Re: Space and Spirituality
Adam Michaud (ram9@ix.netcom.com)
Fri, 20 Dec 1996 15:56:41 -0600
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> From: James Rogers <jamesr@best.com>
> To: extropians@extropy.org
> Subject: Re: Space and Spirituality
> Date: Thursday, December 19, 1996 7:21 PM
>
> At 05:02 PM 12/19/96 -0600, you wrote:
> > Going through CNN-News web site today, I found something rather
> >interesting. Two discoveries this year (the discovery of planets
outside
> >our solar system and the finding of what may have been primitive life on
> >Mars) this week, NASA scientists, religious thinkers, and the vice
> >president all sat down in Washington to talk about the future of space
> >exploration--and the spiritual implications of life on other planets.
>
> As far as I am concerned, this is ludicrous. I think it is a waste of
time
> for the government to be involved in discussions regarding the spiritual
and
> religious ramifications of scientific discoveries. Is the government
going
> to create some "spiritual" space policy? Who cares? The religious and
> spiritual ramifications of scientific discovery should impact neither the
> government nor the scientific community. Wholesale absurdity. The
> government has enough problems on its hands without getting involved in
> something stupid and irrelevant like this.
>
> I hope my tax dollars didn't pay for this.
>
>
> -James Rogers
> jamesr@best.com
>
I do agree that the talks were absurd. But what do you expect from the
U.S. government?