From: Natasha Vita-More (natasha@natasha.cc)
Date: Fri Jul 11 2003 - 11:43:45 MDT
At 07:43 AM 7/11/03 +0200, Gui wrote:
>I have watched threads on the ExI list where some posters systematically
>overreact, at times with a very aggressive stance, to any suggestion that
>the real world may contain shades of grey not included in their own
>black-and-white view of the world. Of course, the same may be said about
>other lists.
>Unfortunately even if two organizations wish to collaborate, there will
>always be some individuals who make things difficult on both sides.
There are many people on this list who are not members of ExI. And, there
are some people on this list who push their own views on others, regardless
of the organizations they affiliate with. A mistake is assuming that
anyone's comments on this list is representative of ExI or extropian
transhumanists. This is an open forum for futurists from
multiple-organizations.
Herein, organizations can cooperate regardless of any one person's
personality issues. It happens all the time. Even within the Sante Fe
Institute, Foresight, and other futurist organizations, there are members
who do not agree with each other on political or ethical issues.
Natasha
> ### Natasha: from ExI's stance, there is not a tendency to use
> politically overcharged words when referring to any other organization
> within the transhumanist community. ExI has never accused an
> organization of being politically incorrect. There has been no need to
> due to a level of confidence ExI has exuded over the years. ###
Natasha Vita-More
http://www.natasha.cc
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