Re: Extropianism & Theology

J. R. Molloy (jr@shasta.com)
Mon, 1 Mar 1999 02:01:04 -0800

arnaldo wrote,
>... whoever Adrian is just tell him what Voltaire would tell... this
>world is full of superfluous, so lets get rid of them with the offer of
eternal
>life from the supreme being, whatever its denomination.... or just ignore
them?

Excellent point... since theists maintain that they've got a promise of eternal life from their supreme being, they have no justification for engaging extropy. IOW, they simply don't belong with extropians. They have their theistic doctrine of life extension, which involves the ritualized superstition of ceremony and tradition. Perhaps I can ignore them, but I can't ignore your insight into why we should ignore them. Thank you.