Re: My Fears

From: Devon White (devon@thegreatwork.com)
Date: Mon Jun 02 2003 - 13:10:06 MDT

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    On Mon, 2 Jun 2003, Harvey Newstrom wrote:

    > > My biggest concern right now is that, in general, most Extropians lack
    > > the scientific expertise or understanding to support the evaluations and
    > > predictions we make.

    I'll do my best not to make claims that i can't support. Rather than
    specializing in a science of my liking i decided that i wanted to put my
    time and attention toward promoting intelligence to a larger audience. I
    consider myself an adept in human behavior and communication. Other than
    that i do PR for intelligence and the brain. I try to make it a little more
    friendly and accessible for the rest of the world. For my part i am on the
    list more to learn than to debate. I like to surround myself with good
    information and logic.

    My hopes are also that through this list i will find people who are working
    on things that i want to promote through my media endeavors. My main
    concerns are with growing the popularity of intelligent endeavors thereby
    making them more viable as media and financial ventures. I'm also hoping to
    find people that are willing to share their ideas in a bigger forum than
    just this list and that are interested in promoting Extropian-types of ideas
    to a larger audience through their writing or other mediums.

    Best,

    -=Devon=-
    The Evolution is Being Broadcast . . .
    devon@thegreatwork.com

    >
    >
    > On Mon, 2 Jun 2003, Harvey Newstrom wrote:
    >
    > > My biggest concern right now is that, in general, most Extropians lack
    > > the scientific expertise or understanding to support the evaluations and
    > > predictions we make.
    >
    > There may be a little selection error involved, in that the Extropians
    > actually working to accomplish things are less likely to participate in
    > the list regularly or often.
    >
    > For myself, I rarely post, and only rapidly skim when I lurk. Often when
    > I do post, it is more entertainment and whimsy that leads me to than a
    > difficult scientific debate that I haven't the time for.
    >
    > I don't have the time because I have returned to school to do graduate
    > work in molecular neurobiology. I made the decision to do so while
    > attending Extro 4. You may conclude what you like from that.
    >
    > steve van sickle
    >
    >



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