Re: Are Extropians promoters of an ascetic ideal and alienation?

From: Brett Paatsch (bpaatsch@bigpond.net.au)
Date: Sun Aug 03 2003 - 22:16:37 MDT

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    Freematt357@aol.com writes:

    > > In a message dated 8/3/2003 7:20:19 PM EDT,
    > > natasha@natasha.cc writes:
    > >
    > > Extropy Institute prefers not to use "ism" for the extropian
    > > philosophy.
    >
    > It doesn't?
    >
    > Excerpt via:
    >
    > http://www.extropy.org/ideas/principles.html
    >
    > Extropianism -- the evolving transhumanist philosophy
    > of extropy.

    Good point.

    But Natasha's point is also still good imo. Time for an ExI
    Principles 4.0, or at least a 3.something, I think.

    Perhaps we can also take out some of the 'believing'
    baggage which is inconsistent at best and misleading
    terminology at worst.

    Brett Paatsch

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