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␈↓ ↓H␈↓␈↓βS␈↓∧ Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Stanford, California 94305

␈↓ ↓H␈↓∧Telephone 415 497-4430␈↓ 
&June 2, 1980 




␈↓ ↓H␈↓Professor Behram Kursunoglu
␈↓ ↓H␈↓Center for Theoretical Studies
␈↓ ↓H␈↓University of Miami
␈↓ ↓H␈↓P.O. Box 249055
␈↓ ↓H␈↓Coral Gables, FLA 33124

␈↓ ↓H␈↓Dear Professor Kursunoglu:

␈↓ ↓H␈↓        Thank␈α∩you␈α∩for␈α∩your␈α⊃invitation␈α∩to␈α∩the␈α∩International␈α⊃Scienti≡c␈α∩Forum␈α∩on␈α∩Geopolitics␈α⊃of
␈↓ ↓H␈↓Energy␈αto␈αbe␈αheld␈αNovember␈α10-14.␈α I␈αam␈αmuch␈αtempted␈αto␈αcome␈αand␈αpresent␈αa␈αpaper␈αalso,␈αbut␈αI
␈↓ ↓H␈↓don't␈αknow␈αyet␈αif␈αI␈αwill␈αhave␈αthe␈αtime␈αto␈αprepare␈αa␈αgood␈αone.␈α My␈αsubject␈αwould␈αbe␈αthe␈αe≥ects␈αof
␈↓ ↓H␈↓ideology on the ability of countries (especially the U.S.) to undertake programs to produce energy.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓        I␈α∞believe␈α∞that␈α
this␈α∞is␈α∞an␈α
extremely␈α∞important␈α∞topic,␈α
perhaps␈α∞ideology␈α∞is␈α
the␈α∞key␈α∞barrier␈α
to
␈↓ ↓H␈↓solving␈α⊃the␈α⊂energy␈α⊃problem.␈α⊂ Moreover,␈α⊃it␈α⊂is␈α⊃important␈α⊂to␈α⊃treat␈α⊂ideology␈α⊃scienti≡cally␈α⊃and␈α⊂not
␈↓ ↓H␈↓merely␈α
as␈αa␈α
part␈αof␈α
an␈α␈↓↓ad␈α
hominem␈↓␈αargument␈α
that␈α
the␈αother␈α
side␈αof␈α
some␈αcontroversy␈α
has␈αa␈α
hidden
␈↓ ↓H␈↓agenda.␈α However,␈αthis␈α
isn't␈αmy␈αscienti≡c␈α≡eld,␈α
and␈αany␈αpaper␈αI␈α
could␈αproduce␈αwould␈αbe␈α
somewhat
␈↓ ↓H␈↓of␈α
an␈α
amateur␈α
e≥ort.␈α
 Therefore,␈α
if␈α
you␈α
have␈α
a␈α
properly␈α
quali≡ed␈α
sociologist,␈α
who␈αalso␈α
understands
␈↓ ↓H␈↓that␈α∞there␈α
aren't␈α∞overwhelming␈α
technological␈α∞obstacles␈α∞to␈α
producing␈α∞all␈α
the␈α∞energy␈α∞anyone␈α
could
␈↓ ↓H␈↓want, I should stand aside.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓        I will know more about my own possibilities by July 1.


␈↓ ↓H␈↓Sincerely,



␈↓ ↓H␈↓John McCarthy
␈↓ ↓H␈↓Director
␈↓ ↓H␈↓Professor of Computer Science