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Subject: Re: Why is Computer Chess and Chess in General important?

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 11:58:15 08/30/01

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On August 29, 2001 at 21:24:59, allan johnson wrote:
>On August 29, 2001 at 17:45:57, William H Rogers wrote:
>>On August 29, 2001 at 13:58:11, Derrick Daniels wrote:
>>>With all the talent and intelligence here, shouldn't we be devoting our time to
>>>solving the problems of HUMANITY? I don't know about anyonelse but everytime i
>>>come here I feel like I am wasting precious time, although I enjoy it
>>>considerably.
>>
>>The problem with solving the worlds problems is that no matter what may be
>>suggested, there will always be crooked politicians who want to make money on
>>everything that they do. Most of the wars, etc. are caused by men who make money
>>one way or another with some country or another. Just as with our own civil war,
>>and it was not over slaverly, the northern money lords tried to impost
>>restrictions on the southern people who were getting rich off their crops and
>>tried to take it away from them. Only after a year or two did they adopt the
>>policy that it was to free the slaves even though most of the slaves that were
>>held in the northern states were not freed for many years after.
>>Yes, there is a lot of talent here and it has a better chance of solving the
>>chess puzzle than it does in solving the worlds problems.
>>IMHO
>>Bill

>  I agree with your assessment Bill but it depresses me no end that I'm
>powerless to bring about a world with a better and more equitable economic
>structure.Mind you that's not to say I wont keep trying.

Teach your children to be full of love.  Teach one other person to be full of
love.  If everyone did that, it would solve a lot of problems.  And if they
don't, it will still help your family and the one other person you helped.



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