[ExI] Open Individualism

[Adrian Tymes]

On Sat, Jan 6, 2024 at 9:20 AM Jason Resch via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

> I think you don't want it to be true.
>
> If that's the case, well then you can't use reason to get out of a
> position which you did not use reason to get into.
>

You might wish to turn this claim around.

How badly do you want open individualism to be true?

Are you thinking about this possibility because it is the very situation
you yourself are in, whether you fully realize it or not?

If you are certain it is not, how would you know that it is not?

I know it is not for me, because I can present logic and reasoning without
logical fallacies to defend my position.  It does not appear that you have
been able to do this.

(For example, ad hominem attacks.  You questioned if someone else doesn't
want it to be true, to sidestep and ignore their point.  Note that it takes
more than just questioning the person to be ad hominem; see the definition
at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hominem to see why this letter is not
itself this same fallacy even if it calls your reasoning into question.)
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