[extropy-chat] [Pigdog] Fwd: Extropian Trash

[Gina Miller]

Okay, be patient with me. Jim and I have to go to the emergency room, sigh. So I will not be able to get back to this until later today. Gina`

  Hi Gina,

  I sent you a private response with just a couple of comments.  I think that
  the most important thing is to not take this personally.  (Spoken from
  someone who has been through this more than once.)

  Second, if you provide accurate, meaningful facts, just a few will set her
  straight and show her that yellow-dog journalism is a cope-out for her
  profession.

  Here is one fact:  Extropy Institute's Board consistes of 6 members, 4 of
  whom as not American citizens (Canada, Venezuela, Sweden and England make
  up the board)  Greg Burch lives in Houston and my home has been Telluride,
  Colorado (well, New York originally).

  Second, most membership of ExI is outside Califonria and in fact, is global.

  Drop a few names.  For example:

  1.)I HATE THE extropians.

  Then you must hate Eric Drexler, father of nanotechnology; Marvin Minsky,
  father of artificial intelligence; Ray Kurzweil, noted innovator and award
  winning inventor; Christine Peterson, founder of Foresight Institute;
  Pamela Lifton-Zoline, founder of the Telluride Institute; and Roy Walford,
  world-reknown scientist and author, just to name a few.

  If you keep your rebuttal short and factual, then she will read it.  If you
  respond emotionally she will toss it in the trash.

  By the way, I wonder where she did get her erroneous information?  Another
  reason why transhumanists have a responsibility to author their FAQs
  accurately and not publically badmouth each other.  I hope we all can work
  toward this and stop others who are doing it in their tracks.

  My best to all,
  Natasha

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