In frequenting the forum one witnesses degrees of spirituality and Religous beliefs. Normally when someone makes analogies or comments on biblical or religous symbolism and beliefs, usually long threads develop due to the argumentative nature of the subject.

I find it interesting that if one were to take a poll, most people would submit to an acceptance of an infinite intelligence or first cause involved in either creation or evolution.

If we as a species have evolved to a point of technical destruction (genetic engineering,nano-technology), with our limited capabilities to see the future, who are we to mock a potential infinite intelligence decree to start all over again and who of us knows how many times in the last couple billion years this exact scenario may have played out before.

A quote from an 19th century philospher may capture our society best.

"The species that can perpetuate itself above all others will eventually die in its own waste"

-- db (dciinc@aol.com), November 21, 1999

Answers

Earth First.

We'll strip mine the other planets later

-- (God@is.dead), November 21, 1999.

"who are we to mock a potential infinite intelligence decree to start all over again and who of us knows how many times in the last couple billion years this exact scenario may have played out before. "

In the last couple billion years. If you are talking about Earth, and you were a single celled organism at that time, yes. It seems to me that the nano-tech and genetic engineering stuff is a lot of net hype. Not that there aren't real questions, but the real questions are not often asked.

Best wishes

-- Z1X4Y7 (Z1X4Y7@aol.com), November 21, 1999.

Earth evolved to the point of feeding 4 billion homo sapiens beyond its natural maximum capacity of 2 billion. That is hardly proof of your "technological destruction in which earth life is wiped out by some vague mythological 'intelligence'."

-- Paula (chowbabe@pacbell.net), November 21, 1999.

Points to ponder:

Kenneth Hovind, a GI, speaks out on such topics and more.

http://www.drdino.com/FAQ.htm

-- the Virginian (1@1.com), November 21, 1999.

Paula,

Mythological intelligence------lol--lol

-- db (dciinc@aol.com), November 21, 1999.