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• Reasons - Raoul - 12/27/2004 9:00:11 PM
  • An anti-imperialist view - louis - 12/28/2004 10:01:41 PM
    • re: An anti-imperialist view - ebnelson - 12/29/2004 5:13:36 AM
      • re: An anti-imperialist view - louis - 12/29/2004 7:16:23 PM
        • And the Mongols? (n/t) - ebnelson - 12/29/2004 10:45:08 PM
          • Yes, and the Aztecs and the Egyptians, and the Mesopotamians, etcetera - louis - 12/29/2004 11:31:14 PM
            • Okey dokey - ebnelson - 12/30/2004 4:40:04 PM
    • Yeah, nobody conquered anyone until Christianity showed up. - Tom Brosz - 12/29/2004 12:37:26 AM
      • re: Yeah, nobody conquered anyone until Christianity showed up. - louis - 12/29/2004 6:59:06 PM
        • I repeat the previous comment. - Tom Brosz - 12/29/2004 9:35:03 PM
          • I repeat mine - louis - 12/29/2004 10:36:09 PM
            • re: Labels - Tom Brosz - 12/30/2004 1:06:37 AM
              • re: Labels - ebnelson - 12/30/2004 4:41:19 PM
    • It's A Very Old Human Trait - Mark Eby - 12/29/2004 12:02:59 AM
      • re: It's A Very Old Human Trait - louis - 12/29/2004 7:43:09 PM
        • So explain away the early Islamic empires and the later Ottoman - ebnelson - 12/30/2004 4:44:11 PM
        • No, I'm Rejecting Your Application Of Prejudice - Mark Eby - 12/30/2004 1:58:18 AM
  • Our purpose to expand into space is to propogate and protect Gaia - LJK - 12/28/2004 4:43:47 PM
    • re: Gaia - Raoul - 12/28/2004 6:18:34 PM
      • Then there is Metaman... - LJK - 12/28/2004 9:55:40 PM
        • re: Perhaps (n/t) - Raoul - 12/29/2004 6:29:12 AM
  • Very interesting thoughts. Thanks - ebnelson - 12/28/2004 4:31:29 PM
  • I'm sure you're with me on this - Daniel - 12/28/2004 12:21:21 AM
    • re: The politacal divide - Raoul - 12/28/2004 6:50:46 PM
      • re: The politacal divide - phil - 12/28/2004 8:44:59 PM
  • Not so much "manifest destiny" as biological imperative - Tom Brosz - 12/27/2004 10:58:32 PM
    • You really do suprise me - Daniel - 12/28/2004 12:31:51 AM
      • Going To Mars Does Not Require Any More Than Going To The Moon - Mark Eby - 12/28/2004 1:05:01 AM
        • even so .. - Daniel - 12/28/2004 1:23:55 AM
          • The Purpose Of Life Is Creation - Mark Eby - 12/28/2004 1:28:55 AM
            • Ok, that's true. But it's too far-future for our present purposes - Daniel - 12/28/2004 1:40:54 AM
              • That's The Problem With Setting Your Sites On A Resource Poor Destination - Mark Eby - 12/28/2004 2:00:45 AM
                • technology for in-situ survival on Mars - Daniel - 12/28/2004 2:34:37 AM
                  • Not Quite As Reliable As You Might Expect - Mark Eby - 12/28/2004 2:44:17 AM
                    • Yes, Zubrin says the ChemE is just 19th century technology - Daniel - 12/28/2004 2:49:55 AM
                      • How Much About Zubrin's Plans Have You Read? (n/t) - Mark Eby - 12/28/2004 3:09:20 AM
                        • the basics: - Daniel - 12/28/2004 3:15:17 AM
                          • re: the basics: - Mark Eby - 12/28/2004 3:19:33 AM
                            • fair enough, what should I consider? - Daniel - 12/28/2004 3:32:27 AM
                              • Nothing Specific - Mark Eby - 12/28/2004 11:58:05 PM
                          • (sorry, the 2nd link is a .doc, not PDF) - Daniel - 12/28/2004 3:17:33 AM
      • You make a good point... - Tom Brosz - 12/28/2004 12:45:42 AM
        • I still don't think so - Daniel - 12/28/2004 1:34:48 AM
          • Tough places - Tom Brosz - 12/28/2004 3:27:16 AM
          • Past Explorers Risked More & It Was Routine - Mark Eby - 12/28/2004 1:42:50 AM
            • Cultural change and risk - Nick Hoffman - 12/28/2004 4:40:12 AM
              • True & False - Mark Eby - 12/28/2004 11:56:06 PM
                • Obviously a Better "Writer" Than Eye ;-) (n/t) - Mark Eby - 12/29/2004 12:04:21 AM
              • Religious and ideological motivation - Louis - 12/28/2004 9:47:42 PM
                • re: motivation - Johannes - 12/29/2004 4:37:17 AM
                  • re: motivation - louis - 12/29/2004 7:30:09 PM