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a425couple
May 10, 2021, 3:19:29 PM5/10/21
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Interesting scene -
The Martian - Deleted Scene #1 - Mark Arrives at Earth [Blu-Ray/DVD 2016]
The scene would very closely align with Heinlein's views.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yM2fnXGcr0
The Martian - Deleted Scene #1 - Mark Arrives at Earth [Blu-Ray/DVD 2016]
The scene would very closely align with Heinlein's views.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yM2fnXGcr0
a425couple
May 11, 2021, 10:51:52 AM5/11/21
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On 5/11/2021 5:16 AM, Quadibloc wrote:
> not among his _controversial_ ones, nor are they unique to Heinlein.
>
I hear strong echoes of Robert Heinlein in this scene ...
“Our behavior is different. How often have you seen a headline like
this? -- TWO DIE ATTEMPTING RESCUE OF DROWNING CHILD. If a man gets lost
in the mountains, hundreds will search and often two or three searchers
are killed. But the next time somebody gets lost just as many volunteers
turn out.
Poor arithmetic, but very human. It runs through all our folklore, all
human religions, all our literature--a racial conviction that when one
human needs rescue, others should not count the price.”
― Robert A. Heinlein, "Starship Troopers" (1959)
> As that scene seems like a good, if old-fashioned, way to end a
> movie, leaving the audience to feel it was _about_ something, it
> seems to me a pity that it _was_ deleted.
> John Savard
>
Yes. It would have fit well.
> On Monday, May 10, 2021 at 1:19:31 PM UTC-6, a425couple wrote:
>
>> The scene would very closely align with Heinlein's views.
>
> It does align with some views... expressed by Heinlein. But they're
>
>> The scene would very closely align with Heinlein's views.
>
> not among his _controversial_ ones, nor are they unique to Heinlein.
>
I hear strong echoes of Robert Heinlein in this scene ...
“Our behavior is different. How often have you seen a headline like
this? -- TWO DIE ATTEMPTING RESCUE OF DROWNING CHILD. If a man gets lost
in the mountains, hundreds will search and often two or three searchers
are killed. But the next time somebody gets lost just as many volunteers
turn out.
Poor arithmetic, but very human. It runs through all our folklore, all
human religions, all our literature--a racial conviction that when one
human needs rescue, others should not count the price.”
― Robert A. Heinlein, "Starship Troopers" (1959)
> As that scene seems like a good, if old-fashioned, way to end a
> movie, leaving the audience to feel it was _about_ something, it
> seems to me a pity that it _was_ deleted.
> John Savard
>
Yes. It would have fit well.
J. Clarke
May 11, 2021, 11:20:44 AM5/11/21
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On Tue, 11 May 2021 07:51:26 -0700, a425couple
<a425c...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>On 5/11/2021 5:16 AM, Quadibloc wrote:
>> On Monday, May 10, 2021 at 1:19:31 PM UTC-6, a425couple wrote:
>>
>>> The scene would very closely align with Heinlein's views.
>>
>> It does align with some views... expressed by Heinlein. But they're
>> not among his _controversial_ ones, nor are they unique to Heinlein.
>>
>
>I hear strong echoes of Robert Heinlein in this scene ...
> “Our behavior is different. How often have you seen a headline like
>this? -- TWO DIE ATTEMPTING RESCUE OF DROWNING CHILD. If a man gets lost
>in the mountains, hundreds will search and often two or three searchers
>are killed. But the next time somebody gets lost just as many volunteers
>turn out.
>Poor arithmetic, but very human. It runs through all our folklore, all
>human religions, all our literature--a racial conviction that when one
>human needs rescue, others should not count the price.”
>? Robert A. Heinlein, "Starship Troopers" (1959)
<a425c...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>On 5/11/2021 5:16 AM, Quadibloc wrote:
>> On Monday, May 10, 2021 at 1:19:31 PM UTC-6, a425couple wrote:
>>
>>> The scene would very closely align with Heinlein's views.
>>
>> It does align with some views... expressed by Heinlein. But they're
>> not among his _controversial_ ones, nor are they unique to Heinlein.
>>
>
>I hear strong echoes of Robert Heinlein in this scene ...
> “Our behavior is different. How often have you seen a headline like
>this? -- TWO DIE ATTEMPTING RESCUE OF DROWNING CHILD. If a man gets lost
>in the mountains, hundreds will search and often two or three searchers
>are killed. But the next time somebody gets lost just as many volunteers
>turn out.
>Poor arithmetic, but very human. It runs through all our folklore, all
>human religions, all our literature--a racial conviction that when one
>human needs rescue, others should not count the price.”
>
> > As that scene seems like a good, if old-fashioned, way to end a
> > movie, leaving the audience to feel it was _about_ something, it
> > seems to me a pity that it _was_ deleted.
> > John Savard
> >
>
>Yes. It would have fit well.
In our modern world though every time someone is rescued there are
> > As that scene seems like a good, if old-fashioned, way to end a
> > movie, leaving the audience to feel it was _about_ something, it
> > seems to me a pity that it _was_ deleted.
> > John Savard
> >
>
>Yes. It would have fit well.
those who shout that he should be sent a bill and everybody else who
engages in such activity should be required to have a license with
fees sufficient to pay for the inevitable rescues.
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