>Well, that sure attracted comment! Not so much by so many people, as by
>so many (2) Extropian heavyweights. Which in itself is cause for
>comment; why did only the Extropian elite notice this statement? But
>forget that.
Well, gee, I guess I'd better comment. Especially if I can get credit
by association. :)
As I hope my recent posts will support, I'm concentrating on the
social/societal issues facing those who would lead very different
lives facilitated by anticipated technologies which free us from old
limitations. Part of that is addressing _what it means to be human_
rather than assuming I know what to leave out.
Does that make me a capital-E Extropian? or a capital-T
Transhuman? Or just a propeller-head with a bent for moral
philosophy? Should I care, as long as I'm doing my best?
>The point being, oh James Rogers, oh Max More, that you two are, as I
>said, the few Extropians who think about IA.
See above. I'd rather be doing the thinking and exploring I'm doing
than earn your capital-E rating. :) :) And how does two people
posting equate to only two people thinking about it? I think I see an
questionable chain of reasoning here...
And then JR said:
CORRECTION:
My definition of an ism:
ism, -ism n A body of beliefs with a toe tag.
MMB, at but not for OCC