From: tsbrueni@dcn.davis.ca.us   
      
   On Wednesday, December 17, 2014 7:41:00 AM UTC-8, Barry Margolin wrote:   
   > In article <74d868cd-9613-4499-8f20-3df53ef77735@googlegroups.com>,   
   >  jack  wrote:   
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   > > On Tuesday, December 16, 2014 12:33:32 AM UTC-5, Tim Bruening wrote:   
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   > > > A character tells another character that the other character's father   
   > > > believed that it was possible to launch an interstellar ship on a 100   
   year   
   > > > trip to the Centauri system, using just the technology available in the   
   > > > 1960s.  Furthermore, Dad believed that the US had actually launched such   
   a   
   > > > ship.   
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   > > > Said ship is the USS Ascension, and its an Orion class ship.  I assume   
   that   
   > > > means that nuclear bombs are used to propel it.   
   > > >   
   > > > How would you go about building an interstellar ship with just 1960s   
   tech?   
   > > >   
   > > > A black man is romantically involved with a white woman.  On Ascension,   
   > > > this is frowned upon.  A black woman reminds the black man that it isn't   
   > > > lawful for him to love that woman.  Why didn't JFK order that there be no   
   > > > racial discrimination on board Ascension?  After all, it is well outside   
   > > > the jurisdiction of the South!   
   > >   
   > > As to your last point, was it not more a matter of cross-class   
   > > "contamination" that was being frowned upon?   
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   > I don't think it was classes. My understanding is that there's a   
   > computerized "match making" system that pairs people up based on genetic   
   > compatibility. That's why Helfer is married to the Captain, even though   
   > they have no love for each other.   
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   > I guess the idea is that on an ark with limited resources, you have to   
   > be very careful about creating suboptimal children. Any mating outside   
   > these predetermined hookups is taboo.   
      
   Why is each man limited to have kids with one woman and vice versa?  In the   
   interests of genetic diversity, shouldn't each person be allowed multiple   
   mates?   
      
   Why are the dead chucked overboard rather then being recycled as fertilizer?   
      
   Why doesn't Ground Control keep Ascension updated on Earth historical events?    
   (A psychic was needed to ferret out news of the 9/11 attacks and the endless   
   wars in the Middle East!).   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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