Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!lll-winken!lll-lcc!ames!necntc!linus!philabs!aecom!werner From: werner@aecom.YU.EDU (Craig Werner) Newsgroups: sci.misc Subject: Re: Progress is STILL religion Message-ID: <1678@aecom.YU.EDU> Date: 19 Mar 88 06:10:41 GMT References: <73600013@uiucdcsp> <124@heart-of-gold> <121@aplcomm.UUCP> Organization: Albert Einstein Coll. of Med., NY Lines: 15 In article <121@aplcomm.UUCP>, jwm@stdc.jhuapl.edu (James W. Meritt) writes: > > Show me a middle-ages king with central heating/air conditioning! > Show me a middle-ages bishop with a morning cup of coffee! > Show me a middle-ages prince with usenet! > > The purpose of civilization is to keep me comfortable and entertained. ;~) So here we have it, the definition of civilization is central air conditioning, hot coffee, and Usenet, and here I thought that those constituted the end of civilization as we know it! :-) -- Craig Werner (future MD/PhD, 3.5 years down, 3.5 to go) werner@aecom.YU.EDU -- Albert Einstein College of Medicine (1935-14E Eastchester Rd., Bronx NY 10461, 212-931-2517) "If I don't see you soon, I'll see you later."