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To: buwaya
All I’m saying is that if there is a remedy here somewhere, a social-engineering formula or a drug or a surgical intervention, anything that can even just make up the difference, it would be of literally incalculable value.

As would a means of enhancing the difference (i.e. enhancing intelligence). This would be particularly true (the value of it) with people who are already highly intelligent - moving some of them into the genius class (where most of the Nobel Prize scientists reside) would dramatically enhance our understanding of science and dramatically improve our ability to solve "insolvable" problems.

27 posted on 10/01/2007 9:06:00 PM PDT by Ancesthntr
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To: Ancesthntr

I am sure that would be the case. There are many possibilities if we obtain a better understanding of the mind. That is why the value of this knowledge makes it the ultimate technological prize, the greatest potential for material payoff.


41 posted on 10/02/2007 9:10:00 AM PDT by buwaya
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