivist thinking perhaps more that any other individual.

Vygotsky contended that, unlike animals - who react only to the environment, humans have the capacity to alter the environment for their own purposes.

It is this adaptive capacity that distinguishes humans from lower forms of life.

One of his central contributions to psychological thought was his emphasis on socially meaningful activity as an important influence on human consciousness.

Vygotsky's most controversial contention was that all higher mental functions originate in the social environment.

His approach to intelligence emphasized intelligence as a process activity rather than a state entity.

Putting this into an MD context - how socially meaningful is it to have silos with nuclear missiles in them ready to fire ?

If humans have the capacity to alter the environment for their own purposes - then shouldn't these purposes be for the good - not destruction - of humanity!

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http://www.indiana.edu/~intell/vygotsky.html

lchic - 04:18am Aug 24, 2002 EST (# 3957 of 3960)

Showalter stated here that many things, including teaching kids to read successfully, can be done more effectively ....

rshow55 8/22/02 3:12pm

Showalter also notes that MD is in a muddled mess - and the reason?

The reason is that the dots of truth need dusting down to give a clear picture, to find the real base, to see what is happening and why.

Knowing 'truth' it would then be possible to better plan and use national resources.

He's also said that engineers might be better deployed to assist in solving global environmental problems - haven't we all noticed them in the news this week!

kalter.rauch - 04:30am Aug 24, 2002 EST (# 3958 of 3960)
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Putting this into an MD context - how socially meaningful is it to have silos with nuclear missiles in them ready to fire ?

If humans have the capacity to alter the environment for their own purposes - then shouldn't these purposes be for the good - not destruction - of humanity!...... lchic 8/24/02 3:57am

I'm Not going to argue about the relative merits of utopia.

We're just now entering a dangerous new period of instability after a 50 year Cold War with the Russians. As long as there are those who want to turn the world into a concentration camp or worse, the bombers and missiles will STAY on High Alert.

You KNOW the drill......What's the MATTER with you, anyway?!?!?

lchic - 04:34am Aug 24, 2002 EST (# 3959 of 3960)

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WHO LIED SEVENTY-FIVE TIMES!

Court rebuffs BUSH!

lchic - 05:47am Aug 24, 2002 EST (# 3960 of 3960)

"" We're just now entering a dangerous new period of instability after a 50 year Cold War with the Russians. As long as there are those who want to turn the world into a concentration camp or worse, the bombers and missiles will STAY on High Alert. kalter.rauch 8/24/02 4:30am

entering a dangerous new period of instability

Rouges and OIL playboys Oiling Rouges Ailing

after a 50 year Cold War

after during now - the missiles didn't come down?

Cold War with the Russians

with the USSR - now defunct

there are those who want to turn the world into a concentration camp

it's called Camp X-ray

the bombers and missiles will STAY on High Alert

sometimes guns/missiles are turned upon their own better to dismantle them - prevent catastrophe!

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