From: Lee Corbin (lcorbin@tsoft.com)
Date: Sat Jun 08 2002 - 12:53:22 MDT
Samantha writes
> Lee Corbin wrote:
>
> > Reading between the lines, one sees pure Extropianism
> > at work. There is a huge universe out there (in this
> > case the Natural Numbers), and unlike most mathematicians,
> > Spike is not content with narrowly focusing on The Next
> > Natural Number in the typical anal way mathematicians
> > usually work. He is quite happy to skip vast, vast
> > numbers of integers in the quest for the best almost
> > perfect odd number he can find, never looking back.
>
> This betrays a singular lack of understanding of how
> mathematicians work!
Oh put a sock on it. You can't let one little crack slip
by, can you? Lighten up, for chrissake.
> > This is a model for the way that we want to explode
> > into the future. Another metaphor: we should colonize
> > every star in the galaxy at about the same time, none
> > of this "picking only the closest and going one by one".
>
> What on earth (or off it) for?
To bring life to unliving matter. To allow people to live
who otherwise never would.
> This is pure male ego speaking.
> There is utterly no need to colonize every star in the galaxy.
> We haven't even begun to master ourselves or even get off of
> this little planet for chrissake. I think we need to grow up -
> a lot - before we think seriously about colonizing every star in
> the galaxy.
Sounds like you're happy to leave colonizing to the children,
or to the young at heart, or to just men. Okay, the grandsons
and granddaughters will be very happy to send you reports.
Lee
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