[extropy-chat] POLITICS: terrorism and strategies

[paul.bridger]

Robert J. Bradbury wrote:
 > Question 1 revolves around whether a strategic use
> of nuclear weapons can convince terrorists that they cannot win?
> (A subset of this question involves whether the ends justify the
> means -- and to date I haven't seen a single person deal with this
> in way that can be evaluated.)
> 
> Question 2 revolves around the question of *what* in the blazes
> do people with extropic or transhumanistic perspectives do with
> all of the people who have historic/faith-based (i.e. not-rational)
> perspectives?

Q1. If you are correct that the terrorists are irrational, then an argument 
based on reality (such as nuking a city) can not convince them.

Q2. Ignore them.