Re: Follow-up to "The End of Canadians in Space?"

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From: Stuart Croall
Date: Tue, 02 May 1995 00:00

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I wish we could find some earthly common purpose, and not feel the need 
to perpetually seek our fulfillment in the backyards of others 
(eg-Europeans finding purpose in the conversion of natives in North America)
Where does progress end?  I think it has to end (is resources are 
limited, and the universe is finite then it must eventually end).  
Progress as a reason for existence strikes me as accepting that 
eventually we're going to use up everything to maintain our fulfillment.  
I realise our sun isn't going to last, and some believe the universe 
won't either, but does that mean we should be continuing on this dead-end 
path?

Just thoughts.  I'm never confident enough to state anything like this as 
conviction.  Have fun running it through your intellectual quisinarts.
-- 
Stu, King of CSCSS
umcroall@cc.umanitoba.ca

"Sara dear, our carriage awaits!"

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From: umcroall@cc.umanitoba.ca (Stuart Croall)
Subject: Re: Follow-up to "The End of Canadians in Space?"
Date: 1995/05/02
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