Comments on: UK Science minister acts on Royal Society nanotech study http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=1795 examining transformative technology Wed, 03 Apr 2013 18:23:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Chemisor http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=1795#comment-4921 Chemisor Sat, 26 Feb 2005 19:00:45 +0000 http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=1795#comment-4921 <p><strong>Re:Liability -- what a concept</strong></p> <p>Hah! I can just imagine a lawsuit against the US government alleging "wrongful death" for "failure" to develop immortality.</p> Re:Liability — what a concept

Hah! I can just imagine a lawsuit against the US government alleging "wrongful death" for "failure" to develop immortality.

]]> By: RobertBradbury http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=1795#comment-4920 RobertBradbury Sat, 26 Feb 2005 16:41:50 +0000 http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=1795#comment-4920 <p><strong>Liability -- what a concept</strong></p> <p>It is so interesting that the ETC group is advancing the concept of "liability". Given that the delay in development of nanotechnology (particularly in the nanomedical aspects) is going to cost us about 100,000 lives a day (so for every day the ETC group or politicians delay the development of robust nanotechnology it costs humanity 100,000 lives) it would be highly interesting to see what the ETC group's insurance companies are quoting them for rates with respect to wrongful death claims.</p> <p>Watch carefully for the first "wrongful death" suit associated with delaying the development of nanotechnology. While there may be hazards associated with the development of nanotechnology, as there may be with the development of any new technology, the costs of *NOT* developing such technology are clear though many may stick their heads in the sand and refuse to recognize them.</p> Liability — what a concept

It is so interesting that the ETC group is advancing the concept of "liability". Given that the delay in development of nanotechnology (particularly in the nanomedical aspects) is going to cost us about 100,000 lives a day (so for every day the ETC group or politicians delay the development of robust nanotechnology it costs humanity 100,000 lives) it would be highly interesting to see what the ETC group's insurance companies are quoting them for rates with respect to wrongful death claims.

Watch carefully for the first "wrongful death" suit associated with delaying the development of nanotechnology. While there may be hazards associated with the development of nanotechnology, as there may be with the development of any new technology, the costs of *NOT* developing such technology are clear though many may stick their heads in the sand and refuse to recognize them.

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