From: Harvey Newstrom (mail@HarveyNewstrom.com)
Date: Thu Apr 18 2002 - 09:00:33 MDT
On Thursday, April 18, 2002, at 08:54 am, Mike Lorrey wrote:
>> "Thou shalt not commit murder." Does this need to be an Extropian
>> Principle?
>
> There is murder and then there is homicide. For an atheist, Harvey, you
> seem to be rather quick to quote scripture.
You misunderstand my message if you my essay against assassination was
faith-based.
> Your position is its own sort of extremism, one that refuses to take
> responsibility for the consequences.
I have no idea why you say this. I explained in detail why
assassination would run counter to our Principles and would have a
negative affect on our community and our claimed plans for the future.
It is exactly because of claiming responsibility for the consequences
that I cannot condone killing off Luddites as a reasonable defense of
science.
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