CAN QUALITY OF LIFE INCREASE EVEN THOUGH ENERGY SUPPLIES CAN’T GROW?

CAN QUALITY OF LIFE INCREASE EVEN THOUGH ENERGY SUPPLIES CAN’T GROW? One way that the Finite Physicist differs from economists is that he considers improvements in quality of life to be separate from economic growth. He asks the question: …if we accumulate knowledge, improve the quality of life, and thus create an unambiguously more desirable world within which to live, doesn’t this constitute a form of economic growth?….?”; and answers:”I did not consider this to be a form of economic growth.” This materialistic view of economic growth is perhaps understandable because the physicist is concerning with the physical world rather than human well-being. I would expect resources in the future to be increasingly devoted to health and education. A number of the comments to the Finite Physicist’s dialogue make this point. One comment by KJM Clark asks: “What is a new Mozart-level symphony worth? How much energy did it take to create it? What is a new Michelangelo-level sculpture worth? How much energy did that take?”