I agree with everything Robert had to say on this issue in his excellent post.
Yes, that includes all the parts that weren't quotes from me. :-)
Robert said it so eloquently and so clearly, that I don't feel the need to add anything. Another reminder of why Robert became an ExI director. He really gets it!
Max
Implications of Advanced Technologies
President, Extropy Institute: http://www.extropy.org
EXTRO 4 Conference: Biotech Futures. See http://www.extropy.org/ex4/e4main.htm