On tisdag 24 juli 2001 08.19, Samantha Atkins <samantha@objectent.com> wrote:
>Anders Sandberg wrote:
>>
>> * Discredit the self-interested groups. Since their positions are actually
>> based to a large extent on their own gain rather than (say) a concern for
>> others, demonstrating this and the hollowness of their arguments can do a
>> lot of good. But this becomes much easier if the counter-arguments are
>> understandable.
>
>Doesn't this play into the dangerous meme that only those who
>have no personal or group stake in a situation should have any
>say in it?
Yes, that sounds dangerously like altruism preaching. Better rephrase.
/felix
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