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If You Had Something to Say to Future Generations...?
gauthier-s asks: "KEO is a project that intends to place a geostationary satellite in orbit that will keep our messages for future generations (up to 50k years after our current existence) as a 'souvenir of Humanity'. Everyone is invited to submit his own message to future civilizations, since it costs nothing to do so. It has been said that any message submitted will be included without any censorship. These messages will be stored for the long trip onto glass disc, which will hopefully be readable by whatever future technology exists when it is recovered. Submissions are possible until December 31, 2002, so take the time to think about your message!" If you feel inclined to share, what kind of message would you leave to the future children of Earth?
Please, please stop perpetuating the annoying rumor that Vonnegut wrote that speech.
Look at the bible! Does anyone actually care about what's in it?
Are you kidding? The bible is a tuned manipulation device, presented as 'The Wisdom of God' but really the embodiment of the church's effort to control the masses.
Why th e *&*Q!@( would I care about the hallucinations contained in a work of fiction? What you Jews/Christians/Muslims fail to understand is that the bible is not an absolute re-telling of history. It is not an academic account of the last 4000 years. It is a tool, a collection of stories used to manipulate people, cleverly crafted as Indisputable Fact.
If there is anything I would tell future generations:
There is NO All-powerfull God. Take responsibilty for yourselves and one-another. You are all in absolute control over what your future will bring.