On Dec 14, 2007 8:33 AM, Benjamin Goertzel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So, if a certain nation were to make laws allowing this, and to encourage > research into this, then potentially they could gain a dramatic advantage > over other nations... > > There does therefore seem a possibility for a "brain enhancement race" > if a case is made to some national government that within say 10-20 years > effort a massively productivity-increasing brain-enhancement could be made.
Are there any efforts at using Nootropic drugs in a 'brain enhancement race' ? I haven't heard about it, but then I wouldn't because the program would be kept secret. Making the general public smarter is not in the best interest of government, who wants to keep us fat dumb and (relatively) happy (read: distracted). If we're not making people smarter with currently available resources, why would we invest in research to discover expensive new technologies to make people smarter? We need that money to invest in research for expensive new technologies to allow people to be lazier. ----- This list is sponsored by AGIRI: http://www.agiri.org/email To unsubscribe or change your options, please go to: http://v2.listbox.com/member/?member_id=8660244&id_secret=76063874-be9528
