From: Adrian Tymes (wingcat@pacbell.net)
Date: Sun May 18 2003 - 23:51:32 MDT
--- "Robert J. Bradbury" <bradbury@aeiveos.com> wrote:
> I took an opportunity at the recent Foresight S.A.
> conference to stand up and point out that I had
> the genomic sequence of the SARS virus on my
> computer,
> I had access to the machines and resources necessary
> to recreate it. (This effort would not be much
> different from the recent efforts that recreated
> the polio virus.) I also pointed out that I could
> return to the conference in the next year and easily
> infect everyone attending with the SARS virus.
But you won't. The very same knowledge which gives
you
this capability, also gives you an outlook on life
that
alters your values such the it is not worthwhile to
take the time to destroy many people, at least among
those that are not actively trying to destroy you.
That is the only defense most of us have against most
of us, at least on this list. And you know what? So
far, it's worked.
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