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Author: Joseph HummingJoseph Humming Date: Jun 3, 2008 13:28
After all the adventures and the alarums of history - the privation,
the ambition, the desperate efforts to understand - Humanity has
finally set itself the goal of charting and mastering all the
parameters of existence.on this planet. In the last decade alone lists
of genomes, of species, of water resources, of oil resources, of metal
resources have become part of our lives; rights have been codified,
corruption listed, life-expectancy charted.....
The fact that all of these efforts take place against a backdrop of
spectacular failures and, in many cases, are only a response to a
growing fear of the consequences of climate-change in the years ahead
should not blind us to the significance of their occurring at all. In
any case, throughout history change has come in response to crisis;
nothing new there.
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Author: John JonesJohn Jones Date: Jun 3, 2008 14:07
Joseph Humming wrote:
> After all the adventures and the alarums of history - the privation,
> the ambition, the desperate efforts to understand - Humanity has
> finally set itself the goal of charting and mastering all the
> parameters of existence.on this planet. In the last decade alone lists
> of genomes, of species, of water resources, of oil resources, of metal
> resources have become part of our lives; rights have been codified,
> corruption listed, life-expectancy charted.....
>
> The fact that all of these efforts take place against a backdrop of
> spectacular failures and, in many cases, are only a response to a
> growing fear of the consequences of climate-change in the years ahead
> should not blind us to the significance of their occurring at all. In
> any case, throughout history change has come in response to crisis;
> nothing new there.
>
> But now we are set fair on a global regulation of life such as never
> been seen before. But this, I suggest, is merely a logical and natural
> outcome of the capabilities vested in the human being during
> evolution. We are a creature endowed with a unique intelligence. We ...
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Author: Don StockbauerDon Stockbauer Date: Jun 3, 2008 14:42
On Jun 3, 2:28 pm, Joseph Humming humanisation.org> wrote:> After all the adventures and the alarums of history - the privation,
> the ambition, the desperate efforts to understand - Humanity has
> finally set itself the goal of charting and mastering all the
> parameters of existence.on this planet. In the last decade alone lists
> of genomes, of species, of water resources, of oil resources, of metal
> resources have become part of our lives; rights have been codified,
> corruption listed, life-expectancy charted.....
>
> The fact that all of these efforts take place against a backdrop of
> spectacular failures and, in many cases, are only a response to a
> growing fear of the consequences of climate-change in the years ahead
> should not blind us to the significance of their occurring at all. In
> any case, throughout history change has come in response to crisis;
> nothing new there.
>
> But now we are set fair on a global regulation of life such as never
> been seen before. But this, I suggest, is merely a logical and natural
> outcome of the capabilities vested in the human being during
> evolution. We are a creature endowed with a unique intelligence. We ...
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Author: Joseph HummingJoseph Humming Date: Jun 3, 2008 15:09
On Jun 3, 10:07 pm, John Jones aol.com> wrote:> Joseph Humming wrote:
>> After all the adventures and the alarums of history - the privation,
>> the ambition, the desperate efforts to understand - Humanity has
>> finally set itself the goal of charting and mastering all the
>> parameters of existence.on this planet. In the last decade alone lists
>> of genomes, of species, of water resources, of oil resources, of metal
>> resources have become part of our lives; rights have been codified,
>> corruption listed, life-expectancy charted.....
>
>> The fact that all of these efforts take place against a backdrop of
>> spectacular failures and, in many cases, are only a response to a
>> growing fear of the consequences of climate-change in the years ahead
>> should not blind us to the significance of their occurring at all. In
>> any case, throughout history change has come in response to crisis;
>> nothing new there.
>
>> But now we are set fair on a global regulation of life such as never
>> been seen before. But this, I suggest, is merely a logical and natural
>> outcome of the capabilities vested in the human being during ...
