Eric Boyd wrote: What other projects could we collaborate on to advance the CoV?
> lets see
> (a) how about a Virian Manifesto?
Love the idea of a Manifesto, but we will need some heavy weights to do battle with those that aren't' real happy with our manifesto - I nominate Joe Dees and everyone's favorite, The Hermit.
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> (b) Virus Maxim's (more dogma!)
> (c) More saints. (I was thinking that some of the 18th century deists
> might fit well... or perhaps we should create some fictional saints to
> illustrate Virian principles)
We are still on the one Saint, our hero Charles Darwin, right? A few times it has been brought up but then the list floods with nominees. I for one, am a big Bertrand Russell fan, so he is my first choice. I would vote for a fictional person if we could come up with a good one that illustrates our principles well. Perhaps we should add 3 or 5 at a whack, and have a little nominating and voting setup.
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> (d) speaking of which... Virian Principles -- how to act, etc.
Oh yea, we could use this, of course we would need to include the idea of "multiple/competing principles" have a place in our values. Most of us can honestly look at most sides of an issue objectively (and I am proud of our group for that) even if we do have a side of our own. I have noticed my skills in this area when speaking to my wife and friends regarding politics, and they have grown since I have been here.
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> (e) I think we need an Eschatology -- how would we Virians like to see
> the world end?
Yea, me too. I think I would like to see our world end (humans that is) by becoming the next species. By becoming more that what we are now. But if we return to the water and swim with the dolphins 50,000,000 years from now, that is ok too.
(e) Common memes and their roots: It would be nice to illustrate some of the common memes that most of us are infected with and show where they started and how they were spread. Examples if you will.
Bill Roh
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> It won't be long now before I have to start my job (14 month
> internship... rah! rah! rah!) so if we need an individual to do the
> brunt of the work (take the role of leader, as it were), either we do
> it quick or somebody else has to help me...
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> So -- votes on what we want to do next?
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> ERiC