Scientific pessimism

From: Ben Goertzel (ben@goertzel.org)
Date: Tue Feb 25 2003 - 07:21:00 MST

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Remarkably dumb scientific pessimism from an individual in a powerful
position...

http://freeinfo.org/tch/fall99/articles/horgan.html

Unbelievably, this senior Scientific American writer is arguing that science
is basically over and won't significantly progress any further.

Seriously!

-- Ben G

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