Re: Skeptics and extropians

From: J. R. Molloy (jr@shasta.com)
Date: Sun Jan 20 2002 - 16:14:56 MST


From: "Mike Lorrey" <mlorrey@datamann.com>
> Actually, there was evidence in spades of quarks, of a sol-centric
> planetary system, and that the earth was not the center of the universe,
> they only required that people observe that evidence and draw the proper
> logical conclusions from them using the scientific method and not
> superstition.

True enough, and we can expect to discover ETI on Mars... after we colonize
that planet.

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Useless hypotheses, etc.:
 consciousness, phlogiston, philosophy, vitalism, mind, free will, qualia,
analog computing, cultural relativism, GAC, Cyc, Eliza, cryonics, individual
uniqueness, ego, human values, scientific relinquishment, malevolent AI,
non-sensory experience, SETI

We move into a better future in proportion as the scientific method
accurately identifies incorrect thinking.



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