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Educated For a World Gone By

Educated for a world gone by What can Plato teach me about AI So too, Galileo's telescope's in trouble James R. Webb's far surpasses even Hubble's It's nice that I read Latin and Greek, I suppose But if I'd a known, it's Chinese and Urdu I'd have chose A monster Sperry-Univac did the job back in the day But a tiny device runs rings around it today All those long, romantic letters I'd write Today whipped out in 30 characters of delight Yes, I was educated for a world gone by Yet one question hasn't changed ~ Why?!

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Suzanne Delaney

Date: 7/9/2023 3:22:00 PM

Sometimes it is better to not know too much. Is it true- ignorance is bliss? I am starting to read “Beyond Biocentrism By Robert Lanza MD. He also has a novel based on these theories titled the Observer. Ours is not to reason why……..SuZ

Suzanne Delaney
Date: 7/10/2023 3:13:00 PM

I like that,Gershon. Death is too permanent lol SuZ

Gershon Wolf
Date: 7/9/2023 7:29:00 PM

Well, perhaps it's like this: Ours is to reason why, but over quibbles, not to die...

Shirley Hawkins

Date: 7/4/2023 10:19:00 PM

This world seems to be ruled, BY unearthly fools Who know it all But not from university or school They have been taught in a differeny way which leave the uneducated to pray as they don't understand the minds of the unearthly man.

Gershon Wolf
Date: 7/9/2023 7:28:00 PM

That's what I say: Let's unearth this Earth!

Michael Tor

Date: 7/4/2023 8:44:00 PM

Clever question my friend. Gershon I miss so much the early years when things made sense and there was normality. I was not too fond of all the changes. Some were ok but this world is upside down now. who would have thought the Chinese would have so much powe. I remember when Nixon went over to China and how we helped them get strong and look at what has happened. Thanks for sharing my friend I too wish I had studied Chinese...

Gershon Wolf
Date: 7/9/2023 7:27:00 PM

I study Chinese (food) before I eat it. Look for bat-droppings you know. Heh-heh, Wu No Han Del Covid