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Group: alt.philosophy · Group Profile
Author: Jerry Kraus
Date: Aug 5, 2008 09:37

On Aug 5, 11:21 am, John Stafford winona.edu> wrote:
> On 8/5/08 9:14 AM, in article
> d3a825eb-15b5-4466-9905-e50de3eb1...@r66g2000hsg.googlegroups.com, "Jerry
>
> Kraus" yahoo.com> wrote:
>> [...] Scientists
>> should find something more useful to do with their time and resources
>> than speculate about it.
>
> OK, Jerry, what would have scientists do instead of studying nature so that
> humankind might improve quality of life?
>
> At one time there was a large culture that determined what was scientific
> fact by political philosophy and carried on policy accordingly. It failed.
> What kind of world would you create? Lay it out.
>
>> Point 2:  Evolution is actually, not the greatest scientific theory.
>> Which is why it is often systematically attacked.  It always has been.
>
> It is attacked because some people have such a great investment in denying
> it.
>
>> Point 3:  Professional scientists are arrogant, incompetent,abusive
>> liars.  Society would be better off without them.  They create nothing
>> but confusion.
>
> So, Jerry, choose a problem and tell us how YOU would go about solving it.

Well, controlled nuclear fusion comes to mind. Nanotechnology and
inertial confinement as the general approach. Yes, I know, some
people are working on it. Not doing too good a job, apparently. And,
much too much time and money are being blown on electromagnetic
confinement technologies, which are totally impractical: e.g., the
ITER project in France.

Actually, if there's anything online with the details of current
approaches to inertial confinement nuclear fusion technology, using
microlasers, I wouldn't mind taking a look at it. This is the correct
approach. Cheap and simple.
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