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<DIV><B>From:</B> <A title=desertpaths2003@yahoo.com
href="mailto:desertpaths2003@yahoo.com">John Grigg</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, June 30, 2007 2:46 PM</DIV>
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<DIV>> The latest issue of the Skeptic has an article entitled "The Case for
Incrementalism in the Future of Science" by Mordechai Ben-Ari. I
considered it a second-rate work which tried without sufficient explanation
to show how science would continue to steadily plug away rather than take off in
an exponential way dear to the hearts of Transhumanists. I felt this was
one of the worst written and thought out articles I have ever read in the
Skeptic and was amazed it was ever accepted and published by Shermer and his
editors. Has anyone else here read this? What did you think? </DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hmmm ... I haven't read it (now I have to remember
if I'm even still subscribed to Skeptic ... have hardly been able to keep up
with these in the past - always putting them aside for "when I have more
time."). I will look for it.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>> I know Michael Shermer has taken some potshots at cryonics and so
perhaps now he feels it's time to aim at Transhumanism in general.</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Shermer - yeah - he's a little full of
himself.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>People on this list may do well to write some
letters to the editor to Skeptic. Or a rebuttal article?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Olga</FONT></DIV>
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