From: "Anders Sandberg" <asa@nada.kth.se>
> The situation is fluid right now, make use of it and try to steer the
> politicians away from making too many dangerous laws in the US. It would
> be sad if it was Bin Laden who managed to make Linux illegal.
Politicians are "steered" by placing copious amounts of money in the
appropriate hands. It would be delightful (however implausible) if it was Bin
Laden who managed to make Bill Gates an extropian.
Stay hungry,
--J. R.
Useless hypotheses, etc.:
consciousness, phlogiston, philosophy, vitalism, mind, free will, qualia,
analog computing, cultural relativism, GAC, Cyc, Eliza, cryonics, individual
uniqueness, ego, human values
We won't move into a better future until we debunk religiosity, the most
regressive force now operating in society.
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