From: Jason Joel Thompson (jasonjthompson@home.com)
Date: Wed Aug 30 2000 - 16:54:49 MDT
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From: "Eliezer S. Yudkowsky" <sentience@pobox.com>
> There is only one reality.
I think this sort of belief might be the dogma to which Al refers.
You will grant, I hope, that there are plenty of smart, rational beings who
do not hold the above belief?
I read the Extropian Principles for the first time today and would like to
include this fine passage:
"We accept no final intellectual authorities. No individual, no institution,
no book, and no single principle can serve as the source or standard of
truth. All beliefs are fallible and must be open to testing and challenging.
We do not accept revelation, authority, or emotion as reliable sources of
knowledge. We place little weight on claims that cannot be checked."
I think it's a little early in the game to be making authoritative
statements as to the true nature/s of the substrate into which our existence
is written. It is an idea towards which our current sensory abilities can
but point.
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