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Author: RobibnikoffRobibnikoff Date: Jun 3, 2008 15:12
> After all the adventures and the alarums of history - the privation,
> the ambition, the desperate efforts to understand - Humanity has
> finally set itself the goal of charting and mastering all the
> parameters of existence.on this planet. In the last decade alone lists
> of genomes, of species, of water resources, of oil resources, of metal
> resources have become part of our lives; rights have been codified,
> corruption listed, life-expectancy charted.....
Squeeze me? Baking powder?
--
Robyn
Resident Witchypoo
BAAWA Knight!
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Author: Joseph HummingJoseph Humming Date: Jun 3, 2008 15:13
On Jun 3, 10:42 pm, Don Stockbauer hotmail.com> wrote:> On Jun 3, 2:28 pm, Joseph Humming humanisation.org> wrote:
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>>> After all the adventures and the alarums of history - the privation,
>> the ambition, the desperate efforts to understand - Humanity has
>> finally set itself the goal of charting and mastering all the
>> parameters of existence.on this planet. In the last decade alone lists
>> of genomes, of species, of water resources, of oil resources, of metal
>> resources have become part of our lives; rights have been codified,
>> corruption listed, life-expectancy charted.....
>
>> The fact that all of these efforts take place against a backdrop of
>> spectacular failures and, in many cases, are only a response to a
>> growing fear of the consequences of climate-change in the years ahead
>> should not blind us to the significance of their occurring at all. In
>> any case, throughout history change has come in response to crisis; ...
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Author: ZerkonXZerkonX Date: Jun 4, 2008 04:27
On Tue, 03 Jun 2008 13:28:31 -0700, Joseph Humming wrote:
> But now we are set fair on a global regulation of life such as never
> been seen before.
Please, once again, elaborate on this 'global regulation of life'.
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Author: Joseph HummingJoseph Humming Date: Jun 4, 2008 08:29
On Jun 4, 12:27 pm, ZerkonX X.net> wrote:> On Tue, 03 Jun 2008 13:28:31 -0700, Joseph Humming wrote:
>> But now we are set fair on a global regulation of life such as never
>> been seen before.
>
> Please, once again, elaborate on this 'global regulation of life'.
Hi Old Faithful!
People - with reason - are terrified of the word "regulation". They
associate it with all kinds of tyrannies. But, in fact, most of what
we do is regulated anyway: our food is regulated to ensure our safety;
our forms of transport likewise; the law of the land seeks to regulate
our behaviour; our educational and medical systems are regulated to
ensure that practitioners have reached certain standards...
So, let's take the kneejerk sting out of the world regulation.
I talk of global regulation of life: what do I mean? In no particular
order I am referring to
1: Discovery of, classification of and piecemeal intervention in the
human, and other,
genomes.
2: Generic...
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Author: ZerkonXZerkonX Date: Jun 5, 2008 06:13
On Wed, 04 Jun 2008 08:29:01 -0700, Joseph Humming wrote:
> I talk of global regulation of life: what do I mean? In no particular
> order I am referring to...
OK. So does the UN fit this need?
I am trying to see the mechanics of this.
> Last week in Dublin a
> cluster-bomb treaty was signed by, I think, 130 countries.
(Storing this for later use, I think)
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Author: Joseph HummingJoseph Humming Date: Jun 5, 2008 12:55
On Jun 5, 2:13 pm, ZerkonX X.net> wrote:> On Wed, 04 Jun 2008 08:29:01 -0700, Joseph Humming wrote:
>> I talk of global regulation of life: what do I mean? In no particular
>> order I am referring to...
>
> OK. So does the UN fit this need?
Yes, it does. The UN is perceived as a failure. Clearly, it has
disappointed in many areas. Srebinicha is always quoted and
understandably so. But the UN does vast work across the globe. Also,
notwithstanding the absurdities of the GA and SC, the varuious
subcommittees of the UN are gradually attuning us to a globe regulated
or organised or managed in accordance with the principles enunciated
in the Dec of Human Rights.
It's a slow process! Keep the faith!
JH
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