Many of the problems in the world today are the result of people being
fussy about pennies, being miserly because their sums don't add up.
Governments and banks letting people suffer and die because their sums
don't add up. (01)
My dangerous idea is to ask whether we need precision in accounting
systems, or whether in fact the human race would be a lot better off if
we were all really sloppy about tracking money. (02)
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Peter (03)
Jack Park wrote:
>>From [1]
> <quote>
> WHAT IS YOUR DANGEROUS IDEA?
>
> The history of science is replete with discoveries that were
> considered socially, morally, or emotionally dangerous in their time;
> the Copernican and Darwinian revolutions are the most obvious. What is
> your dangerous idea? An idea you think about (not necessarily one you
> originated) that is dangerous not because it is assumed to be false,
> but because it might be true?
> </quote>
>
> Answers (75000 words) found at [1]
> Jack
> [1] http://www.edge.org/q2006/q06_index.html
> (04)
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