For Some Years I Have Spent My

Failures Of Perspective In Decision-making Can Be Due To Aspects Of The Social Utility Paradox, But More Often Result From Simple Mistakes Caused By Inadequate Thought.

I'm Against Ignorance.

In 1960 I Published A Book That Attempted To Direct Attention To The Possibility Of A Thermonuclear War, To Ways Of Reducing The Likelihood Of Such A War, And To Methods For Coping With The Consequences Should War Occur Despite Our Efforts To Avoid It.

Hopefully, Nations Will Refuse To Accept A Situation In Which Nuclear Accidents Actually Do Occur, And, If At All Possible, They Will Do Something To Correct A System Which Makes Them Likely.

Clearly, The First Task Is To Gain Acceptance Of A More Reasonable View Of The Future, One That Opens Possibilities Rather Than Forecloses Them.