Re:The Unparalleled Genius of John von Neumann
by spacechild1 on Wednesday May 19, 2021 @09:13AM
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So Bertrand Russell wasn't always right, either. Fortunately, the actual politicians in charge were a bit more reasonable.
Re:The Unparalleled Genius of John von Neumann
by adolph on Wednesday May 19, 2021 @09:21AM
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What if he was right and we live now in a world worse as a result?
What if he wasn’t right and we live now in a world better as a result?
Re:The Unparalleled Genius of John von Neumann
by nahuel0x on Wednesday May 19, 2021 @09:41AM
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For the curious, check this essay "Did Russell Advocate Preventive Atomic War against the USSR?": https://mulpress.mcmaster.ca/russelljournal/article/download...
Re:The Unparalleled Genius of John von Neumann
by i_haz_rabies on Wednesday May 19, 2021 @09:19AM
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I wonder if their opinions would have changed if they had been aware of the possibility this would result in nuclear winter.
Well, even Bertrand Russell, who protested against war from WWI to the Vietnam War, advocated a preemptive nuclear strike against the USSR in 1954. The risk of nuclear war killing everyone, once the USSR had nukes, just seemed too great, I guess.