[extropy-chat] Protect ourselves to prevent a return to the middle ages

[Keith Henson]

At 09:55 PM 2/10/2006 -0500, Joseph wrote:
>I must disagree with that attitude, Al.
>
>A live coward is not necessarily better than a dead brave-heart, if the
>live coward has given up everything that makes his life worth living.
>
>Or more to the point, if you roll over now, you abbrogate the right to
>complain when the Caliphate declares that life extension technology,
>performance enhancements, freedom of conscience, and everything else
>that defines Transhumanism is "offensive" and thus it becomes
>impermissable. They've already got it within the Muslim lands. Now
>they're trying to make it so everywhere.
>
>If you don't fight now, you won't have the chance to fight later.
>
>Joseph

Sorry, I am booked fighting a UFO cult that thinks they have a license to kill.

But if you want I can contribute a bit about what motivates cult members 
and other memeoids.

Keith Henson