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Unread postby Falconoffury » Mon 03 Oct 2005, 18:49:02

http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB ... ee_feature

How can a society allow an author like this publish a book that ignores basic fundamentals of physics and chemistry? This guy would be better writing hollywood scripts rather than anything resembling reality.
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Re: Look at this pathetic author

Unread postby rogerhb » Mon 03 Oct 2005, 19:09:02

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Falconoffury', 'H')ow can a society allow an author like this publish a book that ignores basic fundamentals of physics and chemistry?


Freedom of speech? Freedom to be an idiot?

Why is having people living to the age of 300 supposed to be a good thing? Don't we have an overpopulation problem now?

I have no problem with people doing idle speculation.
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Re: Look at this pathetic author

Unread postby Hawkcreek » Mon 03 Oct 2005, 19:48:10

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Unread postby SupplyConcerns » Mon 03 Oct 2005, 20:03:31

Here at Oberlin College, I know a number of people who put credence in the idea of the singularity. What's more strange, I'm taking a class called "Biotechnology and Culture", which basically accepts the singularity and transhumanism among its premises.
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Unread postby Locutionist » Mon 03 Oct 2005, 21:05:34

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('SupplyConcerns', 'H')ere at Oberlin College, I know a number of people who put credence in the idea of the singularity. What's more strange, I'm taking a class called "Biotechnology and Culture", which basically accepts the singularity and transhumanism among its premises.


Transhumanism is pretty interesting, one of the few places people have been taking seriously the impacts of emerging technologies on culture. It was always hard for me to take very seriously but it provided some fun speculation.

I interviewed James Hughes (a.k.a. "Dr. J" / Changesurfer Radio) a while back for an article -- really nice guy. He has an interview up at Changesurfer Radio with Richard Eidlin of the Apollo Alliance. I'm not familiar with the Apollo Alliance, nor have I listened to the interview, but the title is "building the post-oil society." Perhaps he talks about "nanocarbons" or something.

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