tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131436553022127489.post5645313712725550966..comments2023-07-25T04:11:41.444-05:00Comments on PopSophia: Reality TrekThomas Beyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03633913073662106277noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131436553022127489.post-82647314238894036752011-08-13T18:55:56.550-05:002011-08-13T18:55:56.550-05:00Thanks! I'll do my best.Thanks! I'll do my best.Thomas Beyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03633913073662106277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131436553022127489.post-41154203029356989562011-08-13T05:59:04.438-05:002011-08-13T05:59:04.438-05:00Brilliant and funny at the same time! Terrific wor...Brilliant and funny at the same time! Terrific work, keep it up.LotsObasketshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15933196321160351310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131436553022127489.post-60014849539433018382011-08-13T03:35:23.256-05:002011-08-13T03:35:23.256-05:00Thanks for the comment.
Yeah, I can understand wh...Thanks for the comment.<br /><br />Yeah, I can understand why it might <i>seem</i> like mankind in general was progressing toward something better. This is Darwin, of course, and Marx borrowed the idea.<br /><br />The problem is when they equate technological progress with cultural and personal development. Just because we've figured out how to make a cotton gin doesn't make us better people. In fact, quite the opposite. We all know that usually the first thing people do with new technology and new knowledge isn't help other people, but help themselves.Thomas Beyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03633913073662106277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131436553022127489.post-39237323698177435512011-08-12T21:41:46.867-05:002011-08-12T21:41:46.867-05:00I agree...humans never "really" change. ...I agree...humans never "really" change. Yes we've gotten smarter, but that just means we've discovered faster, easier and more diabolical ways to destroy each other...sorry Mr. Roddenberry.bigjoyfulfishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08433791790318674057noreply@blogger.com