Re: Science Struggle

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From: John McCarthy
Date: Thu, 23 Sep 1999 00:00

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"Starbuck" <pmdlandarch@earthlink.net> writes:

> >>>I would argue that we need to pay a lot of attention to consequences in
> the modern world, and not rely on recipies that were perhaps useful
> thousands or millions of years ago.<<<
> 
> That is something worthwhile to keep in mind.
> 
> On the other hand, Cromagnon man is Cromagnon man.  Despite our
> technological progress (and our pride), we really aren't significantly
> differant beings from our ancestors 150,000 years ago.

The difference may not be significant to you, but they are important
to me.  I would not have done well in a Cro-Magnon world.

-- 
John McCarthy, Computer Science Department, Stanford, CA 94305
http://www-formal.stanford.edu/jmc/progress/
He who refuses to do arithmetic is doomed to talk nonsense.

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From: John McCarthy <jmc@Steam.Stanford.EDU>
Subject: Re: Science Struggle
Date: 1999/09/23
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