From: b790zcd@utarlg.uta.edu (George M. Smiley)
Subject: Re:    Why ?
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Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1992 21:51:00 GMT

In article <1992Apr13.203743.15468@muddcs.claremont.edu>, dproudfo@jarthur.claremont.edu (Kekoa Proudfoot) writes...
>In article <12APR199222185592@utarlg.uta.edu> b790zcd@utarlg.uta.edu
>(George M. Smiley) writes:
>> In article <92103.204403RED103@psuvm.psu.edu>, <RED103@psuvm.psu.edu>
>> writes...
>> >      I would like to know why it is important to destroy the earth.  It
>> >      seems that anyone who would advocate this has a death wish unless
>> >      there is an alternative living enviroment proposed. However, the
>> >      tone of the posts here don't reflect an interest in living altern-
>> >      atives.  If then you want to die, why don't you just kill yourselves
>> >      and leave the earth for those who would like to save it.
>> > 
>> >                                                        Thank You,
>> >                                                            RED
>> 
>> I think every one here has their own reasons as to why it is important
>> to destroy the earth, that is more of a philosophical question and really
>> is irrevelant.

>Irrelevant?  Tell me the purpose of doing something without knowing WHY
>you're going to do it.  You seem to have reasons for wanting to destroy
>the earth.  Please share them.

Why do need a reason ? What is your reason for going to college ? Is it in
the hopes of getting an education or something more along the lines of 
getting a nice degree that will lead to a nice job that will lead to nothing.
Maybe you just go because your parents wanted you to go. Truth of the matter
is, looking for reasons as to why humans do things is part of my reason. 
Nobody truly knows why they want to do something, they either do it and 
rationalize the results away or they don't and spend the rest of their lives
wishing they had done it. Which category to you fall in. Why to you want to
know what we want ? Perhaps you are interested in the topic, but, don't want
to admit it to yourself. As for my personal reason, it is just that:
personal and being such I certainly wouldn't discuss it with someone
who doesn't care about what it engenders. The question that is 
revelant is HOW, if you are interested in WHY, tough.

> 
>> [stuff about living alternatives deleted]
>> 
>> As for dying,
>> I do not wish to die unless everything and everybody on this planet dies
>> along with me. If that sounds selfish, too bad, you've misinterpreted me
>> and  will never understand anything anybody posts in alt.destroy.the.earth,
>> hence, you should unsubscribe and await your eventual lonely doom.
> 
>Well, you haven't given me much to misinterpret, now have you?  BTW, I do
>understand these posts.  A humorous newsgroup making fun of alt.save.the.earth.

If this is the answer, then why do you keep asking the question ?? If the 
purpose is to make fun of other people then what more do you need. From
the above, destroying the earth is a simple response to saving the earth,
so there is your answer. You can leave now and let us get back to the task
at hand.

> 
>   IF YOU STILL BELIEVE YOU'RE GOING TO DESTROY THE EARTH, YOU'RE A FOOL.

I never said I was going to destroy the earth, I only said how the earth
could to be destroyed. The only fool here is you, if you don't like
this group, unsubscribe to it. I don't like you so you go into my Kill
file, see how easy technology can be used to achieve a goal.

>Maybe you'll mess up the environment.  Maybe you'll even kill off most life.
>But you won't destroy the earth.  Face it, you're not smart enough to defeat
>eons of evolution.  Nature and life are made to survive.

Sounds like a good start to me. Nature and life is not made to survive. The
chance events that lead to life being formed are extremely fortutious. The
earth is only one cosmic chance event from being destroyed, it is up to
us to find that event and influence it to happen. I never said I was
smart enough to do it, but, collectively this group (*minus you*) could be..

>> Still thinking on how to destroy the sun,
> 
>You'll be thinking until you die, trust me.  And you won't die because the
>sun or the earth blew up, either.

Of course I will be thinking about. You still don't get do you ? You seem
to be of the opinion that you intimately know the future. How do you know
how I will die ? How do you know that the earth and sun are indestructible ?
Who thinks who is smart now ? You should open up your mind and try to look
at things from another perspective, mabye then you would understand.

> 
>> George.
> 
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Not assuming '95 comes,
George.