Standard Wolfean riddle

James Wynn · 12 Aug 2010, 20:21 · from 2010-August.txt.gz

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From: crushtv at gmail.com (James Wynn)
Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2010 15:21:40 -0500
Subject: (urth) Standard Wolfean  riddle
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References: <701706.88994.qm at web84105.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
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On 8/12/2010 1:03 PM, Ant?nio Pedro Marques wrote:
> - Wolfe presents Urth as a possible, bleak future for Earth. I don't 
> want Earth's future to be Urth; I think the presentation is a warning 
> - see what may happen - and that warning is given in the form of what 
> happened to some who started off pretty much like us. 

eh...It could be worse. Urth's future for humanity is at least better 
than what HG Wells foresaw The Time Machine.

u+16b9

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