Now for a science related view for this thread

war, or rather the expectation of it, spurs modern non-health based tech research. Certainly not the only form of encouragement, but definitely a major one.

remember, teh nets came from DARPA, which was there for the MILITARY research(ok, so its defense, which brings us back to the expectation of war). and GPS came from US air force.

without military funding, those fat cats in business suits will probably squeeze the scientists and researchers. Not all research generates profit, and as long as it doesn't generate immediate profit, most business aren't going to fund such research. Honda seems to be the only exception i can think of.

Oh, and don't forget the space race, which was during the cold WAR. We got satellites and space travel from that. Though I admit the arms race went in the wrong direction...

Some ppl here seem to be implying that experiments might wipe us all out, so what? stop all the big and pioneering experiments just because there are risks involved? if everyone thought like that, all research can stop since there are always ways to abuse technology.

ME WANTS EXOSKEL NAIW

This post has been edited by ngwinnie: Jul 26 2009, 03:46 AM