From: Adrian Tymes (wingcat@pacbell.net)
Date: Fri Feb 28 2003 - 11:12:25 MST
--- Anders Sandberg <asa@nada.kth.se> wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 27, 2003 at 04:00:18PM -0800, Adrian
> Tymes wrote:
> > --- Anders Sandberg <asa@nada.kth.se> wrote:
> > > Space is important because it is *space*. For
> > > resources, yes, go to the
> > > sea.
> >
> > That's exactly the attitude they're attacking,
> though
> > I believe their attack to be flawed.
>
> You misunderstand me, I think. Space is important
> because it is literally
> space - lots of room to expand in, lots of
> directions to go or hide in. It
> is not important because it is outer space itself,
> that is just of
> scientific interest.
That is what you meant, but not what you said. The
problem is, what they hear is what you say - and,
moreover, a version of it warped to fit their own
biases. A thing, especially a mental thing such as a
concept, does not actually have to exist to be
attacked: see "straw man".
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