> On Tue, 1 Oct 1996 N.BOSTROM@lse.ac.uk wrote:
>
>> I wish to add one thing: It is of particular importance that
>> there exists a list for serious discussion of transhumanist
>> issues, because there is as yet no established academic
>> forum in this area.
>
> Yes, and this is something we can do something about. What about using
> Homo Excelsior (coming soon to a mailbox near you) as a forum for
> well-thought and well-researched debates?
IAN: What is "well-thought" and "well-researched"
can ONLY be determined by open debate. For those
whose thoughts and research are top-notch prior
to public review, any pretense of open debate
is caste aside and a carefully closed forum
is forged, protecting their inherently
superior knowledge from the ghastly
defilement of unclean thoughts
and research.
For those freed from the defilement of wrong
thought, unbroken protection from, and ignore-
ance of, contrary knowledge is necessary to
ensure that the fragile "true" and "pure"
knowledge of the elite survives.
************************************************************************
IAN GODDARD <igoddard@erols.com> Q U E S T I O N A U T H O R I T Y
------------------------------------------------------------------------
visit Ian Goddard's Universe -----> http://www.erols.com/igoddard
________________________________________________________________________