From: Robin Hanson (rhanson@gmu.edu)
Date: Mon Jun 25 2001 - 08:09:31 MDT
Damien B. agrees with Hal F.:
> >I feel we should work
> >toward a new methodology for addressing the genuine difficulties which
> >some people have with aspects of future technology. The language of
> >battle, of conflict, is not the appropriate metaphor for addressing
> >this problem. We should not seek to vanquish our opponents, to defeat
> >them in debate or in politics.
>
>Indeed. ...
I agree wholeheartedly as well. As with Hal, my goal is to be sure
people's choices are well informed. I may not share all the values of
those who will make decisions, but I think I will like their informed
choices better than their uninformed choices.
Robin Hanson rhanson@gmu.edu http://hanson.gmu.edu
Asst. Prof. Economics, George Mason University
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