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Technology has always found its greatest consumer in a nation's war and defense efforts. Since the last attempts at a "Star Wars" defense system, has technology changed considerably enough to make the latest Missile Defense initiatives more successful? Can such an application of science be successful? Is a militarized space inevitable, necessary or impossible?

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lchic - 05:50pm Oct 16, 2003 EST (# 15186 of 15192)
ultimately TRUTH outs : TRUTH has to be morally forcing : build on TRUTH it's a strong foundation

The ghost of Thomas Gradgrind lives on through the Cantabbulator

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jorian319 - 05:54pm Oct 16, 2003 EST (# 15187 of 15192)
"Statements on frequently important subjects are interesting." -rshow55

Gee, cantabb, looks like you're starting to effect the demeanor of the world asset. Better go easy.

rshow55 - 05:58pm Oct 16, 2003 EST (# 15188 of 15192)
Can we do a better job of finding truth? YES. Click "rshow55" for some things Lchic and I have done and worked for on this thread.

A lot of postings on this thread - not everybody's going so easy - and sometimes it entertains me to look back at them.

Some from September 28-29 interest me, and might interest and please others.

14099 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.fQPHbK4rO71.2927186@.f28e622/15805

14108 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.fQPHbK4rO71.2927186@.f28e622/15814

fredmoore 14109 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.fQPHbK4rO71.2927186@.f28e622/15815

14112 - 14115 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.fQPHbK4rO71.2927186@.f28e622/15818

lchic - 06:15pm Oct 16, 2003 EST (# 15189 of 15192)
ultimately TRUTH outs : TRUTH has to be morally forcing : build on TRUTH it's a strong foundation

It would be interesting to collect Jorians 'wager' postings on this and other threads .... he's a sure-bet risk taker .... has to be or he'd be walking around with his pockets turned-out :)

rshow55 - 06:27pm Oct 16, 2003 EST (# 15190 of 15192)
Can we do a better job of finding truth? YES. Click "rshow55" for some things Lchic and I have done and worked for on this thread.

Jorian319 proposed a wager - and I suggested the Onion as a stakeholder

14226-7 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.fQPHbK4rO71.2927186@.f28e622/15936

and Jorian319 accepted - - 13232-33 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.fQPHbK4rO71.2927186@.f28e622/15942

I'm a poor man, but the idea might still be an interesting one, one way or another.

gisterme - 09:02pm Oct 16, 2003 EST (# 15191 of 15192)

"...It would be interesting to collect Jorians 'wager' postings on this and other threads .... he's a sure-bet risk taker ....

Not with any bets he's proposed on this thread.

"...has to be or he'd be walking around with his pockets turned-out :)..."

Not if he only makes bets like those proposed on this thread. :-) The secret to winning bets it to not take risks.

lchic - 09:02pm Oct 16, 2003 EST (# 15192 of 15192)
ultimately TRUTH outs : TRUTH has to be morally forcing : build on TRUTH it's a strong foundation

Poor ... yet rich

Middle English riche, from Old French (of Germanic origin), and from Old English rce, strong, powerful

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