[ExI] What is the Right Reproductive Age?

Samantha Atkins sjatkins at mac.com
Sun May 4 19:55:55 UTC 2008


Lee Corbin wrote:
> Anne writes (everyone should notice that Anne Corwin is
> not Anna Taylor)
>
>   
>>> I'm sure you are familiar with what an ESS is. (Evolutionarily
>>> Stable Strategy.)  Generally speaking, we should all be in
>>> favor of ESS's almost exclusively (one notable exception
>>> being that if we are indeed close to a singularity or other
>>> tech breakthrough that changes everything, then endorsing
>>> ESS's is no longer important).
>>>       
>> So, let me get this straight: you're saying that in the absence
>> of reasonable evidence that the World-As-We-Know-It is
>> about to be overtaken by Benevolent Robot Overlords, it
>> ought to be an international imperative to commandeer the
>> wombs of female junior high students in the service of
>> safeguarding the human stock?
>>     
>
> A rather humorous exaggeration of my views, as you well
> know. Oh, well, what harm's a little levity going to do?
>
> Seriously, only *if* it seemed necessary to the very
> survival of some group in question should the wombs
> of female junior high school students be commandeered.
> But then, when survival is at stake, a lot of strange things
> become justified. Hmm... perhaps you could aim your
> questions a little more accurately?
>   

If it seems expedient then you should force others to do your bidding.  
Thanks for clearing that up.  Next.

- samantha



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