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Actually the most interesting point brought up in the article wasn't about carbon trading, but about the future of our species: "I don't think we can react fas
by c1sc0 18y ago
Actually the most interesting point brought up in the article wasn't about carbon trading, but about the future of our species:
"I don't think we can react fast enough or are clever enough to handle what's coming up" - James Lovelock
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"Within thirty years, we will have the technological means to create superhuman intelligence. Shortly after, the human era will be ended." - Vernor Vinge
- Rod 18y agoQuoting economist John Kenneth Galbraith (1908-2006): "The only function of economic forecasting is to make astrology look respectable." Remove the word "economic" from the quote, and it still applies perfectly. No expert has ever been able to predict where the human species will be in a few decades.