tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563921876019154209.post6970739125549672142..comments2023-12-17T18:02:23.070-05:00Comments on ~Upstream and Down~: Grab the nearest book~Ruth L.~http://www.blogger.com/profile/01008932486010118709noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563921876019154209.post-43470216799039846802008-03-10T20:41:00.000-04:002008-03-10T20:41:00.000-04:00Ah, Bob . . . it seems that life itself is dangero...Ah, Bob . . . it seems that life itself is dangerous!Ruth L.~https://www.blogger.com/profile/01008932486010118709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563921876019154209.post-75384135165316112882008-03-09T20:21:00.000-04:002008-03-09T20:21:00.000-04:00Dangerous indeed, Ruth. Let's say nanobots can roo...Dangerous indeed, Ruth. Let's say nanobots can root out disease among the general population so that the average life span exceeds a century. Won't there be serious social and economic implications? Say I retire at 62, which in fact I did, and collect Social Security for another 40 years--and then you multiply that by several million other people--then we have huge economic implications. This isn't to say we shouldn't extend our life spans, just that it will come with a cost.Bob Sanchezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08350825385315155962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563921876019154209.post-36045145507342936232008-03-06T07:24:00.000-05:002008-03-06T07:24:00.000-05:00I will participate soon - thanks for the tag. Firs...I will participate soon - thanks for the tag. First I have to go read more dangerous ideas!Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14555472024981357622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563921876019154209.post-29313423174851765342008-03-02T12:45:00.000-05:002008-03-02T12:45:00.000-05:00Ruth, that sounds like a really interesting book. ...Ruth, that sounds like a really interesting book. For some reason, I don't enjoy reading fiction anymore. I prefer non-fiction, and that book sounds just like my cuppa tea!Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06979114933441527890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563921876019154209.post-27206076197112246852008-03-02T11:00:00.000-05:002008-03-02T11:00:00.000-05:00Hi Ruth, Hi Sarah:To hop from your mention of reli...Hi Ruth, Hi Sarah:<BR/><BR/>To hop from your mention of religion, Sarah ... I recently came across (where?) "Ban smoking, save thousands of lives ... Ban religion, save millions of lives ..."<BR/><BR/>Without going into detail, I looked at page 123 of one of the books I'm reading (A LIFE OF JM BARRIE by Lisa Chaney) and the writer is discussing Barrie's take on the world of fairies, compared to that of the world of fairies for children up until PETER PAN. <BR/><BR/>Well, PETER PAN was dangerous! Still is!<BR/><BR/>I'll never grow up!<BR/><BR/>ROSSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563921876019154209.post-54695900845532696882008-03-01T20:41:00.000-05:002008-03-01T20:41:00.000-05:00Gosh that looks like a very interesting book - wil...Gosh that looks like a very interesting book - will have to check that one out.Janice Thomsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02506920585319893814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563921876019154209.post-73134754978255472272008-03-01T16:17:00.000-05:002008-03-01T16:17:00.000-05:00RuthWhat a fun thing, Ruth. I'll be working on it....Ruth<BR/><BR/>What a fun thing, Ruth. I'll be working on it. <BR/><BR/>The dangerous idea will come later. <BR/><BR/>I read a group of essays about that subject this last year. The most dangerous one I remember was to ban ALL religions. WOW! What would we fight about then?sarah corbett morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06327514344421041651noreply@blogger.com