[extropy-chat] all that concerns me is the future of education

[Lee Corbin]

Mike writes

> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: Mike Dougherty 
> Sent: Monday, November 06, 2006 3:49 PM

> On 11/5/06, Lee Corbin <lcorbin at rawbw.com> wrote:
>
> > Let's be open, frank, and honest, and---naturally--- 
> > write as clearly as we can about our conjectures.
> 
> I think you clarified your position in another post to
> someone else.  I remember thinking, "Ok, I WAS
> misunderstanding Lee."  Thanks for responding to
> my last post on this topic though... 

You're very welcome.

> Do you think "we" (ExI-members) are an exclusive bunch?
> Do you think there is reason to be so? 

Yes to both.  But only "exclusive" in that most people are either
bored by these subjects or don't have the technical background
for them or are too dumb to grapple with them.  But everyone
is free to come and contribute, of course, and hopefully they
will---like I have---learn something from it.

> I feel I am still on a probation of sorts with regard to posting here.

Really?  I can't fathom why.

> I'm not really sure what the list mission is (vs. CSS-d for example)
> becuase the point is intentionally more broad-brush.

CSS-d?  What's that?  See---I may get to learn something already
from you.

> I do enjoy socializing with the smart(er) kids because I so rarely
> get to do so in my day-to-day life.  :) 

You're probably too modest.  In any case, I would expect that every
time one joins a new list, it takes a while to get "up to speed" with the
ideas being focused on by the old-timers.  The fact that I haven't time
to get on others lists, and undergo a utterly different new learning
experience,  is only sad for me.

Lee