Hello,
The Extropian Institute is not a religion! There would have been definite advantages to doing it that way(as I have explained on the list), but Max More decided not to. He considered the idea a violation of his personal integrity.
"The Extropian International Church" would probably have a net worth of many millions of dollars if it existed right now! lol But, we would then most likely be seen as a kooky or even dangerous personality cult. Max wants extropianism/transhumanism to be taken seriously by the media and public so he and others can really make a difference.
All that money would have been nice though...
best wishes,
John
On Thu, 19 Jul 2001 13:04:06
Party of Citizens wrote:
>I think this Bush "faith-based public works" is fine as long as it is
>allowed on a big enough scale (eg to include village and city planning
>according to faith) and is open to ALL religions including Extropian
>Religion.
>POC
>
>---------- Forwarded message ----------
>Date: Sun, 1 Jul 2001 15:30:38 -0700 (PDT)
>From: Franklin Wayne Poley <culturex@vcn.bc.ca>
>Reply-To: FUTURE-CITIES@yahoogroups.com
>To: Scott Wang <scott@godseesyou.com>
>Cc: future-cities@yahoogroups.com, scmplet@scmp.com, chnun@undp.org
>Subject: [FUTURE-CITIES] Re: Future Cities For China
>
>On Sun, 1 Jul 2001, Scott Wang wrote:
>
>> Do you think China would build a city just for Christians??
>
>No I don't but I also don't think the Forbidden City was built just for
>Buddhists though it was a Buddhist monk who designed it. I think it would
>be wise for China to "let 100 flowers bloom" in a contest to design a
>"Culture of Life".
>
>FWP
>
>> - Scott
>> scott@godseesyou.com
>> http://www.godseesyou.com
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Franklin Wayne Poley" <culturex@vcn.bc.ca>
>> To: <scott@GodSeesYou.com>; <gsylist@smartgroups.com>
>> Cc: <future-cities@yahoogroups.com>; <scmplet@scmp.com>; <chnun@undp.org>
>> Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2001 4:51 PM
>> Subject: Future Cities For China
>>
>>
>> > On Sun, 1 Jul 2001, Scott Wang wrote:
>> >
>> > > GSY-List Vol. 2 Issue #18
>> > > ************************************************************
>> > >
>> > > This issue of the GSY-List contains:
>> > >
>> > > 1) Letter from the Editor
>> > > 2) Christian Feature - Visions of Heaven?
>> > > 3) Political Feature - Independence Day for Whom?
>> > > 4) Special Feature - Get visitors by opening your browser
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > *&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*
>> > > 1) Letter from the Editor
>> > >
>> > > Hey guys! Be sure to check out the Christian Feature today, you
>> > > simply can't pass it up!
>> > >
>> > > *&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*
>> > > 2) Christian Feature
>> > >
>> > > It's not very often that I sell something in a GSY-List issue, but I
>> > > simply can't help myself on this one!
>> > >
>> > > It is a book called "Visions of Heaven" by H.A. Baker. It
>> > > documents an event in the early 1900's where the Holy Spirit
>> > > was poured out upon the small children in a rescue mission in China.
>> > >
>> > > It is a true story and does not teach doctrine. It is purely
>> historical,
>> > > and if you believe anything the Bible says, it probably won't go
>> > > against what you already believe.
>> > >
>> > > It is not off-the-wall Charismatic theology or goofy new age stuff
>> > > you might read about now-a-days. This was the early 1900's,
>> > > and it happened.
>> > >
>> > > The book is only 139 pages long, is very easy reading, and retails
>> > > for $6.00. I'm offering it for $3.50 + $1.00 S&H.
>> > >
>> > > If you cannot afford the $4.50, that is no problem! I will send you
>> > > a book anyway (as long as supplies last). If you are extremely
>> > > skeptical, that is okay too! I will send you a book and you
>> > > can pay for it when you read it.
>> > >
>> > > The money isn't the important thing, I just want you guys to read
>> > > the book. It will encourage you in the faith by telling you of a
>> > > real event in recent history.
>> > >
>> > > If you are interested, email me at:
>> > > scott@godseesyou.com
>> > >
>> > > Or send a PayPal payment to: scott@godseesyou.com for
>> > > $4.50 and include your shipping information.
>> > >
>> > > If you would like to see a picture of the book, just visit:
>> > > http://www.godseesyou.com
>> >
>> > In 1995 I attended a lecture by Dr. Wally N'Dow, Chair of the UN's Habitat
>> > II. He told us China would be building 500 new cities before the end of
>> > 2099. It was a Buddhist monk who designed the Forbidden City which ruled
>> > all of China for 500 years. Do you know any Christian missionaries who can
>> > tell the Chinese what a model Christian City plus surroundings would be
>> > like...the Christian way of life on all levels from individual to a
>> > complete society.
>> > FWP
>> >
>>
>>
>
>
>If we were to design a city with surroundings according to a George Bush "Culture of Life" would it be the same as a Vatican "Culture of Life"? Can the Bush Administration even with the help of HUD or Vatican with the help of 1,000,000,000 Roman Catholics tell us what
>their Culture of Life would be like?
>
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>
>
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