At 01:17 PM 4/30/97 -0700, Howard wrote:

>        Authority cannot undue the damage caused to society by
>self-deception because it is those IN authority who deceive themselves
>and others the most.

You have missed the point of my essay.  In order to really understand
where I am coming from here, you have to assume a biophysical view
of our world.

Here is an analogy for our present socioeconomic system:

Imagine yourself in orbit aboard the Space Shuttle.  The Shuttle
is your life-support system in space:  no Shuttle = no life.

Now suppose one of the crew members -- an economist -- suggested
that if everyone started yanking wires out of the panels, twisting
them into clever shapes and trading them with each other, then
everyone would be "better off".

The economist's theory assumes that when too many wires were yanked-
out, then everyone would know that it was time to stop.  Well, there
is big a problem with the theory.  No one knows "when too many wires"
are yanked out, but if it ever happens, everyone will die.

So, should we be concerned?
 "The future of our  planet is in the balance." (NAS & RS, 1992)
    http://csf.Colorado.EDU/authors/hanson/page7.htm


Jay -- http://csf.Colorado.EDU/authors/hanson/
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Pluto (pluoo-toe) noun
1. Roman Mythology. The god of the dead
   and the ruler of the underworld.

2. American politics. The family of
   corporations that bought America's
   political system.