[extropy-chat] Anti-transhumanist op-ed: Is the world ready for asuperboy - or a dogboy?

M.B. Baumeister mbb386 at main.nc.us
Tue Nov 15 18:05:13 UTC 2005


>> The "sanctity/equality of life ethic" holds that [blah blah blah]
>
> It's odd, there is nothing really wrong with the word but it's a fact that
> I've never seen the phrase "The sanctity of X" used in support of anything
> I
> agreed with. Not once. The same is true of "level the playing field" and
> "you can't cry fire in a crowded theater" and "I believe in free speech
> but.....".
>
> John K Clark
>
>

Well said, IMHO! I'm gonna forward it to my family. :) May even want to
borrow it for a .sig file. :)

I'd be inclined to add "for the children" in that whiney voice that
indicates *nothing* to do with children.

Regards,
MB



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