28 Aug 12, 02:31AM
(28 Aug 12, 12:24AM)paulmuaddibKA Wrote: @Doogum, its easy, those scientific advancements brought to the table have not necessarily been put to good use, less coming from the USA government. Ans that he formed part of a scientific crew doesnt mean he was key in the successes of those investigations.
In addition, one must not believe in all that is told; with Andersons exposition, we learned much, but, as explained above I wouldnt take everything for granted. Even thought it draws quite the picture, we are still talking of one person.
He might have been a great man, respectful teacher, incredible engineer and whatnot, but for me, there are far greater things in live to show respect and caring than the death of an old man.
So instead you don't show respect at all? That's very narrow. It's pretty ignorant to not see how directly or indirectly his contribution benefited society or have the potential to benefit society. It's a network and progression of ideas and innovations that lead to the next. I'm not going to say he helped build houses in Africa, but I'd sure stand behind the thought that the technology developed to built cordless tools have expedited the process of building houses and global aid in general. I mean how do you think the peace corps is building houses over there, or inner city organizations repairing homes? I'm also fairly sure Anderson could provide citations in order to confirm what he is saying is true.
We are talking of one person because he just passed away. That's what you do when a person dies; you remember them and reflect on their life. No one is saying he reinvented the wheel, but an RIP thread is definitely in order