[TML] Scientific realism

[Joseph Paul]

 >-----Original Message-----
 >From: tml-bounces at travellercentral.com
 >[mailto:tml-bounces at travellercentral.com]On Behalf Of Jerry W Barrington
 >Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2008 10:13 PM
 >To: TML
 >Subject: Re: [TML] Scientific realism
 >
 >
 >On 6/4/08 2:36 PM, "Richard Aiken" <raikenclw at gmail.com> wrote:
 >
 >> But by establishing the twin equations "Resistance
 >> = Gory Death" but "Surrender = Nothing Much Reall Bad," he better
 >> assures his future income.
 >
 >Err... being left adrift in a lifeboat (pre-radio) is basically a death
 >sentence.  Being marooned on an island without civilization is about the
 >same for the vast majority of people.  I don't see a viable "Nothing Much
 >Really Bad" in here.


 Tell it to Captain Bligh. Getting a boat instead of a cutlass in the gut is
vastly better. It means that you are still alive today which gives you a
pretty fair start on tomorrow. Even if you are rowing your way around the
Carribean. The sea routes are active and the pirating probably wasn't all
that far out to sea.

Joseph Paul