GSLevy.domain.name.hidden wrote:
>
> In a message dated 99-06-23 13:10:36 EDT, Bruno Marchal and Gilles Henri
> write:
>
> <<
> Mmm...I don't know. Perhaps. I must say that I agree a lot with Gilles Henri
> when he said to George (about the 4 june 99):
>
> >Generally speaking, I find it a curious idea to base any ethical
> >consideration upon scientific theories. Science's goal is not to tell what
> >is good or not. It just deals with objective facts and tries to find
> >relationships between them. It could be a scientific question (although not
> >often asked) to ask why and how we define our categories of good and evil.
> >It is not a scientific one to ask if they are justified. >>
>
> I am primarily a scientist and not at all religious in the traditional sense.
> However, I feel a deep responsibility in releasing upon an unsuspecting
> world, in Jacques words, "this monstrous cult of death." While I fully agree
> in the scientific justification for QS, in the Tegmark sense, I am deeply
> apprehensive about the nihilistic connotations and the the possible social
> consequences of the MWI if this theory was validated and taken seriously by
> the general public. It is for this reason that I have turned the QS
> justification on its head thus providing a positive approach to life and
> offering an alternative philosophy to candidates for QS. "I shall fear no
> evil," life is but a game to be enjoyed and played fully by the rules.
> Ultimately no one is a looser because everyone survives. We can be
> magnanimous as winners and gracious as loosers. If the MWI assures us of
> immortality, then our vision of the world is forever changed. This new
> scientific outlook of the world competes directly with the traditional
> religious outlook. Therefore, as a scientist I felt that I could borrow from
> religion the words of the 23 psalm simply because it can communicate better
> than I possibly could the feeling of security offered by the MWI. K. David
> said it, and he was, in this matter, a better communicator than George. For
> the French speakers in this group Enrico Macias also expresses this feeling
> very well in his song "Jusqu'au bout de la course il faut continuer...
> Here is an English Translation which I have prepared for an article I am
> writing:
>
> "Jusqu’au Bout de la Course" translated here from the French as "Till the
> end of the race:"
>
> Till the end of the race, we must participate,
> Even if no matter how hard we try, being the last will be our fate,
>
> Let’s make our whole life a struggle with no mercy,
> But yet fulfill our most cherished childhood fancy,
>
> Till the end of the race, let’s keep our self respect,
> And to the fallen, always offer a helping hand,
>
> Let’s give ourselves a break when we are wary,
> And continue when we feel better, content and happy,
>
> At the starting line, each one for himself, together, racing,
> And at the finish line, happy surprise! everyone’s winning,
>
> Till the end of the race, we must participate,
> Even if no matter how hard we try, being the last will be our fate,
>
> Running with our heart on the road to happiness,
> This is the best reason for our existence,
>
> Till the end of the race, let’s treat ourselves,
> And teach our children that spring returns every year,
>
> Let’s start them in the race and teach them as well,
> That love is truly the most beautiful race in life,
>
> We dream of our future, but whichever one we’re living,
> Sooner or later we’ll cross the finish line, and regret the beginning,
>
> Till the end of the race, we must participate,
> Even if no matter how hard we try, being the last will be our fate,
>
> Let’s make our whole life a struggle with no mercy,
> But yet fulfill our most cherished childhood fancy,
>
> Till the end of the race, let’s treat ourselves,
> And teach our children that spring returns every year,
>
> Let’s start them in the race and teach them as well,
> That love is truly the most beautiful race in life,
>
> Love is truly the most beautiful race in life,
That reminds me of this quote from Zippy the Pinhead's evil twin
(whose name I can't remember):
We're all unwilling passengers on a runaway train to doom
and annihilation. Brief spasms of happiness only serve as
reminders of the senselessness of all human endeavour.
--
Chris Maloney
http://www.chrismaloney.com
"Knowledge is good"
-- Emil Faber
Received on Wed Jun 23 1999 - 18:18:49 PDT