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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: RetiredNow who wrote (356017)10/24/2007 9:41:07 PM
From: combjelly  Read Replies (3) of 1578206
 
"Did you know that Stephen Hawking,"

I think Hawking is being overly dramatic. The species has a bright future. And we are pushing our knowledge and technology forward at a rapid rate.

Now, that doesn't mean that we aren't going to make life interesting for us as a species. But I don't think we are close to wiping out all but a small fraction.

But, Hawking isn't alone in his viewpoint. Arthur C. Clarke once stated that "if humanity is to survive, then for most of its history the word 'ship' will mean 'spaceship'.". FWIW, Clarke is also a Brit. And alive. Dodged a tsunami recently, in fact.

We don't dream large dreams like that any more. Instead of big challenges like the Interstate system, or putting a man on the moon, we argue about tax cuts or whether or not dollar coins are a liberal conspiracy.

Our society is poorer because of that.
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