RE: Time.com asks you to vote for most dangerous country

From: Emlyn O'regan (oregan.emlyn@healthsolve.com.au)
Date: Mon Feb 03 2003 - 19:26:14 MST

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    MaxPlumm wrote:
    > > "One of the most original and intelligent minds of this movement -
    EUGEN LEITL - has
    > > already unsubscribed extropy list because he could't stand the battle
    cries
    > > here on this list any more. This is huge loss for the movement."

    > In what sense? One must be willing to articulate and defend their
    positions in order to
    > change minds and courses of action. It's not much of a movement if you
    don't debate with
    > those that have differing opinions than yourself and attempt to change
    their minds. You're
    > just standing still at that point. Again, your attitude is, if someone's
    attitude is
    > different than mine, it's just "battle cries." If Mr. Leitl is unwilling
    to challenge the
    > positions of others with more than useless labels before retreating in a
    huff, then I
    > don't see the loss.

    If you don't see Eugen unsubbing as a loss, then you are a fool.

    I was unaware of this. I hope it's not permanent.

    Emlyn

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