X-Message-Number: 28031 From: "John de Rivaz" <> Subject: Re: #28030 Regarding the 'Singularity' Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2006 12:07:22 +0100 I considered that John K Clark made some excellent points with regards to the distribution of wealth. I do wonder whether commercial capitalism is the best possible method of setting the sequence of scientific research. For example, is it better to work on going to Mars as soon as possible or leave it a while for a better technological infrastructure to develop so it can be done more safely and cheaply? Is it better to work on medical treatments that are so complex that they can only benefit a few people (even if given free by the government to people selected at random) at the expense of treatments that can benefit large numbers of people? -- Sincerely, John de Rivaz: http://John.deRivaz.com for websites including Cryonics Europe, Longevity Report, The Venturists, Porthtowan, Alec Harley Reeves - inventor, Arthur Bowker - potter, de Rivaz genealogy, Nomad .. and more Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=28031