> and certainly it is nonsense to suggest that this is equivalent to imposing the precautionary principle on every possible technological advance I agree, but

> and certainly it is nonsense to suggest that this is equivalent to imposing the precautionary principle on every possible technological advance I agree, but would also like to point out that as technology in general becomes more "powerful" (for lack of a better term) ever increasing levels of precaution are inevitably going to be called for. The Wright brothers certainly didn't need to be regulated, but I'm glad SpaceX is...