On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 13:29:14 -0500, Horn, John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Wouldn't those last 2 be a *bit* more than extrapolations and fit > the definition of fictional science. The fact is that the > technology doesn't exist to create a publicly accessible 24-hour > surveilance system or to actually clone humans on a large scale (or, > as far as we know, on any scale). Sure, the basics are there but > actually doing either of these are beyond our current capabilities.
Yeah, they're not perfect examples, just quick off the cuff ones. But for the surveilance one: sure, something like that hasn't been implemented <or has it?> , but I think most of the technology building blocks are in place and it would only be a matter of scaling up from there: small steps, not leaps. On cloning: I'm no expert, but from what I have read/heard it's already been done (covertly), and a lab that's capable of doing IVF (in vitro fertilization) should be capable of human cloning: the equipment would be the same. But yeah, the technology isn't really there yet, so not a very good example. Hmm, it'd be an interesting discussion topic for brin-l at some point, though. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
