From: spike66 (spike66@attbi.com)
Date: Thu May 30 2002 - 00:08:45 MDT
Samantha Atkins wrote:
> I hate to say this. But sometimes I have wondered if some of the
> fairly regular folks aren't out to discredit extropians. It was not
> newbies that have said some of the more outrageous (imho of course)
> things on this list since I have been around.
Ja, of course being one of the regulars doesn't mean anything.
Extropians is a very individualistic group. We are *all* different.
(voice from the back "Im not!") We cheerfully disagree on a
lot of matters. Samantha, you and I differ on a number of
matters, do we not? Yet we tolerate each other and are both
part of a loose organization of vaguely likeminded people.
We wouldn't bother investing the time reading the list
if we did not believe the ExI principles offer an insight into the
present and the future.
>> Enemies of extropy can easily discount the entire
>> organization by tagging it with what our society
>> views as the most vile of all attitudes: racism.
>
> Are you studiously missing the point? We often don't make ourselves
> look all that good here. Does anyone care about that?
I dont worry about it much. Who are
we trying to impress? Can any real *generalizations*
be made that would include nearly all extropians?
I cant think of any.
>> What do you think is
>> the attitude of Religion Incorporated towards extropy?
>
> Probably as sorry as the general prevailing attitude here to religion
> or anything like the s-word.
OK Ill bite. Whats the s word?
>> What is the attitude of the anti-progress hordes?
>>
> What should be the attitude to balanced people against such rhetoric?
I dont know what a balanced person is. Guess that
means I am not one? {8^D What is your definition
of a balanced person Samantha?
>> Dont lose sleep over those things we cannot change. spike
>>
> We could change a great deal if we weren't too busy labeling those who
> don't immediately love us instead of cleaning up our own house. -
> samantha
Again I am lost. What do you propose for
cleaning up our own house? Is something
wrong with our house? spike
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