[ExI] Off topic: Cryonics and Beauty?

[Mike Dougherty]

On Tue, Oct 9, 2012 at 3:54 AM, Kevin G Haskell <kgh1kgh2 at gmail.com> wrote:
> <<Interesting, Spike.  Why is it that after all of this time, there are so
> few people still openly discussing the
> concepts of what may (or may no longer be called) Extropianism, and now is
> called Transhumanism, and in
> which so few even call themselves?  Do you think most people who would
> otherwise call themselves Extropians
> or Transhumanists hide their self-identification for professional reasons?

I've been subscribed for years and I'm still not sure what
Extropianism means.  Maybe Transhumanism has more easily understood
word roots, but I've still never seen a consensus definition of that
word either.  I don't really care what labels are used to describe a
group of smart people who are willing to discuss interesting ideas.
At the end of the day, what do those labels really describe anyway?

> work? Should we be hiding, too? Do we know peopple even in
> this group who refuse to identify themselves as Extropians, Transhumanist,
> or even with some basic political philosophy?

I guess I'd volunteer as an example of someone who is neither hiding
nor not-hiding.  I don't identify with those terms because I'm not
sure what you think they mean... and I'd rather you get to know me for
what I write/think instead of what labels you're pinning on our group.

btw, this isn't intended to be a snipe or belligerent tone (sorry if
you read it that way) - instead please take it as simply a different
point of view.