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Steve's avatar

Couple of thoughts

1. IF the God Of The Bible is Real (and there is Good Reason to say this is True) I wish these guys making a new world for us All The Luck In The World. They're gonna need It. An Old joke "If You Want To Make God Laugh, Tell Him You Have A Plan."

2. I'm an Unlicensed Non-Certified historian (ie a history nut). One of the things I have noticed is Something Always Happens. The Rhine River Freezes over, and here come 1000's of German tribesmen who want to get in on The Good Times. Archduke Ferdinand visiting Sarajevo, his drive gets lost and stops Right In Front of an assassin who was lost himself.

3. I take comfort in 2 things 1. God Is in Charge and has A Plan. 2.These people are no where near as smart as they think they are.

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Blair Chisum Erwin's avatar

Well said.

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Steve's avatar

Sometimes I get it right. Have no fear, it doesn't happen often enough that it'll go to my head. No matter what Carlos (my invisible friend) says.

:-)

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Blair Chisum Erwin's avatar

Well, at risk of inflating your head, those were three excellent points, Steve.

However, and most importantly, don’t allow Carlos to distract you from watching the game. If you are really good, perhaps you can get Carlos to watch the game with you as the revered Master of the Multiverse seems to do with his visitors from the past.

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Steve's avatar

I don't know if I should trust him. Carlos keeps wanting me to run down he street naked singing Show Tunes.

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DC Goodman's avatar

Great novel thinking, Andrew. But now imagine trying to implant a Tesla doohickey into the brain of a Texan who thinks the federal government is his only enemy. Never gonna happen. As such it more likely leads to the implantees being the Eloi and the Texans being the Morlocks. Being a Texan, I rather prefer to being the eater instead of the eatee.

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Cynfully Joyous's avatar

I like you Drew, was born at a time when men worked for what they earned and expected nothing more. A time when all were taught that ordinary men from my beloved country fought with the resolve to ford an ice-clogged river, trudge across icy streams and roads yet unbuilt in the teeth of a nor’easter to arrive at a sleepy city on Christmas Day to fight an invading army and revive a falling Revolution. That Revolution purchased in blood and sweat and much adversity was like all revolutions with the exception of one important concept—these men were building a Constitutional Republic, not a dictatorship, not a fiefdom. I have had the privilege of having grown up free in that Republic and I’ll be damned if any cyborg is going to take that away from me. I will not bend a knee. I pray my fellow travelers feel the same.

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Debra Ferguson's avatar

That Hideous Strength (C.S. Lewis) comes to my mind.

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Jay Ferguson's avatar

Let me prove my superior position. I will not eat the Kings food. Then we will compete. Winner takes all.

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David Bethea's avatar

Human nature’s ‘crooked timber’ (Kant). We can never lose sight of that. Guard rails, we need guard rails.

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Andy's avatar

“The first BCI implants will be irresistible because they’ll let blind men see and lame beggars walk or some such useful thing”…the miracles of your god are not as great as the miracle of God. We found out last week that the Chinese were able to plant a program in various utilities and military installations last summer. This program would allow them to turn off electricity and other vitals as a prelude to an invasion of Taiwan. Even our Texan would have been impacted as the Texas electric grid was infected. This was accomplished by accessing a “doorbell camera” in a home near the installations and jumping to the installation. If the implant can control your phone or computer, can the computer or phone control the implant? What about a foreign actor?

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Heather Peeters's avatar

Has anyone seen the movie Gattaca? I think it is is very germane to this conversation.

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Blair Chisum Erwin's avatar

Even if you’re not a doctor, you can play one on television.

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Susan Haupts's avatar

Have you read the Jane Hawk series of novels by Dean Koontz? First thing I thought of when I read about the implant.

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Hyacinth's avatar

Jabberwocky!!! Loved that since 3rd grade and I'm now 45.

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