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Originally posted by DakotaCensus
reply to post by MNnativeamer
Agreed, who would we blame if we were all under the same government. Think about all of the shenanigans involved in defense contracts, one world government would render any kind of military industrial complex mostly obsolete. No way those powers that be support a movement in that direction.
Originally posted by 0zzymand0s
reply to post by imherejusttoread
It's a fair point, but few if any will read or comprehend it. For a place that is supposed to be about "denying ignorance" there is an awful lot of dogmatic reflex-posturing.
Originally posted by Phage
where he states that those that are against this movement are the terrorists...
No. That is a gross distortion.
Kaku does not say that those who are against the development of a type one civilization are terrorists. What he says is that present day terrorists are against the changes involved with such a transition, changes we are currently experiencing. This is not the same thing as saying "If you are against world government you are a terrorist."
This is the equivalent of turning the statement "there are Muslim terrorists" into "Muslims are terrorists."
BTW, where does "world government" come into it? Did I miss that part?
edit on 5/2/2012 by Phage because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by AwakeinNM
I wold like this smart guy to give us actual examples of Type 1, Type 2, and Type 3 civilizations that exist.
Does he know anything about the economics of "alternative energy"? The fact that they are not economically feasible at this time? What does he expect? The government to subsidize inefficient power sources so we can all "feel better"?
He is the dumbest smart guy I have ever heard speak.
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A word about the inefficiency of alternative fuels. The day that you can smelt steel and aluminum using only wind and solar power, let's talk about being a Type 1 civilization.
edit on 3-5-2012 by AwakeinNM because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by 0zzymand0s
reply to post by OptimusSubprime
Reading comprehension is hard. Kaku merely stated that the current terrorists are enemies of progress, and must be overcome before we can move from type 0 to type 1.
Ignorance exists, certainly. Many "grown-ups" can't read or write at a 6th grade level, for example.