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Comment author: Mar_17 26 August 2010 05:29:33AM *  3 points [-]

“A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly.” ~ Robert Heinlein

Do you think Mr. Heinlein could do all this stuff? I don't think he could. I most certainly can't.

Comment author: [deleted] 26 August 2010 05:38:27AM 6 points [-]

That quote needs it's punchline! Specialization is for insects.

It's also easy to think that you know how to do all of those things, if you read instruction manuals and never have an opportunity to find out that you're wrong.

Also, I'm working on it. I'll skip on the dying part though.

Comment author: Pavitra 26 August 2010 05:41:42AM 2 points [-]

I was going to mention the heat death of the universe, but surprising breakthroughs do tend to happen, and we have a while to work on it.