[extropy-chat] Meta Transhumanism and Axx Rxxx

[Keith Henson]

At 07:23 PM 2/18/2006 +1100, Marc Geddes wrote:

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>You know a person reading on the net or hanging out
>with high IQ folks can be inundated with bullshit if
>one is not careful.

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Would you, would the list, be up to a Meta level discussion of *why* the 
evolved social primates known as humans believe mutually incompatible 
things?  Why they believe anything at all?  Why they kill each other over 
beliefs?  Why people resist learning about these subjects?  (MetaMeta level!)

I *think* I know some of the reasons, but good discussion (which is hard to 
find) files the rough edges off the memes.

Keith Henson

PS.  If you think that serious life extension will *ever* happen, then 
"we're only haggling over the price."  :-)

(old joke)