[extropy-chat] extropy and other forces for good

Sat Jan 31 20:08:57 UTC 2004

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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).

Damien Broderick