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>From: Robert Owen <rowen@technologist.com>
>To: Carl Sagan List <carlsagan@cwe.cx>
>Subject: Sagan: On The Courage to Progress
>
>For reasons unknown even to myself, I am reproducing with
>abridgment for SAGAN List this letter I received some time ago.
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>
>Dear Human:
>
> Never in history have our daily lives and our destinies been
>so deeply involved with technology. Yet, so many people today
>are indifferent, cynical, or outright hostile toward progress. It's
>time we stand up to the...luddites and Unabombers of the world.
>
> We ascended from pre-sentient animals through tool-use,
>abstract reason, communication, and zeal for learning. These
>time-tested methods are *precisely* how we will ascend from
>humanity to the next stage in our species' development...
>
> Let's exchange ideas, let our imaginations run wild, and
>support each other's brave optimism.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Alex Bokov (Optimist Nation)
>
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>
>The brave, optimistic and curious may wish to visit:
>
> http://www.us.itd.umich.edu/~alexboko/mlist.html
>
>=======================
>Robert M. Owen
>Director
>The Orion Institute
>57 W. Morgan Street
>Brevard, NC 28712-3659 USA
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>
>
>
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