Re: Norman Spinrad on THE SPIKE

From: Mike Lorrey (mlorrey@datamann.com)
Date: Sun Jun 10 2001 - 01:17:16 MDT


Eugene.Leitl@lrz.uni-muenchen.de wrote:

> Al Billings wrote:
>
> > Strange. I found his criticisms spot on. People are in denial here if
> > they don't see that Extropian looks rather odd, cult like and even new
>
> It would be rather odd, if we wouldn't appear odd.
>
> > agey to outsiders. There's a lot of groupthink that goes on here.
>
> Maybe we should add some crystal cult, an animatronic goat (eyes
> red blinking LEDs), and some chanting in moonlit meadows, for
> the extra effect.

Hell, we haven't even applied for the Faith Based Initiative program ol'
dubya is instigating, so we can't be a cult. Maybe a significantly militant
group of technophiles, but heck, where is the dogma when Eli's predictions
of AI sentience dates keeps changing????



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