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Subject: Re: The old chess program "OwlChess" - I disagree!!!

Author: Steve Maughan

Date: 03:13:41 01/13/01

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David,

>>In my opinion it's virtually beyond doubt that the desire for wealth has >>created wealth - otherwise wealth was an accident.
>
>Or one could say that wealth is a result of human "drive" and that the human
>"drive" is, in essence, sexual drive.
>
>Or one could say that the development of wealth is a result of our striving to
>better the lives of our fellow man and ourselves.
>
>Or...
>
>There are countless ways that different branches of human thought would and
>does assess this. Open your mind.

I'm not saying that there are no other drivers for wealth creation - there are
other ways of creating value or wealth.  You have stated some - they are minor
IMHO. e.g. Russia between 1918 and 1989 still had virilant individuals with the
same sex drive as those in the west but wealth was NOT created at the same rate.

The main driver for wealth creation (again IMHO) is war but that is not a good
economic / quality of life policy!  Then it's profit.  I would also say that
wealth creation is not the most important thing in life - that's computer chess
obviously ;-)

Steve



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