RE: EXTROPIAN MORALITY: A necessary debate (was: Attack on CivilizedWorld...)

From: hal@finney.org
Date: Wed Sep 12 2001 - 22:53:52 MDT


Barbara writes:
> Here's something the architect of the WTC said about his project: 'The
> World Trade Center should, ... because of its importance, become a living
> representation of man's belief in humanity, his need for individual dignity,
> his belief in the cooperation of men, and through this cooperation his
> ability to find greatness.'
> http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/World_Trade_Center.html

I remember a joke; they asked the architect, why did you build the WTC
as two 110 story tall towers? He answered, I could have built a single
220 story tall tower, but I didn't want to lose the human scale.

Hal



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