From: Brett Paatsch (bpaatsch@bigpond.net.au)
Date: Wed Aug 06 2003 - 08:25:08 MDT
James <james@lab6.com> writes:
, Brett Paatsch wrote:
> > I think my level of personal optimism peaked around
> > 1999/2000 when Dolly was cloned, the human genome
> > was racing along, Thomson and Gearheart had isolated
> > human embryonic stem cells. I was aware that books
> > like Damien Brodericks Last Mortal generation were
> > seeping into the social and cultural groundwater and
> > I was discovering to my delight the power of the internet
> > and the range of kindred spirits or thinkers of likemind
> > exploring such issues as cryonics, uploading, biotechnology,
> > ethics etc. It seemed then that the world had grown up
> > and the time and opportunity for serious change had never
> > been better.
> >
> > Then Bush won the presidency and put embryonic stem
> > cell research (which we need for basic understanding of life)
> > in concrete and did his best to sink it.
>
> The 21st century started in August 1991 and ended
> November 2000. I thought it was going somewhere too.
Sometimes a patch of bad weather can obscure an otherwise
good view.
I didn't consent to any postponement or cancelling of the
21st century James and I'll be pissed if some fool tries to
take the plate before I'm done.
How about you? Is there any particular aspect of this
entropic universe that stirs you up for plans and action?
Regards,
Brett
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