Retraction: Practically Anyone Would Do (was A vision)

From: Lee Corbin (lcorbin@tsoft.com)
Date: Wed Jul 23 2003 - 22:18:33 MDT

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    I wrote

    > [Samantha writes]
    > > I find the notion that the average Joe or Jill elevate to God powers would do
    > > just fine to be one of the most deeply troublesome statements I have ever
    > > encountered here. With great power goes great responsibility. With great
    > > power goes great need for wisdom.
    >
    > Okay, pick someone on this list. Now imagine that they've
    > got all the God-technology at their personal command. Just
    > how bad do you think it would be? Even if it was Damien B.,
    > I am sure that the damage would be quite limited.
    >
    > Yes, I agree that we are probably better off not having anyone,
    > even a saint, possess such control.

    I have reconsidered. There are only one or two idealists
    on this list that I would truly be afraid to give God-like
    powers to. (These are hyper-rational individuals who'd
    likely implement one of their abstract visions.) But I
    may be wrong: even *they* might be just fine.

    Seriously, do you think anyone here would do as bad a job as
    old Jehovah is doing?

    Lee

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