[extropy-chat] Hello, and Something I Wrote

Adrian Tymes wingcat at pacbell.net
Fri Dec 16 17:54:38 UTC 2005


--- Mike15007 at aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 12/16/2005 2:09:15 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
> wingcat at pacbell.net writes:
> > Unfortunately, those types tend not to read anything  that
> > disagrees with them.  Penetrating that memetic barrier with  the
> > truth has proven exceedingly tough,  unfortunately.
> 
> Let that be what distinguishes us from them.  Projecting an
> information 
> bubble around oneself is ultimately self-defeating if  one wants to
> have relevance 
> in the universe at large.

True, and well said.  Some might argue with the truth of that,
given the example being used, so perhaps a slight revision:
"...if one wants to have relevance in the universe at large, even
after one's current circumstances have faded away over several
years or decades."



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