From: John Marlow (johnmarrek@yahoo.com)
Date: Tue Jan 09 2001 - 22:30:23 MST
"For there is no secret and there is no defense; there
is no possibility of control except through the
aroused understanding and insistence of the peoples of
the world. We scientists recognise our inescapable
responsibility to carry to our fellow citizens an
understanding of atomic energy and its implication for
society. In this lies our only security and our only
hope - we believe that an informed citizenry will act
for life and not for death. ---Albert Einstein, 1947"
--john marlow
--
Eliezer S. Yudkowsky wrote:
??
John Marlow wrote:
>
> Already have; taking a lesson from Albert E.
--
Eliezer S. Yudkowsky wrote:
John Marlow wrote:
>
> I'd love to see similar calculations regarding the
goo
> situation.
If it happens, we're screwed. Accept this, and decide
what you're
going
to do about it.
--
John Marlow wrote:
Sure, accidents may be containable. Most probably
would be, no question. That's not my problem. My
problem is that there is a potential here--never
before seen--for a SELF-REPLICATING accident (or
psychotic incident)the
consequences of which expand exponentially and which
cannot be halted. Somewhat analogous to Teller's
side-bets on Trinity igniting the atmosphere in a
globe-spanning chain reaction. Meticulous calculations
showed that to be very, very, very unlikely, if not
impossible.
I'd love to see similar calculations regarding the goo
situation.
I really would.
?
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