,SATURN & ,SCI5TISM
,PEOPLE 3
,AU?OR 3 ,DAVID ,WATSON
,TEXT 3
,!RE %E IS1 LOOK+ VAGUELY PORNOGRAPHIC ON ! GLOSSY COV]S ( ! WEEKLY MAGAZ9ES1 ! PLANET ,SATURN4 ,:AT HAVE WE DISCOV]$8 ,I DON'T KN[1 ,I HAV5'T READ !M1 FEEL+ SQUA%$ AS ,I DO TO ! ,E>? BY ! GIDDY+ 9]TIA ( ?IS C5TURY :I* PLUMMETS LIKE A FLAM+ SATELLITE T[>DS ! NO?+NESS4 ,GRAY SKIES1 ! WEA!R TURN+ COLD1 SIR5S 9 ! DI/ANCE4 ,SOME CITIZ5S WALK BY :ISP]+ REV]5TLY ( ! WOND]S ( ,SATURN1 DISPUT+ ! NUMB] ( R+S & MOONS ACCORD+ TO ! LATE/ C\NTS1 AS ! CORROD+ UNIV]SE AB\T !M ?REAT5S TO BE ANNIHILAT$4 ,!Y DROOL OV] PHOTOGRAPHS ( A PLANET MO/ ( !M C\LDN'T SPOT 9 A CLE> NIS4 ,BUT EV]Y?+ IS SO GROOVY ON ,SATURN1 SO COLORFUL & TEMPE/U\S4 ,!Y KN[ BECAUSE !Y WAT*$ IT ALL ON TELEVISION4
,! SPECTACUL>IZATION ( SPACE3 A =M ( DISASSOCIATION FROM AN ,E>? :I* IS COM+ AP>T AT ! SEAMS4 ,IT IS AN ODD ADDICTION TO SCI5TIFIC TRIVIA :I* ON ! ONE H& RESEMBLES ! 0EQUIPM5T MANIA0 ( HOBBYISM1 & A FUTURI/IC BR& ( SCI5TI/IC & MY/ICAL OBSCURANTISM ON ! O!R4 ,!Y >E HYPNOTIZ$ BY ! LATE/ ADDITIONS TO AN 5DLESS S]IES ( ET]NALLY *ANG+ SCI5TI/IC TRU?S4 ,!Y ?9K ! UNIV]SE IS 0\T !RE0 9 ! SKY4 ,!Y TURN IT 9TO AN ALI5AT$ OBJECT JU/ AS !Y TURN !IR DAILY CREATIVE ACTIVITY & !IR LIFE 5]GY 9TO COMMODITIES4 ,& WELL !Y %\LD SO ?AT ! EXI/+ /ATE ( AFFAIRS MAY CONT9UE TO PREVAIL1 = IF !Y REALIZ$ ?AT ?IS IS !IR UNIV]SE1 ?AT ! ONLY UNIV]SE IS !IR [N WORLD & !IR [N LIVES1 & ?AT !Y >E CONV]T+ IT 9TO A VA/1 RADIOACTIVE RU91 !Y W\LD TREMBLE ) FE>1 & ) PASSION & RAGE1 & !Y W\LD OV]TURN IT ALL4
,!Y ?9K GO+ GREAT DI/ANCES AT 5ORM\S VELOCITIES WILL BR+ !M UND]/&+4 ,BUT ! MY/]Y IS ALL >\ND !M2 ! C5T] ( ! UNIV]SE IS EV]Y:]E1 & ! CIRCUMF]5CE NO:]E4 ,!Y >E ON A TREADMILL1 NO MATT] :AT ! VELOCITY ( !IR MA*9ES2 & :5 !Y >RIVE AT ! REMOTE REA*ES ?AT !Y SEEK1 !Y UND]/& NO MORE ?AN !Y DID :5 !Y LEFT4 7,!Y C\LD HAVE GONE !RE MORE READILY 9 DREAMS47
,!Y ?9K ?AT IF !Y LAUN* 5\< ROCKETS & FE$ 5\< FACTS 9TO COMPUT]S ?AT !Y WILL SOM$AY DISCOV] ! SECRET TO LIFE4 ,BUT !Y WILL NEV] F9D ANY ANSW]S1 ONLY MORE FACTS TO FE$ TO !IR COMPUT]S1 TRU?S :I* WILL QUICKLY BE OV]?R[N BY NEW1 MORE 0REVOLUTION>Y0 TRU?S4 ,!Y HAVE MI/AK5 ! QUE/ION ( H[ TO LIVE 9 !IR UNIV]SE1 ) A TE*NOLOGICAL S*OLA/ICISM4 ,!Y WILL ONLY SUCCE$ 9 CREAT+ A WORLD ( GADGETS1 GADGETS :I* WILL DO !IR LIV+ = !M4 ,:AT DOES IT MEAN1 AFT] ALL1 TO VIC>I\SLY EXPLORE A PSEUDO-UNIV]SE BY GAZ+ AT ! VIDEO-IMAGE ON A TELEVISION SCRE58 ,:AT IS ?IS KN[L$GE BUT A MASSIVE1 TE*NOCRATIC ILLUSION8
