From: Spike Jones (spike66@ibm.net)
Date: Fri Apr 30 1999 - 20:06:00 MDT
Spike Jones wrote:
> [much yakkity yak and bla bla...]
> ...My contention then, is that we have now the equivalent of an Alexandrian
> fire, burning brightly at this moment, however, this time, the knowledge is
> not being lost, but rather, transmogrifying itself into a more useful form. spike
If I may presume to reply to my own post, I think I can state much more
succinctly, my point: We moderns already spend waaaay too much time
and effort, searching searching searching ancient texts for answers to today's
dilemmas. I really mean that. If we could somehow resurrect the most
famous wise guys of the past, Confucius, Moses, Solomon, Socrates, Jesus,
Maimonides, Nostradamus, etc, these guys would be *just as clueless as
we are* to solve some of today's questions. We need to find the answers
ourselves! Not look back. They can't help. Look forward, not back. spike
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