[extropy-chat] Transhumanism == militant fascism (apparently)

[Samantha Atkins]

There is no need for debate with such creatures but only antidotes to  
their venom.  Here is a brief response I posted.

"Do we want a future dominated by technophobes who would condemn all  
humans to hideous decrepitude and death after a mere 70ish years?  I  
don't think so.  Kurzweil's vision is highly benign and has no  
fascism or borg-like parts at all.  The poster's slur is beneath  
contempt.  What could be more fascist than the poster's implied wish  
to outlaw thoughts the poster finds uncomfortable? "

-s

On Jul 4, 2005, at 4:10 PM, Neil Halelamien wrote:

> http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=154788&threshold=0&cid=12979847
>
> So how does one go about debating people like this? Is it even
> possible? Are there any relevant points they make which we need to
> keep in mind?
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