[extropy-chat] I keep asking myself...

[Russell Wallace]

On 4/4/06, Al Brooks <kerry_prez at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> [so a moderator doesn't complain this'll be my last post of the day]
> Sure, no genuine problem with this at all. Except that you didn't address
> my statement concerning a little ageism possibly being beneficial.
>

 A little ageism? Maybe. Let's first try and get to the point where we're no
longer saddled with a steaming shitload of ageism, as is the case today.

 And BTW isn't hope itself rather passive? This might seem a bit petty, but
> you don't hope to have your life be truly livable-- as distinct from having
> an existence-- at the age of 100 and beyond-- you take mighty good care of
> yourself.
> Does a test pilot or mountain climber hope to survive? do they deep down
> believe in luck?
>

They do their best and hope it's enough, which is all any of us can do.
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