Argh, I meant to write Trinity, not Trilogy!
Michael Lorrey wrote:
<Actually, I did not read his suggestion of substitution as a parody,
because I have theorized on, as others have, of the current existence of
transhuman organisms here on earth, operating at such a slow baud rate that
they are not noticed by us. They are commonly referred to as a: "nation",
"corporation", "government", "ethnic group", "profession", "species", or
"ecosystem".>
Hey, I take what Lyle is saying about the kinds of cyberorganisms you
mention very seriously too!
I think we need to consider these existing 'spontaneous orders' whenever we
rev up our dynamic optimism and contemplate boundless expansion through
self transformation.
A while back, people on the list proposed changing the definition of SO in
BEST DO IT SO to self-ownership. I recall that some people had complained
that 'Spontaneous Orders' weren't always extropian. Of course, no one ever
said they were; but, they are there, and they are 'bigger' than us and
can't be ignored. I hope the new Extropian principle of Self-Ownership
will explicitly address some of these exo-self issues that were sort of
murkily folded into the old Spontaneous Order principle.
True, Lyle's suggestions are not parodies (Lyle prefers riddles ;) The
effect is similar though - things are seen out of their usual context and
insights are sometimes obtained.
Mark