I'm thinking not much more than goes during wartime. Instead of using research to find more effective way to kill something, the research would just go towards enhancing our lives with more entertainment devices, better transportation, and the like. Coincidentally, or not, much of this can be and has derived from wartime innovations now. I'll pull examples if you want, but I'm certain you can think of some yourself.Home wrote:
No, but I do expect that a drastically smaller amount of money would be dedicated to killing people. Think how much money just a single bomb costs. We would be saving massive amounts of money, which would be focused elsewhere, and probably a good portion of it would go to elongating human lives.nukchebi0 wrote:
Are you expecting that 100% of research during peacetime would be dedicated to elongating human lives?Home wrote:
But an equal or greater amount of time, attention and money is used on keeping opposing soldiers dead. If that went to the other purpose, who knows what we could achieve?
Poll
War--is it good?
| Yes | 14% | 14% - 5 | ||||
| No | 58% | 58% - 20 | ||||
| I'm a hippie | 11% | 11% - 4 | ||||
| I'm an arms dealer--of course. | 14% | 14% - 5 | ||||
| Total: 34 | ||||||
Computers is a striking example of a wartime innovation. Undoubtedly they have improved the lives of billions. However, computers would have been invented sooner or later it just seems that war is a catalyst.nukchebi0 wrote:
I'm thinking not much more than goes during wartime. Instead of using research to find more effective way to kill something, the research would just go towards enhancing our lives with more entertainment devices, better transportation, and the like. Coincidentally, or not, much of this can be and has derived from wartime innovations now. I'll pull examples if you want, but I'm certain you can think of some yourself.Home wrote:
No, but I do expect that a drastically smaller amount of money would be dedicated to killing people. Think how much money just a single bomb costs. We would be saving massive amounts of money, which would be focused elsewhere, and probably a good portion of it would go to elongating human lives.nukchebi0 wrote:
Are you expecting that 100% of research during peacetime would be dedicated to elongating human lives?
Rocket technology for example, Nazi Germany came up with the first rockets that went into outer space (V2), and centurys before them the Chinese made gunpowder rockets to fire explosive charges at the enemy.
I think it's mighty uninformed to say "nothing good ever came from war" but we could certainly do without it.
im on the left there...
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Fight the power, maaaan.
No one desires peace more than the soldier, for he must pay the highest price in war.
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