From: Bryan Moss (bryan.moss@dial.pipex.com)
Date: Tue Jul 07 1998 - 10:44:33 MDT
Anders Sandberg wrote:
> Perhaps the cases could be strengthened by
> showing the evidence that existed in the time
> the original claim already pointed in that
> direction. Birds showed that heavier-than-air
> flight was possible etc. The moral outrages are
> especially revealing since they show how far we
> have come and can make people think about their
> own views: are they any less silly and
> conservative.
Drexler puts this technique to good use in Engines
of Creation. The first couple of chapters outline
natural parallels to his ideas (the T-virus, how
blood cell move, how muscles work, etc). I think
this is by far one of the easiest ways of
introducing a new concept.
BM
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