[extropy-chat] extropy and other forces for good

[Damien Broderick]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert J. Bradbury" <bradbury at aeiveos.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2004 12:38 PM

> So once one tosses out the faith based perspectives then
>one has the freedom to argue rationality.

>The trick with "extropic goals" is to figure out what is really
>going to move us in that direction.  

Uh-oh:

Research Around the World Links Religion to Economic
Development
By FELICIA R. LEE
Two Harvard scholars have found that what really stimulates
economic growth is whether you believe in an afterlife -
especially hell.

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/31/arts/31GOD.html?th

Wouldn't it rot your boots! 

Damien Broderick