Forrest: Have you read my Dynamic Optimism essay? Your comments suggest
that you haven't. The whole *point* of D.O. as distinguished from other
forms of optimism is its critical attitude. Being dynamically optimistic is
incompatible with ignoring reality. Critical thinking has always formed a
core part of being extropian.
Once you understand the difference between dynamic optimism and wishful
thinking, do you still disagree with D.O.? If so, what exactly do you
disagree with?
Thanks,
Max
P.S. I put a new, revised and improved version of the Dynamic Optimism
essay on the ExI web site not long ago: http://www.extropy.org/do.htm
Max More, Ph.D.
more@extropy.org
http://www.primenet.com/~maxmore
President, Extropy Institute: exi-info@extropy.org, http://www.extropy.org
EXTRO 3 CONFERENCE on the future: http://www.extropy.org/extro3.htm