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Date: 1 Jun 89 19:48:33 GMT
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>If we have machines which give effective immortality, the only reason to
>have such an immortality is because of the joy of living, not for the
joy(?)
>of making money. Think of the synergistic multiplication when people
switch
>from competition to mutual helping and a progressive creation or
discovery!

It is not necessarily true that molecular assemblers will foster
cooperation between parties.  It may instead cause individuals and
corporations to become more secretive than ever.

(ron)

[Or simply paranoid, to avoid spreading possible gray goo.  --JoSH]