From: Jeff Davis (jrd1415@yahoo.com)
Date: Wed Jul 23 2003 - 14:49:38 MDT
I would like to suggest a Wikipedia approach to
compiling "The Unimagined Future or Transhumanism for
Dummies".
The wikipedia software is open source and freely
available for independent use, so you could set up a
separate site for the effort, or you could just go to
Wikiopedia's page for "Transhumanism"
http://www.wikipedia.org/w/wiki.phtml?search=transhumanism&go=Go
and work it up at that location, expanding what they
already have, or
you could use the Wikipedia site and software, without
disturbing their current "Transhumanism" entry, by
opening a new, separate, 'dedicated' entry and
developing the piece there.
Anyone who cared to be involved could contribute
original material, cut and paste from the archives or
from non-archive sources, or edit or enlarge or append
to by link.
I suggest this approach having just come from
wikipedia where I looked for an entry on a VERY
controversial topic and found to my astonishment the
most civil, comprehensive, and balanced treatment I
have ever seen. Both sides, no shouting. No shouting
at all! And then, noticing a chopped phrase, I
activated edit mode, and went in and fixed it, easy as
pie, without jumping through hoops or anything. Very
impressive.
Very extropic.
"Who will help me bake my bread?"
Best, Jeff Davis
"We each view reality from our own unique
perspective, only a community of minds
can show us the truth. "
???
--- Brett Paatsch <bpaatsch@bigpond.net.au> wrote:
> A person could conclude that the principle barriers
to their achieving an indefinite life span in their
life time is not that the technological wherewithal is
not available to their generation in time for them to
use it but rather that the principle impediment to
actualising the technologies are political and
systemic. ...
...
> Will I write a book titled Transhumanism for
> Dummies. No, ...But I'd be happy to
> chip in with a chapter or two or respond to specific
> requests for assistance from others whom I know
> share my values.
>
> Would I like to read at some point when I can find
> time chapters on Bayes, written by Eliezer, work
> on AI written by Anders, work on ethics written
> by Greg - absolutely.
...time constrained specimen that I am
> I would still, all things being equal like to be
> able to put my hand on some of these hardy
perennials
> of transhumanism, just that little bit easier.
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