From: Samantha Atkins (samantha@objectent.com)
Date: Sat Jun 02 2001 - 02:17:10 MDT
Spudboy100@aol.com wrote:
> There is a lot one would change or just consider changing, if we had the
> means. This has always been a concern of mine, on this, and the transhuman
> mailing lists, that they never really focus on conceptual ideas, on doing the
> ultimates At least I consider things like salvaging the past, one of the
> ultimates. It seems, unless I am missing scientific or mathematical authors,
> is that there are no thinkers (people of letters) involved with these sublime
> conjectures. I do lurk on the Everything list as well as the Fabric of
> Reality List, and have so-far found very little conceptualists. Also, many
> seem to lack the poignancy. Sigh.
I have seen many people of letters address such ultimates. Not
so much here though. Would you consider Tipler a person of
letters? Moravec? A variety of SF authors? What are the
boundaries to your "thinkers"? What determines membership?
- samantha
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