[extropy-chat] Recipe for Destruction

[Dirk Bruere]

On 10/19/05, Joel Peter William Pitt <joel.pitt at gmail.com> wrote:
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> On 10/19/05, Dirk Bruere <dirk.bruere at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > On 10/19/05, Joel Peter William Pitt < joel.pitt at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > No no, its not that. It is that if you are connected to everyone else
> > > - then harming some one else is really harming yourself. So unless you are a
> > > masochist you are more likely to try and find a solution that doesn't
> > > involve violence.
> > >
> >
> > If I had a cancerous toe and no anaesthetic I'd still chop it off.
> >
>
> Ah well. I was hoping *most* people would investigate alternatives before
> embarking on violence. Why not investigate the current state of cancer
> treatment? Since we have mind to mind linkages I'm guessing effective
> treament for toe cancer wouldn't be too far fetched.
>
> Although humans as they are do like a quick fix rather than the optimal
> solution.
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>
To continue the metaphor, the quicker the fix with cancer the better.
As for mind-mind links, I think I'll stick to my tribe.

Dirk
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