tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5047085949802013764.post7533220742635253233..comments2023-07-27T06:13:29.473-07:00Comments on Bones Blog: Of Gene Roddenberry and the Geneva ConventionRingohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09506068154852505840noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5047085949802013764.post-51552409951430673682013-02-08T16:35:50.884-08:002013-02-08T16:35:50.884-08:00This episode had one of the biggest impacts on me ...This episode had one of the biggest impacts on me and my views on war. The Geneva convention sounds reasonable given the assumption that war is “ necessary ” but given the possibility that war may just be a mistake of human kind, it just seems like a hindrance of our social evolution. Edison Orellanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15214826046426302824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5047085949802013764.post-65374845610041498842009-06-04T04:42:35.420-07:002009-06-04T04:42:35.420-07:00I just wondered if Eugene Stoner were even mindful...I just wondered if Eugene Stoner were even mindful during the design of his now famous assault rifle - the M-16 - that the 3 gram or so projectile from the 5.56mm X 45 mm round due to it's lightness could tumble end over end as it enters the center-mass region of a human target with nary a body armor. <br />Yes, I too agree that the Star Trek original series episode A Taste of Armageddon does highlight the futility of our current Geneva Convention and it could be Gene Roddenberry's critique on the subject.Dee Tallonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16849378570337407366noreply@blogger.com