On Thu, 28 Jan 1999, wang.. wrote:

> I originally came from China and had lived there for 21 years.  Because of
> Chinese language, which is fully character based or graphical, typing was
> even  imposible for the blind.  You have to remember at least 5,000
> characters in order to read and write.  Therefore, unless a blind person
> knows English or any language based on spelling, it is very difficult for
> him/her to use computer though I have heard some speech softwares support
> Chinese.  We should realize how lucky we are since our mother tone is
> English.  Tom is right.  I think we should pay more attention to those who
> have not yet been trained with new technoledge since God has already given
> us a great blessing in this way.
> Ren

I don't think that the promotion of religious views is appropriate for
this list. Further, I can't imagine how God is responsible for technology,
nor the phonetic Western alphabet. These are obviously products of
evolution, or the survival of the fittest. Consciously or unconsciously,
possibilities are proposed, the less useful are desposed of by the
selective forces, and the better solutions prosper. Experimentation,
selection and cross-over. That accounts for everything from language, to
technology, to the market, to genetics.

God is a useless hypothesis, and has no place in discussions here.

Thank you for keeping your irrational notions to yourself.

Peter Seymour

 > > > On Tue, 26 Jan
1999, Tom Fowle
wrote: >
> > I believe lots of blind and otherwise disabled folks in this country
> > are in the same boat, but we just don't hear about em cause they'r ehidden
> > away on reduced welfare in back rooms.
> > Tom
> >
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