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Re: Re: Re: starship-design: scoops and sails and something topush against
A comment on yr post Kelly.
> economics is a science with understood laws and rules that even apply across
> species (where aplicable). Psychology isn't well researched, but is a
> reflection of the structure of our minds, which excluding extensive gene work,
> isn't likely to change in the next few million years, and seems to trace it
> roots back through most mammals. Society, culture ignoring trivialities like
> music art etc falls into a couple major groups (feudal/dictator, democratic)
> which have existed for a few thousand years. So were pretty sure some sort of
> law based, probably democratic society will dominate long term (dictatortships
> lack productivity to compete long term).
>
> So for the purposes of this discusino, I can't see any major changes that
> would alter things.
As for 'major changes that would alter things'. How about fiddling with
the human genome. There are several changes I'd like to see made (when/if
possible) and it seems that we are heading into a time of ever increasing
genetic manipulation. I know that current mores oppose this idea, but
those have a way of changing with the times too. In fact, i would
predict these changes being made before humanity truly becomes a
spacefaring race.
Nels