The Goderich Signal-Star, 1979-05-03, Page 5Letter to the Editor
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Dear Editor,
What is meant by
existentialism? As a
philosophy it means, "the
ultimate absurdity of
life"! Life can only be
lived. Conjecturing on
any purpose of life can
only result in the con -
elusion .that there is no
ultimate purpose - . just
existence!
Like all philosophy, it
does contain a grain of
truth! One must always
be aware that every
cherished belief of the'-'
past has a foundation tin
hope for reality! Belief is
essentially "wish -
fulfillment" - a desire to
achieve something
believable in the mind.
GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, MAY 3 , 1979—PAGE 5
use we're hu _an, we need faith
The Alchemists
believed that is was
possible to turn base
metal into gold! Science
now accepts this view - it
is possible, however,
thanks to -a small
equation ennunciated by
Einstein and proven to be
true, transmuting
elements results in a
tremendous release of
energy (E-MC2) - a factor
unknown to early
alchemists! This
provides a conditional
acceptance in the desire
to create gold! (or build
more atomic power
plants).
The "family unit" has
always rerraained the goal
of humanity. Children are
Dear Editor...
• from page 4
you will be informed of
the watered-down version
of their in camera
deliberations. As to who
agrees or disagrees you
will not know or be told.
I personally admire
Jim Searls as a public
minded citizen for his
attitude and deter-
mination to be so open in
his time consuming ef-
forts to find out why the
taxpayers should pay
thirteen thousand dollars
to create nJore unem-
ployment for people in
this facility who want to
work -t
it--is_aLL.well and -good
for the board Members
arid administratig'n'to say
at this time -no layoffs -
but time will tell the true
answer to this laundry
facility removal.
Yours truly,
Geo. T. Young.
You're invited
Dear Editor, „,-------
All former students and
stuff of East Nor-
thumberland Secondary
School in Brighton,
Ontario are invited . to
.. bare_ in the_ festivities of
the silver anniversary
weekend.
Although a high school
had existed in Brighton
since 1916 on another site,
the present school was
opened in May of 1955.
To celebrate the 25th
year on its present site,
students are invited to
return on May 16, 17 and
18 in 1980. Former
students and staff should
contact: Mrs. Edna
Faulkner, ENSS
Reunion, Box 219,
Brighton, Ontario K0K
1H0.
Yours truly
Brian M. Todd
Principal
Big weekend
Dear Editor,
The weekend of May 4-6
will be a very special
occasion for Federation
of Ontario Naturalists
(F.O.N..) - the opening of
our• permanent home at
the Locke House Con-
servation Centre.
F.O.N.'s restoration of
the historic Locke House,
located on a ravine in Don
Mills, provides a sub-
stantive link between
'conservation of our
historic and natural
heritages.
Members of the public
are welcome to . the.
opening.
Best regards
R. A. Reid
a living part of their
parents -- possessions of
their desire!
A recent science,
genetics, dating from the
year 1900 has now
weakened the whole
personal view of the
family unit! Children
today are no longer just
regarded as a fulfillment
of "love" but as the result
of a complex chemistry
(D.N.A.) related to
everything alive!
There is a chemical
relation between the cells
.of.a plant and the cells of
our skin! lou can see it
on TV.
Today more people
really have a greater
concern for all living
things - they now see an
interdependence in lig -
•that only became visible
as a result of new
knowledge based on the
recent science of
genetics!
This same science has
also affected our fun-
damental outlook on life
in a different way!
In 1790, a scientist
Lamarck, outlined a
theory of evolution in
which it was claimed the
acquired characteristics
could be inherited.
A more recent scientist
contradicted him this
way! One could inherit a
"wooden head" but not a
wooden leg!
In other words, a
degree of intelligence
could be inherited, but
because you lost a leg
through an accident
would not mean that your
future grandchild might
be born without legs.
In the Victorian age, it
was popularity believed
that a pregnant woman
should read good books
and listen to good music--•
this would increase the
chance of the child
inheriting a more blissful
character!
It was then also
believed that "good
breeding" made gen-
tlemen! a
Here we see •''wish
fulfillment" in an • ex-
treme form, still adhered
to by millions today!
Staff Environmentalist _ _really _amazing
quality of human beings
is•how quickly they adapt
to the "new" and forget
the past! They will swear
that "nobody ever
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believed what you're
saying", - they always
had more sense than that
- because if it was true,
what you are saying is
my forebears would
have been stupid. They
were proud, British,
French, or other and I
will not believe that I am
basically not any
"smarter" than they
were.
'Here we take a stand on
genetics and you are
absolutely right. You
may not be any smarter -
but you may have been
subjected to new
knowledge - which can
have unpleasant con-
sequences .concerning
things you were taught to
believe!
Time atone heals and
today we are still In•the
midst•, of changing our
minds to fully accept new
facts!•
Karl Marx lived right
in the middle of Victorian
myth when he proposed
his romantic notion based
on "science of Lamarck!
We would breed a new
generation - to live
ideally under Com-
munism. They would be
changed by inheriting
the teaching of Marx!
"Each according to his
Jim Searls protests
ability - each in accord
with his need"!
A grand philosophy -
but only to be realized if
through inheritance, we
could change human
nature - which Lamarck
and Marx guaranteed.
We should k,pi'Gv better.
Even Charles Darwin
accepted this idea of
inheritance in the human
species - few know that
fact.
Darwin and Shaw were
"famous figures'",
luminaries of thought, not
because they were that
revolutionary or
creative, but because
they offered what people
want! Something that can
provide the basis for hot
argument! Mind you,
nobody argues with
Mendel and few argue
with E-MC2! Darwin of
course, did advance
science, but he left us the
tail of the monkey to
chew on!
A little existentialist
thinking can do no harnt -
many things considered
true in the past were
absurd. Its pays well to
realize this, but because
we are human, we need
faith.
• J. G. Macdonald
Goderich
Surplus.. wasn't surplus at all
Dear Editor,
Re: Editorial B.I.A.
Project Cut, quote, "The
$60.000 set aside for
completion of the Square
was the culprit behind
Council playing games at
the budget meeting."
To my knowledge there
was at no time $60,000 set
aside fcr The Square, but
was requested by the
B.I.A. I fail to see your
reasoning for the
statement it would only
save the taxpayer ap-
proximately one per cent
or an average of $6 to $10
dollars per taxpayer.
This- may be. true, but
will or would their taxes
drop $6 to $10 dollars next
year? I hardly think so. I
could say the same thing,
that it is only going to cost
the taxpayer bne percent
or $6 to $10 dollars to
install sanitary sewers in
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the Industrial Park, or
pave Delbar subdivision,
but tell me, where do you
draw the line?
I was opposed to The
Square project, but
realize it has to be
completed, but not to the
tune of $60,000 per year.
As I understand, once
The Square is completed
they will start on streets
leading off The Square.
So by committing our-
selves to $60,000 again
this year we could put a
burden on the taxpayers
for the next three to five
years, until the whole
project is completed.
With regards to, quote
"due to a large surplus
($190,000,000) town was
able to take on protects
such as NIP and Highway
21 widenig."-
These projects were not
taken on this year, but by
the previous council, so in
reality the $190,000. is
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nota surplus, but monies
that had been set aside
for these projects. My
definition of surplus is, if
you budget $2,000,00 for a
car and it only costs you
$1,500.00, then the $500.00
you save is a surplus.
In conclusion I think
Council made a wise
decision and one they will
have to live with.
Respectfully yours,
Jim Searls.
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