Re: Transhumanism for Dummies'

From: Brett Paatsch (bpaatsch@bigpond.net.au)
Date: Wed Jul 23 2003 - 18:25:05 MDT

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    Jeff Davis writes:

    > 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?"

    If you *start* to build it (and tell me) I will come.

    Brett



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