Geez, that's pretty grim! Are you a part of some death cult? There's a lot of great ways a law respecting society can ensure a fresh evolution of ideas. Death doesn't have to be one of them.
On Thu, May 14, 2015 at 7:26 PM, Jed Rothwell <jedrothw...@gmail.com> wrote: > Giovanni Santostasi <gsantost...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> We the death of each individual an irreplaceable world is lost. In >> particular when we are talking about creative and productive people that >> could contribute for centuries to the better of mankind. >> > > Yeah? What makes you think the creative productive people would be > preserved? No way! It would be the wealthy and brutal people. If we had > this in the 20th century, Stalin would still be in charge of Russia. J. > Gould and the other robber barons would still be running Wall Street. The > Kim family would run North Korea forever. > > In cold fusion, opponents such as Huizenga would make policy for the next > 500 years, and they would never allow research. Young people would never be > able to contribute, or even grow up. Even James Watt became an impediment > to progress at the end of his life. > > Death leads to turnover. It gives young people with fresh perspectives a > chance. Most great science is done by young people. If the old scientists > never get out the way, new ideas will never be published. > > I agree with Max Planck. Death is sad for the individual, but it is a > blessing to society, and it is essential. > > - Jed > >
