X-Message-Number: 12428 From: "George Smith" <> References: <> Subject: Why I agree "our generation is completely crazy" Date: Thu, 16 Sep 1999 11:45:34 -0700 In Message #12422, John de Rivaz commented (in part) on the resistance to fact: > > Looked at this way it seems that our generation is completely crazy and is > squandering the enormous untaxed inheritance of scientific knowledge that it > has received on endless bickering and argument - as often happens when the > head of a family dies and the recipients of inheritances whittle it away in > litigation and getting legal opinion over who gets what. > I agree. Further, the only thing unique today is the degree and quality of knowledge we now possess, not the attitude of the masses. I would submit that part of the problem lies in the fact that very few human beings live long enough now to gain sufficient perspective. Instead most seek to achieve and maintain acceptance by the social group whether truth suffers or not. For those of you unaware of it, there is a forgotten book entitled THE LUCIFER PRINCIPLE which examines these concepts in depth in terms of biology and history (no theology). In other words, the vast majority of our species die off before they grow up. Children who believe they are adults is the result. Their attitudes comprise "common wisdom" and usually are based on feelings instead of reason. The simple fact that we, as a species, are living longer may eventually turn the tide as a greater percentage of us actually grow up BEFORE we die. George Smith http://www.cryonics.org Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=12428