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Posted By: Hamish Sinclair | Date: 5/20/01 9:31 a.m. | |
In Response To: An addendum, and an apology--- (Grasshopper) : Strauss refers to the UESC President's bodyguards in quotes. Why? Why even
: But why does Strauss pause on on the bodyguards by putting them in quotes,
: And what of the irony that Strauss mentions in the next sentence? What's
: Does it refer to the President's ignorance of the notion that the Marathon
I tend to think of Buendia's comments "...the grandest achievement mankind..." as simply the creation of a colony ship from one of the Martian moons. He goes on to say that the Marathon's purpose was for "the preservation of the human race" which surely can only be mankind's grandest achievement. One of the difficulties I have with your theory is the fact that Strauss was placed in stasis for the 300+ year voyage. Alot can happen in that time. Look how far we have advanced in the last 300 years. So Strauss was taking a big risk in any experiment he had planned on arriving at Tau Ceti. Imagine his surprise to arrive at Tau Ceti only to find that mankind had got their early though the development of FTL drives. Anyone know what this concept is called in sci-fi? It does have a name. Cheers
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B. Strauss and term 2 of Defend THIS | Grasshopper | 5/18/01 12:30 p.m. | |
That's quite an insight! | Locucious | 5/19/01 6:42 a.m. | |
Re: B. Strauss and term 2 of Defend THIS | Andrew Nagy | 5/19/01 2:39 p.m. | |
Re: B. Strauss and term 2 of Defend THIS | Hamish Sinclair | 5/20/01 4:31 a.m. | |
An addendum, and an apology--- | Grasshopper | 5/20/01 9:10 a.m. | |
Re: An addendum, and an apology--- | Hamish Sinclair | 5/20/01 9:31 a.m. | |
Re: An addendum, and an apology--- | ForGreatJustice | 5/20/01 10:21 a.m. | |
Re: An addendum, and an apology--- | Hamish Sinclair | 5/20/01 10:13 p.m. | |
Re: An addendum, and an apology--- | Anaphiel | 5/21/01 5:49 a.m. | |
Re: An addendum, and an apology--- | Grasshopper | 5/20/01 6:01 p.m. | |
Re: An addendum, and an apology--- | Twizzler | 5/20/01 7:03 p.m. | |
Re: An addendum, and an apology--- | Hamish Sinclair | 5/20/01 9:33 p.m. | |
First purge? | Interactive Civilian | 5/21/01 8:16 a.m. | |
Re: First purge? | Mark Levin | 5/21/01 10:21 a.m. | |
Re: First purge? | Hamish Sinclair | 5/21/01 11:19 a.m. | |
Re: First purge? | Interactive Civilian | 5/21/01 2:56 p.m. | |
Re: First purge? | Hamish Sinclair | 5/21/01 11:13 a.m. | |
Re: An addendum, and an apology--- | Andrew Nagy | 5/21/01 1:58 p.m. | |
Re: An addendum, and an apology--- | Grasshopper | 5/21/01 6:45 p.m. | |
Re: An addendum, and an apology--- | Hamish Sinclair | 5/23/01 3:43 a.m. | |
Re: An addendum, and an apology--- | Andrew Nagy | 5/25/01 3:08 a.m. | |
Interesting.... | Grasshopper | 5/25/01 8:07 a.m. | |
future shock? | spellbound | 5/22/01 5:46 a.m. | |
Forever War vs Starship Troopers | Anaphiel | 5/22/01 7:15 a.m. | |
Time Dialation | Twizzler | 5/22/01 8:27 a.m. | |
Re: Time Dialation | m.vijey gupta | 8/11/03 8:22 p.m. | |
Re: Time Dialation | Todd | 8/11/03 8:54 p.m. | |
Re: Time Dialation | Andrew Nagy | 8/16/03 10:42 a.m. | |
Re: future shock? | Hamish Sinclair | 5/23/01 10:25 p.m. |
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