Re: A PHILIPPIC FROM THE OLD SCHOOL: Extropianism Sells Out

Max M (maxm@maxmcorp.dk)
Thu, 4 Mar 1999 12:27:55 +0100

From: <Delvieron@aol.com>

>Interesting point about the shift in the Extropian Principles.

It seems to me that changing ones oponion is a sign of strength rather than a sign of weaknes. How come that in politics one is a short-sightet, illoyal villain if one changes ones point of view when in science one should allways do it when faced with new evidence?

This is exactly what is wrong with politics today. You are a hero i politics if you enter a political party at age 18 and never change your opinion for your whole life. If on the other hand you try to change your political party once or twice during a lifetime you cannot be trusted and is considdered a sleep-around.

Refining what extropy is and stands for in the face of new insights and new evidence must absolutely be seen as a strength not a weaknes. If somebody then doesn't considder themself extropian anymore, well...

Max M (NB: Not Max More) 

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