Re: Why atheism beats agnosticism (Was: Re: Contacting God)

Max More (maxmore@primenet.com)
Thu, 23 Apr 1998 11:31:08 -0700


At 07:40 PM 4/23/98 +0200, you wrote:
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>Although I agree with most of what you say, militant atheism does not fit
>into the Extropian concept of maximized individual freedom. In this concept,
>evereyone can be stupid and *those who _militantly_ try to prevent others
>from being stupid* are considered as subversive elements. One of the many
>reasons why I am a militant Anti-Extropian.
>
>Erik Moeller

What is this "Extropian concept of maximized individual freedom"?

What's this about subversive elements? Anyone is free to (non-coercively)
prevent others from being stupid. For instance, I'm doing that every day I
teach a class.

Before deciding that you're militantly anti-Extropian, it would help if you
understood what is extropian.

Max

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