That's an interesting proposition... To extend the idea... What if that 'magic box' as you refer to it were actually a computer, and to follow the logic of Ray Kurtweil's 'Age of Spiritual Machines' it's 40 years into the future and all of a sudden, we find ourselves without body and physical needs. Then, the magic box becomes us, and we no longer need anything physical. Then, all we do all day is seek new knowledge and understanding of the universe because the former needs (food, water sex etc) are simply no longer relevant... All that's left is knowledge.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Raymond Camden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, October 05, 2001 2:26 AM Subject: RE: Water of peace? > > > > Didn't Neal Stevenson talk about doing this in the Diamond > > Age? Nanotech here we come. > > > > When food and water can be made from nothing, as well as diamonds, it > will certainly have an interesting effect on the economy. > > Here is an interesting question for you guys - tell me what you think > about this: > > Imagine a device is made. It's the size of a shoebox. We will call it > the "Wishbox". These boxes are given away for free. Each box can > produce... well, anything. Food, water, diamonds, TVs (maybe it's bigger > than a shoebox ;), essentially, anything you want. Therefore, you no > longer need to work. What would this to the world? To our economy? We > would still need some workers. Doctors, for example. Teachers, lawyers, > people to build large buildings. But it seems like a large amount of > people would not have a need to work. How would we entice people to take > essential jobs? Sure, people have callings, but the money is at least > part of it. > > Would the Earth become a big party? > > -RC > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
