wjr@frog.UUCP (STella Calvert) (07/02/86)
In article <6150@elsie.UUCP> ado@elsie.UUCP writes: >When just plain folks die for some stupid reason, certain space program backers >(Niven, Pournelle, et al.) ask us to "Think of it as evolution in action." > >When astronauts die for some stupid reasons, we're asked to send money to the >L-5 Society. If we don't evolve from dependence on government-funded space transport into a mature space industry, we'll die on this mudball. And that, too, will be evolution in action. STella Calvert Love is the law, love under will! Guest on Account: {cybvax0!mit-eddie!decvax}!frog!wjr
henry@utzoo.UUCP (Henry Spencer) (07/07/86)
>When just plain folks die for some stupid reason, certain space program backers >(Niven, Pournelle, et al.) ask us to "Think of it as evolution in action." > >When astronauts die for some stupid reasons, we're asked to send money to the >L-5 Society. The two situations are not equivalent in their long-term effects on us. Nobody suggests closing down the Interstate Highway network just because some "just plain folks" got hit by a truck. -- Usenet(n): AT&T scheme to earn revenue from otherwise-unused Henry Spencer @ U of Toronto Zoology late-night phone capacity. {allegra,ihnp4,decvax,pyramid}!utzoo!henry