From: Michael M. Butler (mmb@spies.com)
Date: Fri Feb 21 2003 - 19:42:06 MST
Hal Finney wrote:
>>Extropians: supernature. The futurists lining up to cryogenically freeze
>>their brains or clamoring for genetic enhancements may have the most
>>original take on the dispute yet.
> It's cute but not particularly accurate; our support for self-improvement
> is hardly based on the assumption that "genes dictate everything."
> Upbringing and culture play extremely important roles as well, and as
> the last year has shown we are no strangers to debate over political
> and cultural issues.
"Wired Journalists: storynature. Like the majority of their (sub)species,
they hold fast to the implicit belief, never examined and so never questioned,
that 'story is more important than fact'....Cognitive research shows that
it's a part of our primate essence to create and remember _stories_, not
dry, annoying _facts_. It's only natural!"
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