[extropy-chat] Re: Athiesm in decline

[Emlyn]

On Thu, 17 Mar 2005 03:08:44 +0000, Dirk Bruere <dirk at neopax.com> wrote:
> Brian Atkins wrote:
> 
> > Joseph Bloch wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> Can you expand on this? What sort of features do Transhumanism and
> >> religion have in common?
> >>
> >
> >
> > Noooooooo... Not again please. This has been done to death several
> > times in the past - see all those dead horses scattered around? This
> > is one of them.
> >
> > I suggest reading the WTA FAQ:
> >
> > http://www.transhumanism.org/resources/faq.html#53
> >
> > and availing yourself of Google if you're unaware of the history here.
> 
> "Religious fanaticism, superstition, and intolerance are not acceptable
> among transhumanists."
> I like the moralising - another feature of religion.
> But then, that's why I'm here and not there.
> 
> --
> Dirk
> 
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Transhumanism can't be a religion, otherwise someone would be able to
show me whose making all the money...

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