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?

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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

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