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From: russky@reed.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Inconsistency of some space program backers (Niven, Pournelle, et al.)
Message-ID: <3769@reed.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 1-Jul-86 02:53:35 EDT
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Posted: Tue Jul  1 02:53:35 1986
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Reply-To: russky@reed.UUCP (Greg Byshenk)
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Summary: "evolution in action"

In article <6150@elsie.UUCP> ado@elsie.UUCP (Arthur David Olson) 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.

Regardless of whether there is anything to "evolution in action" or
to the L-5 Society, I think part of the point has been
missed.  It is only "evolution in action" when someone dies due to
their own stupidity; when they do so due to someone else's stupidity, the
statement doesn't apply.

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