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From: henry@utzoo.UUCP (Henry Spencer)
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Subject: Re: Star Wars North
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Date: Mon, 1-Apr-85 11:08:18 EST
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> ...focus on benefits to society from the economic and cultural is not
> unreasonable.   As many people have observed, the Japanese fifth
> generation project seeks to provide the tools for transition to an
> information society.  This includes lots of things like improving
> quality of life, improving the the production and delivery of good and
> services, and providing better access to knowledge of all kinds.
> I would like to see those who have defended defense research on the basis 
> of our ``imperfect world'' try their hand at explaining why these goals
> are not more important?

Any consideration of economic and cultural benefits assumes that you will
survive and remain free long enough to be interested.  Given an imperfect
world, this cannot be taken for granted.
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				Henry Spencer @ U of Toronto Zoology
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