[extropy-chat] (no subject)

[Samantha Atkins]

On Jul 20, 2005, at 8:38 AM, Evan Hamlin wrote:

> Wow I stop reading for a matter of days and return to find that you  
> guys have snuffed the fire of curiosity out of someone. I am  
> disgusted at the nature of some of the replies to David Stiger's  
> reasonable and polite request to hear opinions on Freemason theory.  
> If it is as ludicrous as some of you have indicated, then why is it  
> still around?

Why are all the world's obviously screwy ideas still around?  Snuffed  
the fire of curiosity?  I think not.

> Besides that, we are meant to be renowned for an unprecedented  
> level of open-mindedness and prospicience. Not to say that I  
> necessarily agree with freemason conspiracy theory, but after the  
> manner with which you brutally put down his ideas, it sure makes  
> people think twice about posting potentially interesting theories  
> or topics of discussion.

What brutality?  Most of us just ignored it as not being worth the  
time to patiently refute and not worth taking that seriously.   The  
masonic stuff wouldn't be so bad in and of itself if not combined  
with Cydonia - Washington correspondence theories.   The latter is  
well within the realm of meaningless noise for this group.

>
> An extra thanks to Amara and Mike for their open-mindedness and  
> courtesy. It appears that being a brain doesn't necessarily do much  
> for one's people skills. I guess I shouldnt be expecting to see  
> apologies anytime soon either.
>

No, you shouldn't because none are needed.

- samantha