On 6/1/2014 5:55 PM, LizR wrote:
On 2 June 2014 11:16, meekerdb <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:On 6/1/2014 2:18 PM, LizR wrote:On 2 June 2014 07:05, meekerdb <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: On 6/1/2014 9:09 AM, spudboy100 via Everything List wrote:The philosopher is a good guy, but not as good as atheist, Hans Moravec, or the highly, unusal, Roman Catholic, Frank Tipler, or back to atheists again,Ray Kurzweil. Sam is a permanent death kind of guy. Meh, unto that.Sounds like you base your opinion of people's ideas on whether they are congenial to your wish to live forever. A lot of people do that. "Forwards into oblivion!" just doesn't cut it for some people. Can't say I find it too appealing myself, but if it's the only game in town...But have you really considered the alternative...forward to eternity and beyond? Thank you, Buzz Lightyear!I'm not sure I understand your question, though. Obviously the alternative has been considered quite extensively in fiction, and to some extent on this forum. But perhaps you're trying to make a point and I'm being my usual dense self and missing it. I know I can't always assume that you starting a reply with "But" means I should look at it for a possible objection, because often you start with "But" and then agree with me. So please explain what you mean.
It's that you might find it more appealing compared to the alternative. Brent -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
