X-Message-Number: 20521 Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2002 00:02:43 -0700 From: Mike Perry <> Subject: Force and the Future Thomas Donaldson writes, and I agree: "I shall have to say that the only interpretation I could give to Yvan Bozzonetti's "diatribe" was as a satirical version of the fanaticism he discussed." Like many others I deplore "kill them all" sentiments, if seriously intended. Force, regrettably, may be justified or called for in certain circumstances, such as defending innocent lives from harm or death, but it should certainly be kept to a minimum. I also agree with Thomas in thinking that "bad" people should be curable in the future, though of course that raises questions about just who, among disagreeing persons or factions is to be considered "bad and needing cure" and who is not. It seems likely that converting an opponent to your point of view will be doable in the future through some form of medical procedure rather than the fine art of persuasion alone, so this is one more issue we will have to sort out in our hopefully immortal future. At least the future should be a most interesting one, and, I think, rewarding too, in spite of any difficulties--good reasons to choose cryonics. Mike Perry Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=20521