From: David Lubkin (lubkin@unreasonable.com)
Date: Tue Sep 12 2000 - 21:51:46 MDT
On 9/12/00, at 2:45 PM, hal@finney.org wrote:
>Corey asks,
>> What exactly IS the relevance of the gun discussion to Extropianism?
>
>I think many contemporary issues have great relevance to Extropianism,
>not only guns, but abortion and drug policy as well.
As long as it doesn't dominate the list, I think discussion of
contemporary issues is essential.
Hal raises long-term concerns, viz., if society cannot adequately
cope with easy issues like guns, abortion, and drugs, how will they
cope with the far messier problems that will follow?
Which is a great reason to talk about them. But there's a bigger one
as well: The legal precedents and social climate surrounding these
commonplace problems can directly affect us *now*.
Gun policy directly affects whether I will live, no less than medical
technology. Will a wacko be armed? Can I be armed, to defend myself?
Drug policy directly affects whether I can buy nootropics or unapproved
life-extending meds.
As life-affirming as I am, I want the right to commit suicide, if only
to increase the likelihood that I could be frozen upon deanimation
without autopsy.
-- David Lubkin.
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