[ExI] A question to the moderators WAS: Self-directed Evolution and the Future of Man

[natasha at natasha.cc]

Hi Fabio,

I'll let Max and Spike respond fro themselves, but it took me a few  
minutes to figure out precisely what you are referring to.  Correct me  
if I am wrong, but it seems that you are saying that the response to  
your post from Stefano in the following paragraph is defaming you:

Stefano wrote:

> But let us not be too picky, it is refreshing to see Fabio and his
> friend engaging in something different from conspiracy-mongering,
> defamation and trolling, and even inviting as speakers a few
> contributors to "Divenire" and honorary AIT members...

I took this to mean that it is refreshing to see you doing something  
positive, unlike others who are conspiracy-mongering and trolling. But  
now that I am reading it over again, I can interpret it differently to  
suggest that you are conspiracy-mongering and trolling.  If this is  
correct and Stefano is making this accusation, no it is not acceptable.

Max? Spike?

Natasha





Quoting estropico <estropico at gmail.com>:

> I sent a perfectly straightforward and on-topic message to the list,
> only to be insulted and publicly defamed by somebody that wasn't
> mentioned or even remotely hinted at in the message (please see below
> for the two messages).
>
> Is this sort of behaviour ok on extro-chat these days? I admit that I
> don't read the list as much as I used to, and that I only drop by once
> a month or so to post about the ExtroBritannia events, but surely this
> is not acceptable behaviour...
>
> Cheers,
> Fabio
>
>
>> Message: 4
>> Date: Thu, 13 May 2010 18:17:49 +0100
>> From: estropico <estropico at gmail.com>
>> To: extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org
>> Subject: [ExI] Self-directed Evolution and the Future of Man
>> Message-ID:
>>        <AANLkTimR30xuVFJaiclkkLRu-ABhTm5q6SamIP-feh6G at mail.gmail.com>
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>>
>> This is a real breakthrough for Italian transhumanism. For the first
>> time, in Italy, transhumanist topics are discussed in an academic
>> context in open collaboration with a transhumanist organization.
>>
>> On the 11th of June, in Caserta, near Naples, a conference will take
>> place at the The San Leucio Belvedere Complex
>> (http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/549), organized by the Second
>> University of Naples (http://www.unina2.it/) in collaboration with the
>> Italian Transhumanist Network (or Network H+ www.transumanisti.org),
>> titled "Self-directed Evolution and the Future of Man". The speakers
>> are heavy-weight Italian intellectuals who have published books that
>> touch on self-directed evolution, human enhancement, life-extension,
>> etc.
>>
>> The organizer and "scientific coordinator" of the event is Giancarlo
>> (Giovanni) Stile, assistant professor at Second University of Naples
>> and one of the founding members of Network H+.
>>
>> Here's a leaflet (Pdf) and the Facebook page of the event:
>> http://transumanisti.org/docs/invito%20convegno%2011%20giugno%20fronte%20retro.pdf
>> http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=120934554602362
>>
>> The program (the presentations *might* get translated to English at a
>> later stage):
>>
>> Prof. Aldo Schiavone - Istituto Italiano di Scienze Umane, Florence  
>>  and Naples
>> "Nature, Technology, History"
>>
>> Prof. Edoardo Boncinelli - University "Vita-Salute San Raffaele" of Milan
>> "Biological Evolution and Cultural Evolution"
>>
>> Prof. Lorenzo d?Avack - University of Rome 3
>> "The Power of Science Versus Human Rights"
>>
>> Prof. Angelo Maria Petroni - University of Rome "La Sapienza"
>> "Liberalism, Biomedical Progress and Human Enhancement"
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Fabio
>> www.estropico.org
>> www.transumanisti.org
>
>> Message: 11
>> Date: Thu, 13 May 2010 21:41:24 +0200
>> From: Stefano Vaj <stefano.vaj at gmail.com>
>> To: ExI chat list <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org>
>> Subject: Re: [ExI] Self-directed Evolution and the Future of Man
>> Message-ID:
>>        <AANLkTikViZ_E6J3PyY8ZSksKcSdNIq3XQ820O6iPf8LI at mail.gmail.com>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
>>
>> On 13 May 2010 20:11,  <natasha at natasha.cc> wrote:
>>> I gave a talk on transhuanism at an Italian academic institution   
>>> in 2006 and
>>> was a guest lecturer at another Italian academic instution in 2008 to
>>> lecture to the sudy body specifically on transhumanism.
>>> http://www.naba.it/newsletter_06_07/n3.html
>>> http://www.naba.it/page.php?menuId=100&menuLeft=4&contentId=643
>>> http://www.naba.it/page.php?menuId=318&menuLeft=99&contentId=911
>>
>> Indeed, I gave myself a speech on transhumanism at the university of
>> Padua in 2008. Big deal.
>>
>> But let us not be too picky, it is refreshing to see Fabio and his
>> friend engaging in something different from conspiracy-mongering,
>> defamation and trolling, and even inviting as speakers a few
>> contributors to "Divenire" and honorary AIT members...
>>
>> --
>> Stefano Vaj
>>
>
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