[extropy-chat] POLL: Principles of Extropy

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1. Rational Thinking
2. Self Transformation
3. Open Society
4. Intelligent Technology
5. Self-Direction
6. Perpetual Progress
7. Practical Optimism

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On the first day God created the cow. 
God said "You must go to the field
with the farmer all day long and suffer 
under the sun, have calves and give
milk to support the farmer. I will give 
you a life span of sixty years."

The cow said, "That's a pretty tough life 
you want me to live for sixty years. Let me 
have twenty years and I'll give back the other 
forty."

And God agreed.

On the second day, God created the dog. 
God said, "Sit all day by the door
of your house and bark at anyone who comes in 
or walks past. I will give you
a life span of twenty years."

The dog said, "That's too long to be barking. 
Give me ten years and I'll give back the other 
ten."

So, God agreed.

On the third day God created the monkey. 
God said, "Entertain people, do monkey tricks, 
make them laugh I'll give you a twenty year 
life span."

The monkey said, "How boring, monkey tricks for 
twenty years? I don't think so. The dog gave you 
back ten, so that's what I'll do too, it is okay?"

And God agreed again.

On the fourth day God created man. God said 
"You are created in my image, eat, sleep, play, 
have sex, enjoy. Do nothing, just enjoy. 
I'll give you twenty years."

Man said, "What? Only twenty years? No way. 
Tell you what, I'll take my twenty, and the forty 
the cow gave back, and the ten the dog gave back 
and the ten the monkey gave back. That makes 
eighty."

"Okay" - said God - "You've got a deal."

And that is why for the first twenty years 
we eat, sleep, play, have sex, enjoy, 
and do nothing. For the next forty years, 
we slave in the sun to support our family. 
For the next ten years we do monkey tricks 
to entertain our grandchildren. And for 
the last ten years we sit in front of 
the house and bark at everybody.