[MURG] Singularity Charity launching from shuttle bay 3

[Randal A. Koene]

Hi there,

On Wed, 22 Oct 2003, Alex Ramonsky wrote:

> Kinda confusing on the 'focus' thing, I mean, should someone tell the
> singularity about focus, because currently it seems to be attempting to
> change everything under the sun...possibly a jolly good spanking or at
> least a bit of discipline might get it into line.  :  )

Well, a need for focus is my take on things. It is my personal experience
that a lot is achieved by concentrating on a coherent set of goals. It is
entirely up to you of course, what you propose to fund.

> Another rogue must be medicine, of course -why don't we just try and
> cure _one_ thing?

It's my understanding that most medical charities DO focus on funding in a
specific field, e.g. breast cancer.

> Tell those doctors to get a focus, will you?

They do. That is why they specialize and you have to see a specialist to
take care of a specific ailment. General practitioners are on the whole
not the ones pushing the frontiers of medicine.

> It doesn't really work like that, does it?

Apparently it does.

> If you want to attack a problem, it has to happen on many levels.

Notice that you specified "a" problem.

> The thing that surprised me most is nobody thought, 'hey, why doesn't
> MURG apply for a research grant?'

This seems to be what a lot of people are confused about, so I guess the
answer is worth repeating: MURG is a *mailing list*, not an organization
with grant applications. If someone wants to apply for grants for mind
uploading activities, then an organization will need to be fashioned to
suit. There currently is none.

Cheers,
       Randal