[extropy-chat] The NSA's disclosures on UFOs

[Russell Wallace]

On 4/26/06, Eliezer S. Yudkowsky <sentience at pobox.com> wrote:
>
> This is excellently put and went straight into my quotes file.
>
> I do have one comment, which is a general writing tip:
>
> It is a famous rule of writing that the strongest word, phrase, or
> thought comes at the *end* of the sentence, paragraph, or essay.
>
> Here, the punchline is "extraterrestrial stupidity" so it should go at
> the end.


Thanks! Yes, good point.

I would like to be able to put into my quotes file:
>
> "As for the little green men... they don't want us to know about them,
> so they refrain from making contact... then they do silly aerobatics
> displays within radar range of military bases... with their exterior
> lights on.  If that's extraterrestrial intelligence, I'm not sure I want
> to see extraterrestrial stupidity."
>
> It seems like a minor quibble, but this is a powerful argument
> powerfully put, and it may be useful to quote someday.
>

You're right, consider it amended accordingly.
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