Well, not having any scientific knowledge or ability, when I hear a prediction about the future I usually ask myself who is funding whatever is going on, or who might fund it in the future. Then I read the bumf to see how far they have actually got with it - I mean,for example, I understand that a quark can appear to be in two places at once, but I am noit putting money into teleportation research. Then I guess I give some thought to whether whoever is talking about it has read a lot of science fiction. Then I ask myself who might make money by lying about it. At some point I will also ask myself how much I want to believe in it/disbelieve in it.
That is assuming I dont think something like "that is just bonkers" and move swiftly on.
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timeasmymeasure
Ok, straight up
Date: 2010-01-26 05:35 pm (UTC)That is assuming I dont think something like "that is just bonkers" and move swiftly on.