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Atanu Dey's avatar

Thanks, David. Excellent as usual.

What surprises me the most is the assumption many people make that the world is static -- that there are no technological advances and that people do not adapt even to gradually changing environments. Assuming a static world when in fact the world is getting more dynamic does not make sense to me.

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Max More's avatar

I feel like I'm missing something right at the end. On the effects of technological progress in medicine and in protection from weather, you conclude: "they will reduce both the increased mortality from heat and the decreased mortality from cold." I don't see why such advances would reduce the decreased mortality from cold. In other words, you seem to be saying that medical and environmental technology advances will cause more people to die from cold. How can that be?

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