Re: on war and peace

Marinus Berghuis ( renkahu@ihug.co.nz )
Sun, 09 May 1999 16:15:24 +1200

At 00:02 8/05/99 +0200, you wrote:
>By the way, Tesla on war and peace:
>
>``War cannot be avoided until the physical cause for its recurrence is
>removed and this, in the last analysis, is the vast extent of the planet
>on which we live. Only through annihilation of distance in every
>respect, as the conveyance of intelligence, transport of passengers and
>supplies and transmission of energy will conditions be brought about
>some day, insuring permanency of friendly relations. What we now want is
>closer contact and better understanding between individuals and
>communities all over the earth, and the elimination of egoism and pride
>which is always prone to plunge the world into primeval barbarism and
>strife. Peace can only come as a natural consequence of universal
>enlightenment.
>
>Originally appeared in the Electrical experimenter magazine in 1919.
>
>Hi all,

As long as we strive for more gadgets to save our lazy bones from doing a
decent days work for our food, war will last until the end of time. It is
most unfortunate that in today's world the pursuit of money it more
important than the pursuit of happiness for all and those that pursue that
goal are daily stealing the food out of the mouth's of babes.
I have never been a communist as we have known them in Russia but my life
has always been in the service of others right from the time I could think
as a human being. That does not mean I regard myself holier than thou but I
find life as an act of just breathing,eating and sleeping one of the most
boring occupations so have always looked beyond the fence.
I live in the hope that one day humanity at large may see the light WITHOUT
some stinking religion pulling the wool over one's eyes.!!

This does not really belong on the Keely net but as stated before those
with ideals of some sort like obtaining free energy, always seem to be
drawn into philosophical debates.

Greetings

Ren