Re: FWD (forteana) Meet the 'transhumanists' behind the Pentagon terror casino

From: Mike Lorrey (mlorrey@yahoo.com)
Date: Tue Aug 05 2003 - 10:42:16 MDT

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    --- "Terry W. Colvin" <fortean1@mindspring.com> wrote:
    > < http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/32170.html >
    > [...]
    >
    > "Extropianism, we were told, expoused 'extremely advanced
    > technology' and displayed 'dedicated, immovable optimism'. The hated
    > gubberment got it particularly hard from these wealthy uberkinder,
    > for whom the State was 'regarded as one of the major restrictive
    > forces in the Milky Way galaxy.'"

    What is so funny about this article, as well as that on the US News
    that labelled Robin "economist for Starfleet", is that, while the
    writers are trying to be mocking and dismissive, there is a significant
    percent of the population that sees a sort of credibility in such
    labels. Among the trekkie generation, if the major media labels you
    "Chief Economist of Starfleet Command", you are going to be listened to
    more closely by anyone with a future-oriented mindset.

    I predict that the Pentagon, after all of this blows over, will quietly
    hire Robin for a lot more work... there is no such thing as bad publicity...

    =====
    Mike Lorrey
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