tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498725671447004370.post8764289447930487849..comments2023-10-26T07:19:41.446-05:00Comments on Science Avenger: A Real Man? Yeah, maybe in 1808ScienceAvengerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00855046387193200080noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498725671447004370.post-65453017523657449172008-07-07T16:18:00.000-05:002008-07-07T16:18:00.000-05:00Hawkins and Heinlein are saying basically the same...Hawkins and Heinlein are saying basically the same thing - tough neither has it completely right; that people should be able to function in bothe the physical and intellectual worlds. And outside the urban environment, what you call "standards" haven't changed much in thousands of years. The gap between the urban intellectual and people who work the land is huge and growing; big problem for the world. Overpopultion, not withstanding, the earth's resources are being sucked dry so that urban intellectuals don't have to get their hands dirty.<BR/>S.Steve Gluckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15390593876940598797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498725671447004370.post-6515269880942749132008-06-09T17:02:00.000-05:002008-06-09T17:02:00.000-05:00Here's one: Every real man should be able to spot...Here's one: Every real man should be able to spot an internet scam.ScienceAvengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00855046387193200080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498725671447004370.post-31167134769815810312008-06-09T17:01:00.000-05:002008-06-09T17:01:00.000-05:00Yes, Heinlein is much more my style. I'm certainl...Yes, Heinlein is much more my style. I'm certainly not one to advocate being a big pussy. People just have to understand that standards change, and much of what was completely reasonable and honorable to expect 200 years ago is not so now.ScienceAvengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00855046387193200080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498725671447004370.post-51034296266538085992008-06-09T10:16:00.000-05:002008-06-09T10:16:00.000-05:00I am reminded of the Robert Heinlein quote:"A huma...I am reminded of the Robert Heinlein quote:<BR/>"A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects."<BR/> - Time Enough For Love<BR/><BR/>Can't say I can do all those things, but I like the range a heck of a lot more than that "real men" quote!<BR/><BR/>Another Robert Heinlein quote - "One man's theology is another man's belly laugh."Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02060760451467890897noreply@blogger.com