Re: Limits of tolerance

From: Gina Miller (nanogirl@halcyon.com)
Date: Sat Aug 19 2000 - 15:47:25 MDT


Jamiro2002, I am disgusted by and personally offended by your allegations.
Gina "Nanogirl" Miller

Jamiro2002 shockingly wrote:
> A similar misguided aplication of tolerance concerns violations against
children. A child is by nature weaker than an adult, is however at the same
time tomorrow's adult and therefore the future of humanity. Any violation
against children therefore potentially disrupts evolution in a way that
should no longer happen based on traits developed in humans. It is one thing
for a lion to eat the pups of a rivalling male - but the fact of humans
having transcended this need is part and parcel of their very humanity.
>
> What is my point? I know from personal research that several extropians or
transhumanists are guilty of sexually abusing children (Keith Henson, for
example), and I recently came across a persistent rumor that the same is
true of Max More (incidentally a friend of Henson?) as well. For obvious
reasons as outlined above, I do not consider this to be their private
business. But I have so far failed to see reactions or statements from any
extropians on this subject, which I consider a moral omission.
>
> Any comments?
>
> Please do not consider this post a flame, because it is not. It is a
factual - though critical - inquiry, based on my sincere view that a
subject's advance will be hampered by deficencies in credibility and
trustworthyness of its exponents, and therefore deserves an honest answer.
The future can not be approached without dealing with present issues that
might bar the road to it.
>
> Jamiro
>
>
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