Re: Humanity 3000 Debate

Norman K. McPhail (norm@SOCAL.WANET.COM)
Tue, 19 Jan 1999 21:37:10 -0800


Attila:

It's nice to know that there are at least a few of us on this list who
can still spot this kind of gross mistake. Some of us also know that if
we don't speak up and try to warn others of the danger, these ideas can
quickly spin out of control.

I wonder how Francis will respond. In the past, he rarely admits to
making errors of judgment. I'd also be willing to bet that there will
be more than a few who come to his defense.

NKM

attila1@ix.netcom.com wrote:
>
> Since for some reason I have been included in the distribution of this
"debate", I
> thought perhaps I should add a few words to it, expressing my impressions.
>
> (1) Indeed, I see the society described as a dreadful homogenized blob of
> Humanity, with an inbred "world view" and culture, making it difficult if
> not impossible for further evolutionary development.
>
> (2) The picture of The Borg for Star Trek kept flashing before me, as I
> read about the human "superorganism". Again, I find such a future
> absolutely dreadful and disgusting.
>
> Libertarius
> *THE LOVE OF POWER OVER OTHERS IS THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL*