KilLogic (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} blackiceuphoria) wrote, |
Hmmm, an interesting statement: Why not? : P
The novel was actually pretty optimistic: guaranteed honesty meant a bunch of suicides, a lot of divorce, but eventually it meant that you could finally trust when someone is making a business deal with you, and with everything in the open, you could make great progress in diplomacy between countries.
Actually, the book concentrated mainly on crime. The author thought a LOT of money was being wasted on the prison system and ineffective court procedures. So with a truth machine, all the billions that go toward keeping prisoners could go to scientific development instead. After installing capital punishement, all crimes committed after the Truth Machine was put into use had to be premeditated... so no excuse. o.o
The novel was actually pretty optimistic: guaranteed honesty meant a bunch of suicides, a lot of divorce, but eventually it meant that you could finally trust when someone is making a business deal with you, and with everything in the open, you could make great progress in diplomacy between countries.
Actually, the book concentrated mainly on crime. The author thought a LOT of money was being wasted on the prison system and ineffective court procedures. So with a truth machine, all the billions that go toward keeping prisoners could go to scientific development instead. After installing capital punishement, all crimes committed after the Truth Machine was put into use had to be premeditated... so no excuse. o.o
