Ender's Game

Finally it has arrived... "Ender's Game" written by Orson Scott Card is being published by Marvel Comics. Woohooo!! Ender's Game is one of my all time favorite books. I read it in the library first and have purchased three copies myself. Yes it is that good.

You take a child and you send him into space to learn strategy. You tell him its in preparation for the next big war. You tell him its all a game simulations. You Lie. The games aren't a game these children are really commanding space fleets. It is supposed to make it easier so there are no feelings of guilt for people in your command dying. It really is a great book.

In reality we are almost to that point ourselves with remote combat vehicles. We are almost at the point where we won't have to risk our soldiers to fight. Is it a good thing to dehumanize killing other humans? I don't think so. But it will save the lives of our soldiers and that can be seen as only a good thing.

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