From: GBurch1@aol.com
Date: Mon Jul 06 1998 - 15:44:55 MDT
In a message dated 98-07-05 19:54:26 EDT, Natasha More wrote:
> 6. Historical Parallels: people seem to be more receptive to new or
> challenging ideas if they are given concrete examples of events in history
> have some bearing on what we are discussing.
This is a very good point, and one I also use in discussing transhumanism with
people. I often ask people to think about the major changes in world view and
lifestyle that happened in the last half of the 18th century and point out
parallels between our own time and the Enlightenment. It often gets people to
focus on the fact that that some periods in history DO involve fundamental
change and that this just might be one of them.
Greg Burch <Gburch1@aol.com>----<burchg@liddellsapp.com>
Attorney ::: Director, Extropy Institute ::: Wilderness Guide
http://users.aol.com/gburch1 -or- http://members.aol.com/gburch1
"Good ideas are not adopted automatically. They must
be driven into practice with courageous impatience."
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