Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/12/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Walt, I don't discount our human failings but humans continue to thrive and make incredible advances. I thought I was a cynic, but you beat me. >>This "immensely improved" aspect might need a closer >>inspection. I'd >>gladly give up Beethoven, Bach and the >>Beatles for a more peaceful >>existence. Give up such amazing music for grunting in the bush? Not me. I might go back if we only had the Beatles... ;-) >> Visit a geriatrics ward and see how breathtaking modern >>medicine can be. The fact that these people are still above ground and not below ground proves the value of modern medicine. The fact that society does not allow them to contribute or gives them respect in old age is another matter. >Math, physics and optics are major servants of >governments. They in turn use these accomplishments to wage >war with >human decency and each other. The computers we use, the lenses we buy, are all products of human thought. All human inventions can be used for good or ill purposes. >I'll accept these breathtaking human accomplishments but >not when >compared to chimps. Let's weight them with what >could or should have been >done with our alleged superior >capabilities. I don't see how this makes any sense. Nothing against the chimps but we've outperformed our cousins by a large margin, even with all of our problems. Regards, Larry K.