[ExI] Beowulf

[Samantha Atkins]

On Nov 21, 2007, at 10:20 PM, spike wrote:

>> bounces at lists.extropy.org] On Behalf Of hkhenson
>> Subject: Re: [ExI] Beowulf
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>> At 08:53 PM 11/21/2007, spike wrote:
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>>> ...  Peace thru more and better stuff.
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>> It's not that simple. Given the environment that shaped our mental
>> mechanisms, chances are we respond to future prospects. Good
>> prospects, no war, bad ones, xenophobic war memes build up... Keith
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> Keith, I have a question regarding a news story that has been making  
> the
> rounds last couple days.  It seems to be causing xenophobic war  
> memes having
> nothing to do with future prospects.  In terms of conflicts between
> societies and EP, how do we deal with the case of the Saudi woman  
> who was
> sentenced to 100 lashes for the crime of being raped?  Then when she
> appealed the absurd sentence, they doubled it to 200?

Awful as that is why is it our business to deal with such at all?  Do  
we believe that homogenous norms should be enforced worldwide by  
strength of arms were other means fail?  If so then we can look  
forward to unending war, much terrorism and depleted economic prospects.

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- samantha