Article June 19, 1971 Issue

Signs of the Times

with contributions from Edward B. Lindaman, Arnold Walker

Edward B. Lindaman
Author
Space: A New Direction for Mankind

"Every historical event that has changed man's view of the world has also changed man's understanding of himself. Now we have suddenly begun looking at the world from outside the world. We can be more critical, perhaps more detached, surely more competent in seeing it as a whole.

"Man has always reacted to his world through various symbols. One of the most consistent has been the symbol of flight—a bird, an eagle. It seems to symbolize our basic urge to be free from the confines of Earth. Now man has achieved the ultimate in flight. He really is free from Earth. What will his next craving be? The answer is coming clear: it is man himself. Man must now conquer himself.

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