[ExI] Bodies

[Natasha Vita-More]

This post made me laugh a little, considering Plato's view of the world. 


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[mailto:extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org] On Behalf Of Alec Nielsen
Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 7:36 PM
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Subject: Re: [ExI] Bodies

On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 2:38 PM, Tom Nowell <nebathenemi at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> I believe there will always be people who will prefer our physical reality
despite the flaws (or maybe BECAUSE of the flaws) and will find some reason
to abandon the virtual worlds because of some virtue, real or imaginary,
they find in it.

As a scientist, much of my happiness and purpose in life comes from studying
nature. I think it will be hard to find this fulfillment in an invented
world.

Alec
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