I agree, no need to get apoplectic over the phrasing. Besides, there
is an ever shifting and historically contingent line between the human
and the divine. In ancient times, at least in some parts of the world,
mining asteroids for resources or the wilful modification of Earth's
climate would have
Fair enough, but I don't know of any researchers in this field (as
represented by those on this list) who propose to play God or make
deployment decisions about geoengineering. Scientists and engineers
propose to develop different options for managing risk, and leave it to
accountable
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Subject: [geo] Re: geoengineers as God(s)?
Fair enough, but I don't know of any researchers in this field (as represented
by those on this list) who propose to play God or make deployment decisions
about geoengineering. Scientists and engineers propose to develop
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Subject: [geo] Re: geoengineers as God(s)?
Fair enough, but I don't know of any researchers in this field (as represented
by those on this list) who propose to play God or make deployment decisions
about geoengineering
