han Posted April 24, 2006 Report Share Posted April 24, 2006 Dream on Mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke warm Posted April 24, 2006 Report Share Posted April 24, 2006 mike does have a point, though... some technology of today would seem simply amazing to the people of 50 years ago, and to those of 100 years ago some would probably seem to be magical they grew a bladder from a cell... transplants with no rejections, anyone? if a bladder, why not a heart; an ear; a liver; hell, why not a spinal column? medical science and ethics are soon gonna run smack into one another... imo, the money will win (as usual) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerben42 Posted April 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2006 mike does have a point, though... some technology of today would seem simply amazing to the people of 50 years ago, and to those of 100 years ago some would probably seem to be magical Sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. - Arthur C. Clarke - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
han Posted April 25, 2006 Report Share Posted April 25, 2006 SARCASM ALERT! You know what, let's build ourselves a new, perfect planet! It's perhaps not possible now, but if we put a lot of tax-money into it then soon it will. And in the meantime we'll have lots of interesting scientific inventions. After all, we'll put the smartest people on this project. SARCASM OFF There is a big difference between trying to grow a blatter from a cell and trying to build a settlement on Mars. Not every project that you can dream off is worthwhile from a scientific point of view. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke warm Posted April 25, 2006 Report Share Posted April 25, 2006 Not every project that you can dream off is worthwhile from a scientific point of view. i agree 100%... i'm just glad i'm not in a position to judge what is or isn't 'worthwhile'... i'm too ignorant of too many sciences to even attempt it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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