From: CampMars@aol.com
Date: Tue Nov 02 1999 - 10:15:33 MST
In a message dated 11/01/1999 3:40:47 PM Eastern Standard Time,
hal@finney.org writes:
<< How about today? If you were an ET here, and compassionate, but
determined to allow the civilization to develop roughly on its natural
course, mightn't you still want to help those around you in a small way? >>
I can give you this much... If we had the technology to do so, and we
came across a planet were there is the potential for intelligent life and it
just needed a little genetic boost and some guidance... I think we would
jump on it. There would just be too much to learn from it. Hell we would do
it just because it's cool.
Eric
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