From: Samantha Atkins (samantha@objectent.com)
Date: Mon Jun 03 2002 - 20:32:49 MDT
Lee Corbin wrote:
>
> This question may suffer from the ambiguity of "other groups"
> the way that Wei Dai's and Hal's discussion of rational Bayesian
> agents does. What about when the variable "other groups" takes
> on values like "teenagers" or "dogs"? I guess that you mean
> humans not in jail or mental institutions or drunk, and who are
> also above some particular age.
>
Many perfectly fine people are in jail of course. Many are in
mental institutions. Not important to the point, but worth
remembering.
> I think that it means both arrogant and imperialist, to some degree.
> Those of us in the "in group", whether it be Extropians, fighters
> for racial equality, parents, corporate developers, or humans often
> look down our noses at those we think of as unenlightened, or stupid,
> or immature, or violent, non-sentient. Sometimes I approve of us
> doing that, sometimes I don't.
>
So when do you approve of it? It is certainly possible to
believe you have found the best way or the most valid stance
without looking down on others who disagree or disparage you and
those like you. When do you think it is of value to look down
on others?
- samantha
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