[extropy-chat] extropy and other forces for good

[Harvey Newstrom]

On Saturday, January 31, 2004, at 03:08 pm, Damien Broderick wrote:

>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mike Lorrey" <mlorrey at yahoo.com>
>
> Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2004 1:42 PM
>
>>> Two Harvard scholars have found that what really stimulates
>>> economic growth is whether you believe in an afterlife -
>>> especially hell.
>
>> I'll bet that the same data can demonstrate that you get even better
>> economic growth if you believe in witchcraft...
>
> I rather doubt it, but it might correlate with belief in astrology
> (considering the number of Asian business people who swear by it).

I've found that the daily Dilbert cartoon predicts business better than 
the astrology column.

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Certified IS Security Pro, Certified IS Auditor, Certified InfoSec 
Manager,
NSA Certified Assessor, IBM Certified Consultant, SANS Certified GIAC
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Certified IS Security Pro, Certified IS Auditor, Certified InfoSec 
Manager,
NSA Certified Assessor, IBM Certified Consultant, SANS Certified GIAC
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