From: Natasha V. More(f/k/a/Nancie Clark) (flexeon@primenet.com)
Date: Tue Jan 14 1997 - 09:06:13 MST
At 08:00 PM 1/13/97 -0800, Eric Watt Forste wrote:
>Eliezer writes:
>>More: Why not try sending out an official ExI poll to registered
>>Extropian email addresses, asking them to:
>>
>>Rank these tenets of extropianism in order of personal
>>time-spent-thinking-about:
>>
>>A) Nanotechnology B) Singularity C) Libertarianism
>>D) Space travel E) Intelligence amplification F) Internet
>>G) Cryonics H) Artificial intelligence
>>I) Postbiological bodies J) Uploading O) _____________________________
>>
>>Note that you do not rank the items in each column separately, and the
>>ranking consists of a simple prioritization. Leave off any items you
>>never think about, or think are unnecessary.
>
>I find it curious that "moral philosophy" is not on your list. You
>also don't mention neuroscience. Nor psychology, for that matter.
>Nor memetics.
The list, in part, surely captivates extropian minds. But, it would mean
that there is a limitation to our thinking. What about art: creativity and
imagination? Seems we have already established the fact that we can not have
advances in our innovations without imagination. What about philosophy and
psychology - social structures and education? Some extropians have
children, thus, procreation, ectogenesis and genetic engineering. To cut to
the chase: needs more diversification.
Natasha Vita More [f/k/a Nancie Clark]
http://www.primenet.com/~flexeon
Exemplar Art Exhibition: http://www.primenet.com/~flexeon/galley.htm
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