Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site mcgill-vision.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!micomvax!musocs!mcgill-vision!mouse From: mouse@mcgill-vision.UUCP (der Mouse) Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers Subject: Re: Bring on the Aliens (and group minds) Message-ID: <118@mcgill-vision.UUCP> Date: Fri, 16-Aug-85 00:25:30 EDT Article-I.D.: mcgill-v.118 Posted: Fri Aug 16 00:25:30 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 19-Aug-85 20:43:24 EDT References: <3282@topaz.RUTGERS.EDU> Organization: McGill University, Montreal Lines: 23 > There's a short story by Arthur Clarke (don't remember what it's called, but > I think it's in SENTINEL) which suggests that the reason that we haven't > been contacted yet is that we evolved so durn fast! *** SPOILER FOR "RESCUE PARTY" STORY *** I have it in the NINE BILLION NAMES OF GOD collection. It is called RESCUE PARTY and is indeed a good story. By the way, this story also belongs in the discussion which was going on recently about group minds in SF. The Paladorians are one of the more interesting group minds I've read of. "....and on two historic occaisons the billions of cells of the entire Paladorian consciousness had been welded together to deal with emergencies that threatened the race." -- der Mouse {ihnp4,decvax,akgua,etc}!utcsri!mcgill-vision!mouse philabs!micomvax!musocs!mcgill-vision!mouse Hacker: One responsible for destroying / Wizard: One responsible for recovering it afterward