--On Sunday, October 25, 1998, 8:42 PM -0800 "Max More" <maxmore@globalpac.com> wrote:
> .....
The solution isn't to watch out for their response, or to try to convince
them that there's nothing wrong with cloning.. you cannot change an
irrational person's mind by presenting them with rational arguments. The
solution is to find ways to do it anyway, despite any laws passed against
it. You can expect that when things like cryonics, mega-lifespans, and
severe body alterations become scientifically feasible, they will be
legislated against, and we'll be bombarded with arguments about whether "we
as a society should allow this". Expect to hear things like "Cryonics
>
> If smart people like Pizulli and the other intellectuals who have written
> in opposition to cloning become so irrational when dealing with an issue
> like human cloning, we'd better watch out for their response when we're
> talking about altering human nature and making technological changes far
> more interesting and far-reaching that copying a person's genes.
>
> Onward
>
> Max
>
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