Reality bites

From: Robert J. Bradbury (bradbury@aeiveos.com)
Date: Fri May 23 2003 - 15:17:51 MDT

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    While I am observing the quite intellectual and
    educational discussion on the extopian list over
    the last 24 hours. I am at the same time
    observing the destruction of numerable human
    lives. [1]

    Having been quite seriously roasted with respect
    to "utilitarian" arguments (perhaps quite reasonably
    so) with respect to terminating collectives of
    humanity I am forced to question whether any
    conversation that does not promote the survival
    of human entities can really be considered "extropian"?

    In other words -- if ones conversation is not directly
    directed at saving lives does it belong on the list?
    (Goes to the nature of what is "extropianism" and *who*
    can contribute to that?)

    (Will freely and openly admit that I may contribute
    to conversations that do not meet above extropic criteria,
    the robust question being how to fix that situation.)

    Robert

    1. May 23, 2003, "The Shape of Hunger" NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF
        http://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/23/opinion/23KRIS.html?pagewanted=print



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