,!Y ?9K ?AT ! SPACE PROGRAM REPRES5TS MORE FRE$OM1 AN EXT5SION ( !IR UNIV]SE4 ,9 REALITY IT IS AN ELEM5T 9 !IR R$UCTION4 ,! NIS1 :I* HAV5'T BE5 R$UC$ TO M]E IMAGES4 ,!Y KN[ ! SEASONS & ! PLANTS1 GUIDE !IR MIGRATIONS & !IR AGRICULTURAL CYCLES BY !M2 !Y NAME ! HEAV5LY BODIES1 FEEL !IR P[]4
,MOD]N HUMANITY'S RELATION ) ! />S IS M$IAT$ BY EXP]TS2 WE LOOK AT ! PLANET>Y PORNOGRAPHY 9 MAGAZ9ES1 & KN[ A SAMPL+ ( REIFI$ FACTS & SCI5TI/IC GIBB]I% :I* WE CAN SP\T :5 IT IS CONV5I5T1 BUT WE MAY AS WELL BE LIV+ 9 A CAVE4 ,\R UNIV]SE IS AN >TIFICE1 & NATURE IS A COMMODITY TO BE CONSUM$4 ,\R WAK+ LIFE IS R$UC$ TO ! CUBICLE & ! PRODUCTION L9E1 \R DREAMS TO TELEVISION /ATIC1 \R WISDOM TO /ATI/ICAL J>GON4 ,MOD]N HUMANITY ?9KS ITS SCI5TI/IC METAPHORS MORE ACCURATELY REFLECT 0REALITY0 ?AN ! MY/IC METAPHORS ( ! PRIMITIVE1 BUT !Y ONLY REFLECT AN IMPOV]I%M5T & A FUNDAM5TAL WIDESPREAD IGNORANCE4
,! DEF5D]S ( ! SCI5TI/IC FAI? CITE ! SPIRIT ( DISCOV]Y & EXPLORATION 9 !IR EC/ATIC PANEGYRICS = ! SPACE PROGRAM4 ,! HALLUC9ATION :I* !SE ADDICTS ( TE*NOLOGY DEF5D IS NO?+ MORE ?AN ! SPIRIT ( CAPITALISM 9 ITS E>LY DEVELOPM5T1 :I* IS L9K$ HI/ORICALLY ) ! EXPLORATION & CONQUE/ ( ! 0NEW WORLD01 A COMM]CIAL EXPANSION :I* 9ITIAT$ ! GREATE/ PILLAGE & SLAUATELY FROM ! SLAV]Y & EXT]M9ATION ( 9DIG5\S PEOPLES EV]Y:]E4 ,! SPACE PROGRAM HAS BE5 PAID = 9 OCEANS ( BLOOD4
,BUT ( C\RSE IT WON'T BE 0,MAN0 :O EXPLORES & CONQU]S \T] SPACE ANY MORE ?AN IT WAS 0,MAN0 :O EXPLOR$ & CONQU]$ ,AM]ICA1 BUT ,CAPITAL4 ,HUMAN BE+S WILL FUNCTION AS ! PAWNS ( ! MILIT>Y-9DU/RIAL COMPLEX1 ,EA/ & ,WE/1 :I* WILL TRANS=M SPACE 9TO CAPITAL4 ,9CR$IBLE PR(ITS WILL BE REAP$ 9 SPACE1 P]HAPS AS IT IS DIVID$ 9TO T]RITORIES & SPH]ES ( 9FLU5CE4 ,& IF !RE >E PR(ITS TO BE MADE1 !Y WILL C]TA9LY LEAD TO IMP]IALI/ W>S 9 ! SKIES1 /> W>S :I* WILL 9EVITABLY SPREAD TO ! ,E>?4
,?IS S9I/] SIDE ( ! SPACE PROGRAM REVEALS H[ F> ! DISASSOCIATION CAN GO4 ,EV]YONE KN[S ?AT EV]Y ADVANCE 9 SPACE TE*NOLOGY & COMPUT] TE*NOLOGY :I* ACCOMPANIES IT IS AN ADVANCE 9 MILIT>Y TE*NOLOGY4 ,FA/] MISSILES1 MORE ACCURATE TRAJECTORIES1 MORE DURABLE EQUIPM5T1 & MORE EFFICI5T FUELS 9T5SIFY ! >MS RACE & BR+ US CLOS] TO HOLOCAU/4 ,EV]YONE KN[S ?IS1 BUT FEW UTT] IT AL\D4
,! ADV5TURE IS H]E & N[ ON E>?1 NOT 9 DESP]ATE TE*NOLOGICAL =AYS 9TO SPACE4 ,WE MU/ BEG9 BY TAK+ BACK ?IS WORLD :I* HAS BE5 /OL5 FROM US1 & LE>N TO LIVE UPON IT SO ?AT WE CAN /& B5EA? ! />S ON A CLE> & SIL5T NIE & :]E WE >E GO+4
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