[extropy-chat] Transhumanism mentioned in "Skeptic" re: cryonics

[Joseph Bloch]

I disagree; the term "pseudo-science" is dismissive. It is used to 
describe such things as UFOlogy, phrenology, and other areas of dubious 
scientific merit. It is most certainly not the brush I'd want to be 
painted with...

Joseph Bloch

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Spike wrote:

>>"Extropy- the pseudoscientific prediction that human intelligence and 
>>technology will enable life to expand in an orderly way 
>>throughout the entire universe"
>>
>>One wonders if there's any way to appeal or otherwise alter such 
>>definitions.
>>
>>Joseph
>>    
>>
>
>Why would we want to?  This looks like good advertisement
>to me.  Is the term "pseudoscientific" offensive?  Think
>it over, perhaps that is exactly the adjective we want.
>Scientists are likely to be the ones turned off by that
>description, however these might well agree with the notion
>of human intelligence expanding throughout.  Those 
>non-scientific or anti-scientific may actually see 
>positive connotations in the term.
>
>spike
>