... dies ... not ... he ... As custodian of the genes my parents gave me for safekeeping, I'm obliged to take the best care of them I can for the good of the...
Craig Hagstrom
Craig@...
Aug 16, 2000 7:10 pm
29
What do you mean by natural? Do you mean a normal consequence of a given situation? If so, then extinction is natural, yes. But extinction is not up to the...
Fox, Frank G.
FFox@...
Aug 16, 2000 7:09 pm
28
Oh goodness gracious Frank. I couldn't even BEGIN to answer such a difficult question! I'm only a college junior and haven't even recieved GB from Amazon.com....
monikalevin@...
Aug 16, 2000 7:09 pm
27
Your question, Frank, is most perplexing. And from the point of view of continuation, then the species becomes important. But what happens when a species...
gerry reinhart-waller
waluk@...
Aug 16, 2000 5:44 pm
26
All of our knowledge and experience tells us that the individual is only meaningful with respect to the species, for the individual dies but the species...
Frank Fox
fgf01@...
Aug 16, 2000 3:19 pm
25
... a major in Anthropology. I read Harold Bloom's "Lucifer Principle" and it blew me away! I am so excited about reading his new book "Global Brain". Is...
gerry reinhart-waller
waluk@...
Aug 16, 2000 5:06 am
24
Greetings, My name is Monika Levin and I am in my junior year at Berkeley with a major in Anthropology. I read Harold Bloom's "Lucifer Principle" and it blew...
monikalevin@...
Aug 16, 2000 4:29 am
23
... easy. Just ... Well smarty-pants, what is the sum of 1 plus 1 ? Does this DAZZLE? Gerry...
gerry reinhart-waller
waluk@...
Aug 15, 2000 10:36 pm
22
O.k. the Wiley book it is. ... Dazzling, that's easy. Just ask something simple that does not have a simple answer. ... From: gerry reinhart-waller ...
Fox, Frank G.
FFox@...
Aug 15, 2000 10:32 pm
21
... a ... interesting ... Frank, I'm afraid you MISUNDERSTOOD what I said. Howard does NOT want us to use the online version (which I would have liked). He ...
gerry reinhart-waller
waluk@...
Aug 15, 2000 8:03 pm
20
I have not gotten my copy yet, You see, I ordered several books and asked they be shipped all at one time. But one of the books was not available, so none of...
Frank Fox
fgf01@...
Aug 15, 2000 7:51 pm
19
Frank, I received an email from Howard. He clearly is requesting that we use the Wylie version for discussion. Has yours arrived? I wonder if any of the...
gerry reinhart-waller
waluk@...
Aug 15, 2000 6:19 pm
18
Thanks Frank, I've aready written HowlBloom a sincere letter of apology but since I usually foul things up I'm not certain whether he'll accept my apology or...
gerry reinhart-waller
waluk@...
Aug 14, 2000 11:53 pm
17
I think you should write Howard and tell him exactly what you told me. And you might look up his bio when you get a chance. Regarding the question, group...
Frank Fox
fgf01@...
Aug 14, 2000 11:42 pm
16
Yee gads Frank, You really mean that Howl might have written the book and NOT a machine! It's a good thing he published it on the web! Hmmm. I've only...
gerry reinhart-waller
waluk@...
Aug 14, 2000 6:26 pm
15
Yes, tell us about your response from Bloom. You know, the author really has no say when it comes down to it. The editor can pretty much do whatever he likes....
Frank Fox
fgf01@...
Aug 14, 2000 5:46 pm
14
GB took more than a week to arrive after I ordered it. How do you like the online version? I initially read it when it first came out on Telepolis and I was...
Gerry Reinhart-Waller
waluk@...
Aug 13, 2000 4:10 pm
13
Frank, I received your message in my email box rather than posted to the list. Is there perhaps a reason? If you'd like to repost to the list, I'll answer....
gerry reinhart-waller
waluk@...
Aug 12, 2000 11:31 pm
12
Well Frank, that sounds like a marvelous idea. Jesse LOVES talking about what he doesn't like. Hey Jesse! Since you *appear* to be an individual...
gerry reinhart-waller
waluk@...
Aug 11, 2000 10:55 pm
11
Yes, let's try it. I love this book, though haven't received my copy from Amazon. There is so much material we could spend a month on each chapter. What if we...
Frank Fox
fgf01@...
Aug 11, 2000 10:27 pm
10
... Hi Frank, Your comments are so kind, but I was the one at fault. I had used Bloom's simplistic text that has been added to the links section of the list...
gerry reinhart-waller
waluk@...
Aug 11, 2000 9:44 pm
9
Gerry, I like your questions. They are thought provoking. Maybe too thought provoking. Maybe we should concentrate on one topic or one question instead of so...
Frank Fox
fgf01@...
Aug 11, 2000 9:38 pm
8
Thanks Jesse for your indifferent comments. My questions were also indifferent but were based on an old edition of GB (the one listed in the link section)....
gerry reinhart-waller
waluk@...
Aug 11, 2000 9:37 pm
7
On Tue, 08 Aug 2000 22:09:08 -0000 "gerry reinhart-waller" ... False. ... Ridiculous. ... Absurd. ... Boloney. ... Answer: they don't. ... Who cares? ... I'll...
jesse_cook@...
Aug 11, 2000 9:30 pm
6
DIRECTIONS: Here are the questions for the first Chapter of Global Brain. You can either download GB from the links section or purchase it from Amazon.com...
gerry reinhart-waller
waluk@...
Aug 8, 2000 10:09 pm
5
Greeting all: This is a note send by Howard Bloom and is dedicated to all the scientists on the list. And just to let you know, our total membership is...
gerry reinhart-waller
waluk@...
Aug 8, 2000 6:21 pm
4
Just received these reviews of Global Brain! It's receiving quite favorable press. I'm looking forward to beginning our discussions and hopefully we'll reach...
gerry reinhart-waller
waluk@...
Aug 8, 2000 5:09 pm
3
... and ... it ... much of ... Hi Pavel, Welcome to the group! I understand you can't buy books from Amazon yet but what about link #2 from Telepolis that I...
gerry reinhart-waller
waluk@...
Aug 4, 2000 8:10 pm
2
... Why, thanks ... Well, if you need it... I'm Pavel, from Moscow, Russia. My general interest lies in linguistics, philosophy and sociology (the book I'm ...
Pavel Iosad
pavel_iosad@...
Aug 4, 2000 8:03 pm
1
Welcome everyone. It's so nice to see old names and I look forward to meeting the new folks. For starters, why don't you (both old and new) introduce...
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