From: Alex Ramonsky (alex@ramonsky.com)
Date: Mon Aug 12 2002 - 18:57:08 MDT
Eliezer S. Yudkowsky wrote:
> Maturity can be defined all kinds of different ways because it has
> all kinds of different components - some of which I still haven't
> gotten my hands on, Ifni knows - but in this particular case maturity
> appears to be the result of knowing your own ability to make decisions
> under life-threatening circumstances. At that point you know you're
> not faking it.
>
> If you're lucky (or unlucky) you may never grow up. If you're unlucky
> (or lucky) you'll get mugged in a dark alley, crash your car into a
> highway divider, or join the army; come out of it with your life; and
> wake up one morning knowing you're a grownup. For those not
> interested in risking their lives, I understand that having a child
> sometimes but not always produces the same effect.
>
> So it goes.
>
...Now I'm starting to wonder if I was ever a kid : )
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