Everyone, The problem here is that WE don't have anything to point to as OUR religion, so that everyone else has the power of stupidity in general and the 1st amendment in particular, yet we don't have any such power.
I believe that it is possible to fill in this gap, but I don't wish to discuss incomplete solutions on public forums. However, if you have any ideas just how OUR religion should be structured, then please feel free to send them to me, preferably off-line. It would be a real shame to do a bad job of this, so I'm keeping my detailed thoughts to myself pending a "live birth". Note Buddhism's belief structure that does NOT include a Deity. Note Islam's various provisions for unbelievers to get a free pass, and sometimes even break a rule here and there, so long as they pretend to believe. Any thoughts? Steve Richfield ==================== On 12/8/08, Philip Hunt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 2008/12/8 Bob Mottram <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > People who are highly religious tend to be very "past positive" > > according the Zimbardo classification of people according to their > > temporal orientation. [...] > > I agree that in time we will see more polarization around a variety of > > technology related issues. > > You're probably right. Part of the problem is that these people > [correctly] believe that science and technology are destroying their > worldview. And as the gaps in scientific knowledge decrease, there's > less roo for the "God of the gaps" to occupy. > > Having said that, I'm not aware that nanotechnology or AI are > specifically prohibited by any of the major religions. And if one > society forgoes science, they'll just get outcompeted by their > neighbours. > > -- > Philip Hunt, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. > See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html > > > ------------------------------------------- > agi > Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now > RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/ > Modify Your Subscription: > https://www.listbox.com/member/?&; > Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com > ------------------------------------------- agi Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/ Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=8660244&id_secret=120640061-aded06 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
