Re: Extropianism as a World Meme

Twirlip of Greymist (phoenix@ugcs.caltech.edu)
Tue, 3 Sep 1996 19:52:17 -0700 (PDT)


On Sep 3, 2:42am, Chris Hind wrote:

} >Eve without any harmful recessives in the first place, the ones we have
} >being accumulated mutations. Or injected punishment for the Fall.
} I suppose you're correct but who's side are you on?

Does it matter, for these purposes? Logical flaws are logical flaws.
But if it reassures you I am a quite thoroughgoing atheist.

} Then how do you debunk christianity? I'm sure you have gone over this *much*
} more acutely and have some REALLY GOOD anti-christianity memes to share that
} punch solid holes through christianity.

Wow. One of the times where I hope someone is being sarcastic at me
because their being serious is much scarier... Your original point was
right: you don't easily punch holes through blind faith. But faith
isn't about stupidity. It's about taking something on faith, or perhaps
not subjecting something to criticism or consistency checks. Subjecting
it to bad criticism won't help -- in fact it will give them good reasons
for not listening to you any further. Likewise you don't counter bad
environmental arguments with bad counter-arguments.

Merry part,
-xx- Damien R. Sullivan X-) <*> http://www.ugcs.caltech.edu/~phoenix

A dream of a meme
is a wonderful theme
or so we always do deem;
But a ream in a beam
causes termites to teem
or so it to me does seem.