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re: On humankind's "unimportance..."

Hank — 7/18/2007 3:26:44 PM (archived)

The planet and it's life forms have survived many cosmic catastrophes, including devastating
hits from a variety of impactors, without any help from Man. And Man has yet to demonstrate that he will be able to save the planet from anything, including himself. We may have the potential to do that, but my money's on the cockroaches.

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Science and the soul: Descartes loses force - Raoul - 7/17/2007 3:27:59 PM
- re: Science and the soul - TB - 7/18/2007 5:10:49 PM
  - Good Post, TB (n/t) - Jody - 7/19/2007 1:01:40 PM
  - How are we unique? - Raoul - 7/18/2007 7:29:25 PM
    - I feel we are both insignificant AND significant - Jody - 7/19/2007 2:05:13 PM
      - Good arguments, Jody! I agree (n/t) - Raoul - 7/19/2007 6:11:01 PM
        
        Raoul - Jody - 7/19/2007 6:51:09 PM
    - re: How are we unique? - gbaikie - 7/19/2007 1:50:09 AM
    - Because we can ask that question. (n/t) - TB - 7/19/2007 12:06:54 AM
      - We humans ask questions.... - Raoul - 7/19/2007 2:06:00 PM
- We are significant. We are rare, thinking, matter. - REB - 7/18/2007 4:52:04 PM
  - re: We are rare, thinking, matter. - Raoul - 7/18/2007 7:34:05 PM
    - re: We are rare, thinking, matter. - REB - 7/18/2007 7:46:26 PM
      - re: We are rare, thinking, matter. - REB - 7/18/2007 7:53:30 PM
        
        Self-awareness - Raoul - 7/18/2007 8:09:29 PM
        
        re: Self-awareness - REB - 7/18/2007 8:18:22 PM
        
        re: Self-awareness - Hank - 7/19/2007 8:05:51 PM
  - And welcome back! (n/t) - REB - 7/18/2007 4:52:43 PM
    - Thanks! (n/t) - Raoul - 7/18/2007 7:40:40 PM
- Muddle-headed philosophy - Adam - 7/18/2007 10:33:40 AM
- Narrow field scope - SDAI-Tech1 - 7/18/2007 5:56:30 AM
  - PS - SDAI-Tech1 - 7/18/2007 10:54:46 PM
- re: Science and the soul: Descartes loses force - gbaikie - 7/17/2007 9:38:27 PM
  - Des cartes before de horse - Hank - 7/17/2007 11:53:49 PM
    - re: Des cartes before de horse - gbaikie - 7/18/2007 4:41:25 AM
      - Significant chess-playing monkeys and English speaking whales who know God? - Hank - 7/18/2007 11:25:58 AM
  - re: Science and the soul: Descartes loses force - Delbert - 7/17/2007 11:30:38 PM
  - All too true - Daniel - 7/17/2007 10:14:27 PM
    - re: Science and the soul - Raoul - 7/18/2007 8:17:18 AM
      - re: Science and the soul - Daniel - 7/18/2007 8:43:52 AM
    - People like Raoul are the reason for the decline of Western Civilization. - Lee - 7/18/2007 2:25:35 AM
      - That's a stretch too far - you're on your own, pal - Daniel - 7/18/2007 5:12:46 AM
- Whatever the market will bear - Hank - 7/17/2007 8:57:59 PM
  - Comparisons - Raoul - 7/17/2007 9:23:26 PM
- What Francis Crick called Biochemical Theology - TheSheepLookUp - 7/17/2007 7:50:57 PM
- Welcome back. The "spark of life". - Bowser - 7/17/2007 5:25:38 PM
  - Very well said, thanks for that. (n/t) - McFly - 7/18/2007 4:55:10 PM
  - On humankind's "unimportance..." - TB - 7/18/2007 1:29:42 AM
    - re: On humankind's "unimportance..." - Hank - 7/18/2007 3:26:44 PM
    - yes.... The Cochroaches! - nick hoffman - 7/18/2007 12:02:44 PM
  - When we do find extraterrestrial life... - TheSheepLookUp - 7/17/2007 6:11:05 PM
    - Listen hear you acrimonious academic - TheWolfLooksDown - 7/19/2007 12:48:40 PM
      - Relax - TheSheepLookUp - 7/19/2007 12:55:30 PM
    - re: When we do find extraterrestrial life... - Lindy - 7/19/2007 12:54:03 AM
      - Of course I think there is life beyond Earth - TheSheepLookUp - 7/19/2007 12:54:13 PM

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