From: Robert J. Bradbury (bradbury@aeiveos.com)
Date: Thu Jun 21 2001 - 16:54:49 MDT
Amara Graps (Amara.Graps@mpi-hd.mpg.de) wrote
(in response to eigenstar@subdimension.com):
> >I wish to find out which political views are more represented among
> >EXtropians.
> radical star-hugging anarcho-physicist :-)
I'm sorry but I have to object to this statement.
First of all, Amara doesn't hug the stars, she simple loves
them because they provide nourishing energy to the dust she
cherishes so much. No stars, no radiation from dust, nothing
for Amara to study. So, I think a better definition would
be:
radical star-loving, dust-hugging ...
Now, with regard to her being an anarcho-physicist. That
bears some close inspection. Since physicists "love" laws
and "anarchists" don't, I do not believe you can put these
in the same phrase without generating inherent contradictions.
Now, it is true that most physicists have fallen into the
trap of assuming their conclusions (i.e. what they observe
must be "natural" with little evidence for such a claim)
but the question then becomes whether Amara's anarchist
perspective is directed towards overthrowing this position
(speculation on my part) or has to do more with her
political leanings (which have nothing to do with physics).
Clearly Amara is a Matrioshka Brain -- you peel back the
layers and you end up with something similar in some respects
but surprisingly different in others.
Robert
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