Dear friends,
The recent postings on the transhuman list I would like to bring to the table and discuss. Several posters have made harsh statements that the extropian list is basically a Libertarian politically steered list.
In that I am not a Libertarian (party member), I found this an inaccurate assessment.
I thought that the Extropian List was for discussing and debating many, many issues, but it seems that there are a few individuals who think it is primarily to promote Libertarian beliefs and a bit dogmatic in such statements.
I think it is an issue that might be addressed.
Some comments are as follows:
"I also remember very distinctly some of the older, founding
members promoting the idea that the Extropians list was founded
for the purpose of being a refuge from debate about Libertarianism
(and several other non-political points) rather than a forum for
endlessly debating its merit."
"I abandoned the extropian list (as did one other person I know) because it
was impossible to have a reasonable discussion without it being
sidetracked, and because I couldn't resist the urge to comment on the
libertarian
statements made there."
Best,
Natasha
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