Re: would you vote for this man?

From: Robbie Lindauer (robblin@thetip.org)
Date: Sun Aug 31 2003 - 18:16:58 MDT

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    On Sunday, August 31, 2003, at 11:33 AM, Greg Burch wrote:

    > Imagine the volume of text it would take for each of us to set out
    > our positions in detail on these matters.

    I did it with three questions. Maybe you could do it with three
    answers?

    Were we FORCED to go to war?
    Is it BAD to bomb people without Necessity?
    Didn't "we" do that?

    It's not like I'm asking you to analyze the structure of human freedom
    in its cultural dimension across temporal and sociological borders or
    something.

    > Imagine the effort it would take
    > to refrain from name-calling, and the consequences for the list when
    > we fail
    > to do so.

    I have been refraining and intend to continue to keep refraining. You?

    > discussion of human augmentation
    > can't.

    Perfection is valueless without moral perfection. I would say, the
    only worthwhile augmentation pursuit would be the moral one and that it
    OUGHT to have longevity-producing and human-improving side effects.

    Best,

    Robbie

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