kicking and screaming (was Re: FASHION: The Extropian T-Shirt

From: Timothy Bates (tbates@karri.bhs.mq.edu.au)
Date: Tue Mar 09 1999 - 18:51:50 MST


"Scott Badger" asked of Eleizer and the list
> Call me skittish or nit-picky, but how do we reconcile the recent
> discussions of how Extropians embrace the principle of "non-initiation of
> force" and your phrase, "WE will drag this planet, kicking and screaming,
> into the awesome and unknowable FUTURE." I wonder how lay persons are
> likely to react to this statement.

the kicking and screaming is them initiating force to stop us from
exercising our free will.

cheers,
tim



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