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<P><FONT SIZE=2>I think it's very good to hear different comments from different people in this list</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>(suppose most are interested in becoming transhumanists).</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>But I would try to avoid hot debates that I think won't make much progress</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>(for example, when voting for Bush or Kerry, there is really no truth to say who must be right).</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>I don't believe in the Creator or God because I haven't found a satisfactory reason.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>But it also can not satisfy me if you say pure 4 physical forces alone can evolve into</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>such complicated world and thoughtful human beings like you and me.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Maybe technology is not the best way to transcend the human limits.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>And I don't understand why Seth-related stuff is nonsense.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Thanks.</FONT>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Walter.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>-----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>From: Damien Broderick [<A HREF="mailto:thespike@satx.rr.com">mailto:thespike@satx.rr.com</A>] </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Sent: Monday, November 15, 2004 1:55 PM</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>To: Walter_Chen@compal.com; 'ExI chat list'</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Subject: RE: [extropy-chat] Seth and other nonsense</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Hi Walter</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>At 01:49 PM 11/15/2004 +0800, you wrote:</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>>As I said, I am still not sure who will be right eventually.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>That's all very well, but the question remains: why are you posting this </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>kind of thing on the extropy list, where almost everyone works from the </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>assessment that Seth and such sources are mind-deadening nonsense? (Hara Ra </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>might be an exception in this widespread opinion.) Do you feel the same way </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>about creationism, for example, or vitalism, or personal guardian angels, </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>and if you did would you be posting about it to extropy-chat? There's a </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>thin line between honest open-minded questioning and trolling.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Damien Broderick </FONT>
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