Agreed...

ARRELL — 9/6/2007 12:40:21 AM (archived)

Last night as I was flipping through channels I saw an ad for Miracle Spring Water, its supposedly some form of holy water that cures cancers, gets rid of arthritis, and brings you wealth... Look at how many people believe wearing magnets will cure you of every disease known to man, that astrology really works, alien abductions, ghosts, angels and all sorts of other nonsense. It is only the discipline of the minority that keeps civilization from spiraling off into insanity and the dark ages.

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"Earth Abides" Most of humanity is gone. Can tech survive? - TB - 9/5/2007 3:46:09 PM
- re: "Earth Abides" Most of humanity is gone. Can tech survive? - Barl - 9/5/2007 9:45:03 PM
  - Both "Robinson Crusoe" and "Mysterious Island" had awesome sections on... - alcaray - 9/6/2007 2:21:42 AM
    - The Mystic Warriors of the Plains - ER - 9/6/2007 12:54:12 PM
      - I agree - Jody - 9/6/2007 5:41:59 PM
        
        The Burning Bush - ER - 9/6/2007 7:25:10 PM
        
        re: The Burning Bush - TB - 9/6/2007 9:17:37 PM
        
        Same message, proper formatting added - TB - 9/6/2007 9:18:39 PM
        
        Valves? - ER - 9/7/2007 12:16:41 AM
        
        Surprised by technology - TB - 9/7/2007 5:06:13 PM
        
        I was burning to have one, but... - alcaray - 9/7/2007 7:06:57 PM
        
        Asleep at the switch - ER - 9/7/2007 6:20:16 PM
        
        Good analysis - TB - 9/7/2007 8:38:58 PM
        
        Ever read Heinlein's Orphans of the Sky - New Age Vapors - 9/6/2007 5:54:20 PM
        
        Quant Suff! - ER - 9/6/2007 6:43:46 PM
        
        Same idea with Orphans - New Age Vapors - 9/6/2007 7:22:11 PM
        
        surprised nobody brought up Asimov's Foundation series? - SDG - 9/10/2007 7:13:15 PM
  - That's probably the most important factor. - TB - 9/5/2007 9:52:46 PM
    - the thin line - Barl - 9/5/2007 11:48:03 PM
      - Speaking of thin lines. - Lee - 9/7/2007 1:34:21 AM
      - Did you slap him really hard? - New Age Vapors - 9/6/2007 12:37:41 PM
        
        re: Did you slap him really hard? - Barl - 9/6/2007 2:45:10 PM
      - Agreed... - ARRELL - 9/6/2007 12:40:21 AM
- Technology = Fragility - Raoul - 9/5/2007 5:45:52 PM
- From Jetsons to Flintstones - ER - 9/5/2007 5:37:57 PM
  - I could be a Carpender - REB - 9/10/2007 1:59:00 PM
    - Interesting REB... - Jody - 9/10/2007 4:41:10 PM
      - re: Interesting REB... - REB - 9/10/2007 5:27:59 PM
      - I like to build things. - REB - 9/10/2007 5:14:51 PM
  - Oh come on... I could teach a modern houswife how to make soap, cheese, etc... - TAFKASE - 9/5/2007 9:28:13 PM
  - Yea but, at least until everything is on magnetic and laser accessed media... - alcaray - 9/5/2007 8:04:47 PM
    - Even a caveman can do it. - ER - 9/5/2007 8:39:36 PM
    - Even a caveman can do it. - ER - 9/5/2007 8:39:29 PM
      - As seen on TLC. (n/t) - alcaray - 9/5/2007 10:49:57 PM
- Extra credit - TB - 9/5/2007 4:22:09 PM
  - Recently finished a good book... - alcaray - 9/5/2007 7:50:53 PM
  - "Dies the Fire" -- S.M. Stirling - Fox - 9/5/2007 5:42:12 PM
    - Hey you did Stirling too! - alcaray - 9/5/2007 7:52:31 PM
      - Yeah, and now I'm concerned... - Fox - 9/6/2007 5:19:53 PM
        
        Hmmm... - alcaray - 9/6/2007 6:59:29 PM
        
        [reading list] Mine, too - Fox - 9/7/2007 1:33:59 AM
        
        Related Series - R. Stewart - 9/20/2007 10:05:32 PM

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