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From: David Stodolsky <>
Subject: Re: is there a dangerous transition period?
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2006 17:15:43 +0200

On 26 Sep 2006, at 14:50, Raphael T. Haftka wrote:

> The discussions of a possible takeover of CI reminded me of an old  
> worry, the period when it may become clear to most people that if  
> they can only hold on for 30-40 more years, they are likely to live  
> at least several hundred more years.

Given the long human life span, definitive information of this type  
will not suddenly appear, but will accumulate over maybe a hundred  
year period.


> If at that time cryonics will also be a proven technology (e.g.,  
> animals de-animated and re-animated) there may be a rush on our  
> facilities.

Any sudden surge would likely be triggered by a centralized news  
source. Given the rapid spread of alternative news sources and the  
loss of credibility of mass media, this becomes less and less likely.


A much greater risk is the destabilization of the International  
nuclear balance as more and more states acquire nuclear weapons.  
These kinds of systems are stable when only a few actors have weapons  
and also when most have the weapons.

The Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty is being ignored and undermined  
by the Bush Regime, thus we are seeing a spread of the technology to  
more and more states. There already have been  situations where we  
were one word away from a nuclear war and the risk is now increasing.


dss


David Stodolsky    Skype: davidstodolsky

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