----- Original Message -----
From: <hal@finney.org>
To: <extropians@extropy.org>
> Philosophically, it hardly seems an advancement of freedom for one of your
> subparts to become dominant over the others (except from that part's point
> of view, I suppose). Rather, it is a change of mental architecture which
> will be beneficial in some circumstances and arguably harmful in others.
Yes, but that ability to change mental architecture is an expression of
empowerment. I'll grant that one can fail to account for negative effects
from certain changes-- this is simply an indication that the power/freedom
was used unwisely.
In that society of mind there is a yammering chorus of need that conflicts
continuously with the goals of the higher brain. If I had the flexibility
to choose how my arbitrary pleasures accrued, I would be an extremely happy
and effective human being.
--::jason.joel.thompson:: ::founder::
www.wildghost.com
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