From: J. R. Molloy (jr@shasta.com)
Date: Wed Jul 11 2001 - 01:02:48 MDT
Lee Corbin wrote,
> But it's not the dyed-in-the-wool religionist that we are
> trying to persuade. There are a lot of people who are
> more susceptible to open inquiry.
That's the way I feel about it too. Thanks for expressing it eloquently.
> But more important than that is simply to fearlessly state
> and know the truth. It's the key to success of an open
> society.
Spot on! And that's why an open society is important to transhuman and
extropic projects. Ray Kurzweil could add a chart to his web site showing the
steady rise in popularity and credibility of science over the last centuries.
It would coincide with increased prosperity, health, education, and personal
liberty, don't you think?
©¿©¬
Stay hungry,
--J. R.
We won't move into a better future until we debunk religiosity, the most
regressive force now operating in society.
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.1.5 : Sat Nov 02 2002 - 08:08:40 MST