From sentto-44114-21636-1077829636-lojban-in=lojban.org@returns.groups.yahoo.com Thu Feb 26 13:08:00 2004 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-list); Thu, 26 Feb 2004 13:08:03 -0800 (PST) Received: from n34.grp.scd.yahoo.com ([66.218.66.102]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with smtp (Exim 4.30) id 1AwSjT-0002iY-GH for lojban-in@lojban.org; Thu, 26 Feb 2004 13:07:47 -0800 X-eGroups-Return: sentto-44114-21636-1077829636-lojban-in=lojban.org@returns.groups.yahoo.com Received: from [66.218.66.156] by n34.grp.scd.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 26 Feb 2004 21:07:16 -0000 X-Sender: xeubie@hotmail.com X-Apparently-To: lojban@yahoogroups.com Received: (qmail 24831 invoked from network); 26 Feb 2004 21:07:15 -0000 Received: from unknown (66.218.66.217) by m16.grp.scd.yahoo.com with QMQP; 26 Feb 2004 21:07:15 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO n22.grp.scd.yahoo.com) (66.218.66.78) by mta2.grp.scd.yahoo.com with SMTP; 26 Feb 2004 21:07:15 -0000 Received: from [66.218.67.153] by n22.grp.scd.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 26 Feb 2004 21:07:15 -0000 To: lojban@yahoogroups.com Message-ID: In-Reply-To: User-Agent: eGroups-EW/0.82 X-Mailer: Yahoo Groups Message Poster X-eGroups-Remote-IP: 66.218.66.78 From: "la_okus" X-Originating-IP: 69.162.47.2 X-Yahoo-Profile: la_okus MIME-Version: 1.0 Mailing-List: list lojban@yahoogroups.com; contact lojban-owner@yahoogroups.com Delivered-To: mailing list lojban@yahoogroups.com Precedence: bulk Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 21:07:14 -0000 Subject: [lojban] Re: Lojbanic philosophy (Goetz & Craig) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-archive-position: 7139 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org Errors-to: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: xeubie@hotmail.com Precedence: bulk Reply-to: lojban-list@lojban.org X-list: lojban-list la .go,ets. cusku di'e > Hi, > > Transhumanism is a concept which is a bit too alien to me. > (I generally have difficulties with teleology and the dependence > on purposes.) There may be simpler reasons for interest in Lojban. > [ . . . ] > About 10000 people play with Klingon, and that language really > Limits what you can express. Promote lojban as a toy. Playing is > a good reason - because even if you don't can substantiate that > It is a goot reasen you still have fun with playing. > > > Goetz Would you consider yourself a hedonist (one whose purpose is pleasure)? If so, wouldn't you consider that teleology? I'm not interested in using philosophy to make lojban more attractive, but possibly the other way around. At any rate, good ideas. la .kreig.daniyl. cusku di'e > [ . . . ] > I believe that any such program would be > tremendously beneficial to the world. My question, then, is why do you want to help the world? What is your underlying philosophy? mu'o mi'e .okus. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Buy Ink Cartridges or Refill Kits for your HP, Epson, Canon or Lexmark Printer at MyInks.com. Free s/h on orders $50 or more to the US & Canada. http://www.c1tracking.com/l.asp?cid=5511 http://us.click.yahoo.com/mOAaAA/3exGAA/qnsNAA/GSaulB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To unsubscribe, send mail to lojban-unsubscribe@onelist.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lojban/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: lojban-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/