From: J. R. Molloy (jr@shasta.com)
Date: Sat Nov 24 2001 - 16:00:39 MST
From: "G.P." <gdotpdot@newsguy.com>
> So perhaps Americans have it in
> their genes to be more willing to accept risk for a given reward.
Probably so, and the correlation of risk to migration depends on how well we
understand the counter-risk of staying at home.
Americans would rather wear out than rust out (according to the Reader's
Digest).
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Useless hypotheses, etc.:
consciousness, phlogiston, philosophy, vitalism, mind, free will, qualia,
analog computing, cultural relativism, GAC, Cyc, Eliza, cryonics, individual
uniqueness, ego, human values, scientific relinquishment, malevolent AI,
non-sensory experience, SETI
We move into a better future in proportion as science displaces superstition.
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