Question Not Authoritarian Decree

From: Ian Goddard (igoddard@erols.com)
Date: Wed Nov 19 1997 - 03:43:06 MST


Abraham Moses Genen (futurist@frontiernet.net) wrote:
>Dear Fellow Extropians:
>
>Having read Mr. Goddard's speculations, conjectures ( and possibly
>paranoid delusions)repeatedly, may I respectfully suggest that he
>consider reading Aristotle on scientific method followed by
>Blackstone on the rules of evidence.

  IAN: It seems that every media outlet
  in the Western world can tell a lie,
  and ostensibly any number of lies,
  yet Abraham Moses Genen would only
  see wrong in he who questioned the
  authorities and thus was the target
  of such apparently justifed lies.

  The authorities and media are
  free to lie at will, but woe
  unto he who dares to
  question the divine rights
  of authority. Except the edict
  of authority without question,
  or suffer the slings of ad hominem,
  ridicule and threats of violence.
  Except their proclamations without
  resistance or face the retribution
  of universal slander. Such is what
  it takes to ensure unswerving
  obedience to authority.
  
  Abraham Moses Genen does not
  need to question the FBI & CIA,
  for he has faith in them, I do not.

  Abraham Moses Genen needs to
  ridicule as mentally deranged
  he who questiond the FBI & CIA,
  yet I do not need to impugn
  the sanity of those who
  do not question.

  If we shoot arrows at that which
  we fear, then Abraham Moses Genen
  fears the questioning of authority.
  I believe that Extropians should not
  and do not fear but P R O M O T E
  the questioning of authority.

  My questioning of the investigation
  of TWA 800 by the authorities has
  been careful and responsible,
  reckless only to the degree
  I failed to realize the
  attacks and threats
  I would suffer.

  Where has my contribution to the
  process of questioning authority
  failed to meet high standards:
 
  http://www.erols.com/igoddard/journal.htm

  None can show an error, falsehood,
  or fabrication even as they sling
  mud and charges of fraud. These
  people assault not just myself,
  but the process of free inquiry.

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