Re: Ancestral Extropians?

From: Eliezer S. Yudkowsky (sentience@pobox.com)
Date: Fri Jun 25 1999 - 14:00:01 MDT


Natasha Vita-More wrote:
>
> No, you are incorrect. If was responding in a "programmed" fashion, then I
> would have been offended by Rob's post about women. My defense was not for
> women, but for a generalization of males. I disagree with Rob's
> generalization of male behavior for many reasons. One of which is the fact
> that not all men think all women are grouped together as a whole. My
> request for an apology was for my father, husband, my business associates,
> and my many male friends.

After all, thinking of yourself as a big macho hunter is just as
crippling as thinking of yourself as a little toy doll, in cognitive if
not social terms.

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