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"Robert J. Kolker" <bobkolker@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> Tom Potter wrote:
>
>> One advance in technology leads to other advances.
>> For example,
>> Edison's discovery of the "Edison Effect"
>> lead to the diode,
>> which lead to the triode,
>> which lead to the transistor,
>> which lead to integrated circuits,
>> which lead to large scale integration
>> which lead to the microprocessor.
>
> None of which can be understood in the absence of quantum field theory.
>
> Which is why we did not have transistors until 1948.
>
> It is simple:
>
> No relativity, no quantum field theory. No quantum field theory, no modern
> electronic technology.  It is that simple.
>
> Bob Kolker

As I indicated,
technology is driven by technology,

and new technologies come about via serendipity.

Models are compression schemes,
that come into play AFTER THE EFFECT,
in order to compress new knowledge into
one or more popular models.

Vested interests such as races, religions, and governments
make a strong effort to hype the compression schemes
( Models, theories, Gods, organization, hierarchy, zoning, laws, etc.)
that promote their selfish agenda.

No doubt compression schemes are useful,
but when they are or become non-cost effective,
like General Relativity, they should be discarded
in favor of more cost effect and useful compression schemes.

General Relativity is a Tower of Babel,
that wastes time, money and minds on things
like the birth and death of the universe,
time travel, warping through space, worm holes,
black holes, gravitons, evolution of stars, etc.

After Newton's model,
there were immediate and rapid advances
in mechanics, astronomy, etc.

After Maxwell's model
there were immediate and rapid advances
in chemistry, electricity, etc.

After Watson's and Crick's DNA model
there were immediate and rapid advances
in medicine, genetics, animal husbandry,
the history of the Earth and Mankind, etc.

I noticed in the news in the last few days,
that the DNA model was recently used to develop
a new form of rice that will prevent 500,000 children
from going blind EVERY YEAR,

and that it was used to convert blood types,
and that people with rare blood types will have a safe
supply of blood in the future.,

and I noticed today,
that the DNA model was used to
find out that chickens are related genetically
to dinosaur.

Now folks,
would you spend your own money conducting experiments
that predict things that are useless, non-cost-effective,
and far, far beyond man's capacity to
experience in time and space,

or would you spend your money on DNA projects to
develop better food crops,
improve animal husbandry,
develop better medicine,
reconstruct history more accurately,
cure cancer,
create bees that pollinate essential plants more surely,
create animals that can sniff out chemicals and diseases, etc.,
save endangered animals,
find criminals,
purify water,
etc.

A mind is a terrible thing to waste.

-- 
Tom Potter

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