--- In SkunkworksAMA_at_y..., Ryokyo Lyons <oykoyr_at_y...> wrote:
> You mention Human Form. Case in point here. Right now
> as I sit here tapping keys, there is a very, very
> small minority of very loud "people" doing anything
> that it takes to choke off the science of stem cell
> research and cloning, while these fledgling sciences
> live only in lab cultures and sheep pens.
> Now I may be wrong, but I would think that an
> intelligent and insightful group like Furries, who
> have seen the best of recombination as a science and
> as a hope, would be a counterbalance to those shrill
> voices who would kill the science which might make
> some form of reality out of our best hopes and dreams
> one of these days.
Whether such creatures exist elsewhere (and I'm quite sure they
do), or whether people decide to create such creatures, I'm afraid
the ending would be the same. Human beings, as a species, cannot
even get along with their own kind. Humans often look down upon
everything and everyone else, and this may well lead to a sort
of "god-complex". While I have no doubt that fans of furry art and
such would embrace such fantastic creatures, the majority of the
population would, unfortunately, either recoil in horror or try to
kill the creatures. This, unfortunately, is human nature, to kill
what you don't understand. It's a shame, because I'm sure we could
have all progressed so much further if ignorance weren't holding back
our species. As you can tell, I have little faith in society, and
the many mindless sheep which seem to encompass it. :(
But this is a most interesting and provocative discussion. Thank
you for offering your insightful views and statements. Who knows?
Maybe we'll all get our acts together one day...
--JMH
Received on Wed Dec 04 2002 - 06:20:17 CST