"Martin 53N 1W" <ml_news@ddnospamddml1dd.co.uk.dd> wrote in message
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Starbase wrote:

"Martin 53N 1W"  _quoted_

Just as it is in the best interest of a relatively young civilization to
learn "at a distance" from a relatively advanced one, a relatively
advanced one will gain nothing from a relatively younger one but the

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Time and expense? those are truely human concepts and utterley

meaningless

with regard to the advanced technologies to which you allude.

Resistance is futile you WILL all be asymalated

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Welcome to the Collective

The future is Borg
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For what purpose and to what end?

Hi Martin,

My response was partly in jest, but my point was, that it is far to easy to
jump to assumptions based on our own history and beliefs as well as current
state of technology. (Bit like Neandertal man trying to second guess what
you or I might be doing for dinner today).

Are they just stats crazed junkies obsessed with adding a few more
assimilations to dilute their collective?...

Just like most humans then :-) and in another few centuries we could be
closer to the Borg than we care to belive right now (evolution).

Mmmmm...

The Hubble constant may be cripplingly significant.

and Ho is? based on which latest research results?
Though I do understand your point, but I have an open mind as to wether or
not we will always remained constrained by c.

Wormholes anyone?

What is "theoretically" possible may even be practical in a mere 250 to 1000
years time, given the exponetial advances in technology.
http://www.newscientist.com/hottopics/quantum/

Cheers,
Martin

Regards

Chris



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