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Norm, The point must be not whether what we become involved with is "right" or "wrong" but whether we avoid contact with mass-media simply because they *are* mass media. The bottom line is that entertainment and education are so closely inter-twined that many, maybe most, people avoid any sort of learning that cannot be stimulating and entertaining. Those of us with nice, liberal arts type educations may decry this, but it is a reality. And, best of all, most people are quite happy to pay for entertainment; but not for education. Just consider the comparative sums individuals (not governments) spend on movies, sports and hobbies; with that spent on schools and colleges. If the public can learn *why* Jurassic Park is unlikely, or why Dr Moreau would have failed, then perhaps we can do something to improve the TV culture? Panem et circenses! Bread and circuses! Neale. -------------------------------------------------------------------- >From Neale Monks' Macintosh PowerBook, at... Department of Palaeontology, Natural History Museum, London, SW7 5BD Internet: N.Monks@nhm.ac.uk, Telephone: 0171-938-9007 --------------------------------------------------------------------
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