Son of Scattered Shots

Michael Straight · 06 Aug 2001, 08:46 · from urth-v0030.mbox · original

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From: Michael Straight <straight at email.unc.edu>
Subject: Re: (urth) Son of Scattered Shots
Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2001 08:46:28
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On Mon, 6 Aug 2001, William Ansley wrote:

> Now we would like to think that all human beings are unique, and=20
> certainly killing a person rather than a mouse would seem to have a=20
> much greater potential for changing history, but I think in most=20
> cases that that same argument can be applied. History will be=20
> conserved***, but at least some of the individuals involved will be=20
> different and the details will very probably be different as well!

Have we so soon forgotten Castleview?  "We are all Arthur's descendents."
Go back far enough, and killing one person could effect most of the gene
pool of a 20th century continent.   All the individuals will be different.

-Rostrum


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