The problem is that this is all being conducted as a business. Pure research is not taking place. If you are a business you must show a profit and you sometimes cannot be too concerned about the consequences of that profit.
But where I take issue with this concern is when you apply it to nanotechnology, which is just as morally neutral as chemistry, just less understood. And when you consider that the mechanism of a vast number of pharmaceuticals is not understood, marketing anything *less* understood would seem a bit reckless. We've already had Vioxx, but we have to leap into the unknown over clean windows? Apparently so, because people will buy it. nonetheless, I think nanotechnology offers a lot of promise, so when you start talking about Borgs, well, that makes me think Luddite. We need to be more aware of the consequences of ALL our technology if you ask me. >Blah blah blah > >Collectivist nonsense > >Blah blah blah > >I'm a commie > >Blah blah blah. > >Sorry, you were saying? > > >-- >Timothy Heald >Analyst, Architect, Developer >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >W: 202-228-8372 >C: 703-300-3911 >-----Original Message----- >From: Vivec [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Monday, April 10, 2006 1:44 PM >To: CF-Community >Subject: Re: Nano-technology revealed as being dangerous. > >But what we need to guard against is Capitalist concerns overriding real >threats to public health and corruption allowing companies to get away with >murder. > >Capitalism is fine, but when corruption, pay-offs and greed are used to >undermine public safety and society in the name of profit, that is where the >problems occur. > >On 4/10/06, Loathe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> It's scary, but I don't think you should or even could legally >> disallow research and eventually marketing of nano based products. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:203590 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
