[Rhodes22-list] Asteroids! April 13, 2036 could be a very bad day for Earth - (humor, politics, Socrates, & logic)

[Robert Skinner]

Ah, grasshoppah, you are too easily seduced
from the true path by following your privates'
desires.  Corporeal considerations blind you
to the jewel of the lotus.

Bhagwan for me, Brad.

/Robert, dictator in waiting
*http://tinyurl.com/bhagwan*
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Brad Haslett wrote:
> Robert,
>
> We need a dictator and I nominate you! Don't try any of that Marine
> discipline BS on me or I'll be the first to bolt. There's at least two
> politicians out there that I believe in -
>
> http://www.johncornyn.com/posts/345 (not John, the photo dummy!)
>
> http://blackburn.house.gov/
>
> Did I mention that Marsha represents my district?  I believe in Hope and
> Change!  I'm hoping either one (or both) of these women will change their
> mode of transportation to DC and hire me as their personal pilot.  I'll do
> it for free just because I'm a concerned citizen.
>
> Brad
>
> On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 10:18 AM, Robert Skinner <Robert at squirrelhaven.com>
> wrote:
>
>   
>> Since we are all in this together where asteroids are concerned,
>> we may have to consider the possibility of unfettered worldwide
>> communication between scientists and engineers.  Preparation
>> H just won't do the job.
>>
>> I can see the politicians running around like ants, trying to
>> position themselves to take credit if we survive, and the
>> corporate CEOs angling for the contract to implement a solution.
>>
>> In addition, the religious right crazies will be saying that it is God's
>> punishment for homosexual behavior, and various terrorists will be
>> bombing the key players in the effort, saying that it is all a plot by
>> the white supremacists / Christians / secularists to marginalize
>> whatever regime they are espousing at the moment.
>>
>> Given the hysteresis generated by the above obfuscators, I doubt
>> we will survive a major threat from space without a dictatorship
>> which commandeers resources for the common good.  Is this one
>> instance where socialist behavior might be justified?
>>
>> Your serve, Ed.
>> /Robert
>> -----------------------------------------------------------
>> Michael D. Weisner wrote:
>>     
>>> I can't figure out why we are worried about sailing, energy, fuel
>>>       
>> stabilizers, fast pins or even who is running for POTUS when we have a very
>> real problem to be concerned about: A collision with Asteroid 99942 Apophis.
>>  According to the latest prediction, Sunday, April 13, 2036 could be a very
>> bad day for Earth - at least it isn't a Friday the 13th.  The most recent
>> results will be presented at the Asteroid, Comets, and Meteors conference at
>> the Marriott Waterfront in Baltimore, Maryland, today, July 17, if any of
>> you in the Maryland area wish to attend (http://acm2008.jhuapl.edu/).
>>     
>>> To read more on the calculations, recalculations and predictions of a
>>>       
>> near Earth collision with a large asteroid, check out:
>> http://io9.com/5025611/um-about-that-asteroid-that-wasnt-going-to-hit-us
>>     
>>> Mike
>>> s/v Shanghaid'd Summer ('81)
>>>        Nissequogue River, NY
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