[ExI] Fwd: [Body Hacking] Reverse-Engineering of Human Brain Likely by 2030, Expert Predicts

[darren shawn greer]

> PZ Myers is prone to sophomoric ad hominems. But what really turns me> off about PZ's pieces is that he employs a kind of narcissistic,> supercilious writing style when - judging from his writing - he would> do well to consider being more humble. ;))> > OlgaLike Mark Twain, who didn't really need the humility but used it to his advantage.  Humility combined with subtle sarcasm can be a devastating critical tool. Especially when, if used properly, one can't always distinguish readily between the two.Darren
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To sail beyond the sunset, and the baths
Of all the western stars, until I die.-Alfred Lord Tennyson



> Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2010 13:19:51 -0700
> From: olga.bourlin at gmail.com
> To: extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org
> Subject: Re: [ExI] Fwd: [Body Hacking] Reverse-Engineering of Human Brain Likely by 2030, Expert Predicts
> 
> On Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 12:04 PM, darren shawn greer
> <dgreer_68 at hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Yeah, Kurzweil's way off mark. See here:
> >> http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2010/08/ray_kurzweil_does_not_understa.php
> >
> > Awesome article. My favorite is when he calls him a pseudo-scientific dingbat. Not that I'm qualified to judge, but I like the mix of confidence and alliteration.
> 
> PZ Myers is prone to sophomoric ad hominems.  But what really turns me
> off about PZ's pieces is that he employs a kind of narcissistic,
> supercilious writing style when - judging from his writing - he would
> do well to consider being more humble. ;))
> 
> Olga
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