Dear William,

Subject:  Winston Churchhill and Off-Topic

Winston is one of my favorate leaders.

I remember one statement (when England
was almost defeated -- after Dunkirk) he
said,

Hitler knows that he must "break" us in
this island -- or lose the war.   Now
that took guts.

Further, I do know how difficult true-prevention
is, and realized that the individual himself
must make that decision or choice -- on
the threshold -- or lose his distant vision
to stair-case myopia -- permanently.

This makes the decsion to prevent
or "not-prevent" a very serious matter
for the person (and his parents) -- not
to be taken lightly.  Certainly this
is the second-opinion approach, which
you can accept or deny.  And I would
suggest that the on-topic covers that
kind of evaluation or review of the
proven dynamic character of the
natural eye.  See:

www.chinamyopia.org

But to continue our quotes, I always
Dr. R. Goddard quote.

Certainly Goddard came under
extreme pressure to "shut up" when
he claimed that it would be possible
to send a rocket to the moon.  Obviously
that was impossible -- in the
"public mind".

I believe that you are telling me that
true-prevention IS IMPOSSIBLE.

Here are the quotes for your intellectual enjoyment.

Best,

Otis

________________

    It is difficult to say what is impossible, for the dream of
yesterday, is the hope of today, and the reality of tomorrow.

                Robert H. Goddard

    He that resolves upon any great and good end has, by that
very resolution, scaled the chief barrier to it.

Tryon Edwards

    A new scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its
opponents and making them see the light, but rather because its
opponents eventually die, and a new generation grows up that is
familiar with it.

Max Planck

    Part of the art and skill of the engineer and of the experimental
physicist is to create conditions in which certain
events are sure to occur.

Eugene Wigner

    Nature does not appear very simple or unified ...    [but] we
can at least make out the shape of symmetries, which though
broken, are exact principles governing all phenomena, expressions
of the beauty of the world ...

Steven Weinberg

    Knowledge rests not only upon truth alone, but upon error
also.

C.  Jung

    Arguments are to be avoided.  They are always vulgar and
often convincing.

Oscar Wilde

Best,

Otis