From: J. R. Molloy (jr@shasta.com)
Date: Tue Jan 01 2002 - 07:28:13 MST
From: "Kai Becker" <kmb@kai-m-becker.de>
> What seems to be difficult to communicate is that a
> long chain of unwise behaviour of the US (and other countries) in the past
> has led to the hate and the hostility of many people against the western
> countries and especially the USA.
What seems to be difficult for you to understand is that the Taliban and Al
Quaida have engaged in a long chain of unwise behavior in the past which has
led to their impoverished and ignorant present state. They made some very bad
decisions and are now paying the price for it.
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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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