[extropy-chat] Why "Commandments" Re: Extropic Commandments

[Bret Kulakovich]

I am enjoying this thread, I think it is a great idea. I'd like to  
offer some points.

In using the word "Commandments" you are seeking to engage,  
consciously or not, a group of people whose defense of this term will  
range from casual through deadly serious. I offer that we come up  
with a term that is non-competitive. Even this thread being archived  
will offer fodder for someone, somewhere.

Of course for the purpose of this intellectual exercise everyone  
understands what we are saying, where we are going with this and that  
the word chosen is best for the context. Helping people to understand  
our point begins with opening their minds, not closing them.

I see that what we are aiming for in this conversation is different  
from the Extropian Principles, something new.

In its new-ness, to give the idea a fair shot, it should be allowed  
to stand and develop on its own, free of the stigma (no pun intended)  
of pre-existing work.

Just a thought. Freeing us from religious context removes us from a  
fight we do not need. Let rationality prevail through acceptance, not  
competition. Many east/west religious blending happens at the  
philosophical level without challenging theistic preferences. We  
should come in at that level, not at that of replacement or challenge  
per se.

/humble opinion.


Bret K.