From: "Robert Wasley" <rpwasley@ix.netcom.com>
> People who have strong beliefs in religion live longer because they have
> established a
> sense of emotional fulfillment in terms of their place in existence, a value
> system, and a community. Religious belief is only one expression of this
> phenomena.
In that case, a value system and community established on science and
technology should work as well as (or perhaps even better than) one
established on religious belief. Hence, Extropy Institute.
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"Live long and prosper." --Spock
--J. R.
Useless hypotheses, etc.:
consciousness, phlogiston, philosophy, vitalism, mind, free will, qualia,
analog computing, cultural relativism, GAC, CYC, and ELIZA
We won't move into a better future until we debunk religiosity, the most
regressive force now operating in society.
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