Re: Hard Sci-fi?

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>, Wayne Throop <throopw@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 
writes
>: Remus Shepherd <remus@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>: We're discussing how religion might affect the chances for a society's
>: survival in space, so I'd say we want to examine societies for which
religion
>: is monolithic and entwined in the governing laws.
>
>FWIW, historical evidence suggests that societies with widespread
>intertwining of monolithic religion with government can make rapid
>technological advances, and sup****t widespread exploration and
colonization
>with said advances.

See also: Fathers, Pilgrim.



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Bernard Peek
London, UK. DBA, Manager, Trainer & Author.