Re: Committee on Un-Extropian Activities (Was: Openness to Unpopular Ideas)

From: Eliezer S. Yudkowsky (sentience@pobox.com)
Date: Sun Aug 05 2001 - 00:52:08 MDT


Samantha Atkins wrote:
>
> "Eliezer S. Yudkowsky" wrote:
> >
> > Anyone want to revive the Committee on Un-Extropian Activities? I think
> > this list could really use it.
>
> I will happily nominate the Committee itself as the first
> suspicious activity.

Yes! Absolutely correct! The Committee is extremely un-Extropian.
Having noticed this and swiftly pointed it out, you are obviously
qualified for membership in the CUEA... if you can bring yourself to
target the same level of criticism at unarmored clueless people that you
would feel free to fire at an Extropian regular. Interesting ethical
question, no?

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Eliezer S. Yudkowsky http://singinst.org/
Research Fellow, Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence



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