From: Lyle Burkhead (LYBRHED@delphi.com)
Date: Tue Oct 01 1996 - 17:05:11 MDT
I wrote,
> Making sarin with diamondoid-based assemblers is not going to be
> any easier than making sarin with biotechnology, or with
> conventional chemical synthesis. In fact it would be harder.
to which John Clark replied,
> Not true, it would be much easier to make anything with Nanotechnology,
> I gave my reasons as to exactly why it is easier in another post,
> the one you found too boring to read.
This is very boring.
I wrote,
> If somebody wants to claim that the diamondoid genie machine will
> reprogram itself for free, so all you have to say is "I want a ton of sarin,"
> and presto, it appears... all I can say at this point is: balderdash.
>
> Designing and programming machinery to perform complex tasks
> isn't going to get any easier in the 21st century. It will always be a job
> for experts. Programming will not be free or instantaneous in the future
> any more than it is now.
to which John Clark replied,
> Agreed. Apparently that ["balderdash"] is all you can say.
Note the expression, "at this point." After writing approximately
thirty posts on this subject, I think enough is enough. I find myself
in the odd position of trying to convince grown-ups that Santa Clause
doesn't exist.
It's time to move on to other things. I need to go out and propagate my
own meme-set. I mentioned some time ago that I am going to open an
on-line university. Philosophy will not be a separate subject; it will be
integrated into all subjects. The ideas I have introduced here (such as
"calibration") will be used throughout the curriculum, along with other
ideas (such as language reflection) that I have not mentioned on the list.
Lyle
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