How to tell if an idea an advancment or pure stupidity?

Question

How can you tell if an idea is immoral, stupid, impossible, or unwanted when most great thoughts are consitered at least one of the obove mentioned things? If scientists were improsioned and doctors were laughed at are ideas today we commonly consiter ill advised the foundation of tomorrow? What do you think and please provide an example of something we dissmiss as stupid that you consiter a possibility.
Thanks.

Answer 1

The only way to know it's an advancement is to test it and see if it makes money.

Here's an old example. Thomas Edison created the first version of a video camera. He made a short movie of himself sneezing. Everyone else took it just as some sideshow of little relevance. Then he decided to film a boxing match and made tons of money off of it. That's when people really started to pay attention.

It's hard to think of something new. There's just so much out there. I say those with the ideas should go for it.

I'm not in favor of phone chips planted into people's heads, but that might be interesting. So they could transfer thoughts without having to say anything out loud. And I won't have to listen to people on their cell phones anymore. It could happen someday, and it would definitely make the inventor rich.

Answer 2

Artificial intelligence.