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Subject: Planet rights.
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Date: Thu, 12-Jan-84 12:30:10 EST
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Posted: Thu Jan 12 12:30:10 1984
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From:  Anthony J. Courtemanche <AC%MIT-OZ@MIT-MC.ARPA>

My point was not that planets have rights.  My point is that ruining
the earth is not a good basis for trying things out on another planet.
Until Mankind can restore what he has destroyed, and DOES RESTORE HIS
DESTRUCTION, I don't think he is in any shape to try and start anew
somewhere else.  I would rather wait till we prove to ourselves that
we can be responsible with our world before spreading our cancer to
another one.  Would you like to prolong man's survival at the expence
of disposible planets or would you like a responsible civilization
that can survive with what it has?  I prefer the latter.

					Anthony
					ac@mit-oz
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