Re: Machiavelli (Was: Iraq)

From: Robert J. Bradbury (bradbury@aeiveos.com)
Date: Sat Jan 25 2003 - 12:12:44 MST


On Sat, 25 Jan 2003, Anders Sandberg wrote:

> Sorry for interrupting the flaming, but I feel a need to defend the
> honor of Niccolo Machiavelli.

Sorry Anders, but an email message doesn't cut it when it comes
to "defending honor". Even I has an imperialistic, barbarian
and uncultured American know that "defending honor" has to involve
slaps with gloves and eventually either swords or pistols.

I'm sure I can convince Max to put this on the agenda at the next
Extro conference.

Given Ron's knowledge of the topic, I'm sure you can name him as
your second.

Raises some interesting questions. Can highly extropic people
throw spells to cause blades to become embrittled or gunpowder
to become wet? Or are they simply doomed to hurling comments
across auditoriums in loud voices?

R.



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