At 09:56 14/09/01, you wrote:
>Certainly longer than the pleasure of its memory will live in the minds of
>those slimy mass-murder-perpetrating motherfuckers, because as soon as we
>can humanly manage, their contemptible islamfundie asses will be fucking dead!
For the sake of reason. Please GROW UP. No one expects terrorists operating
from fundamentalist, irrational
assumptions about the world to keep their intellect in gear. Rather
foolishly i did expect that to happen on this
list. Apparently i have been sadly mistaken.
These constant calls for full blooded revenge, are getting tedious. In some
cases are getting towards the level of
"Bar room arguments".
In all fairness i have to say some of the list members who's views on the
issue are closer to my own, have indulged
in some rather direct personal attacks over the past days.
It was my understanding that this list existed for presumably, balanced,
intelligent, rational, humans to discuss various
ideas and concept pertaining to science, technology, and related social issues.
Some of the behavior on this list just shows that despite many ppl having a
Promethean self image, many of us are
far from the peek of human development.
If ppl can't make some kind of intelligent salient point about the issue (
which for quite a few list members i
can easily understand ) i for one would be more than happy if they would
hold back until they have calmed
down enough to make rational statements.
Surly one primary Extropian value is the concept of ones intellect being in
primary control of ones conscious actions
at all times. If we allow ourselves to loose rational self-control we
become little better than the fools who caused
Tuesdays destruction.
Please express your thoughts and ideas, but don't just rant.
"FURIOUS GREEN DREAMS, LAY SLEEPING IN STATE,
BUT SOON THE GREAT JELLY SHALL RISE FROM THE
DEPTHS,
AND ALL THOSE WHO MOCKED SHALL KNOW THEIR FATE
IS SEALED"
Guru Zeb,
Hacienda,
Manchester, 1989
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