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!Upcoming chats
-Tuesday 2003.06
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- Building a Self-sufficient Church
-Community
+Tuesday 2003.09
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- Why be good?
-Tuesday 2003.06
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- Memetics: what is the state of the "science"?
+Tuesday 2003.09
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- Infection 2004 planning
-Tuesday 2003.06
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- Epistemology: What is knowledge? How do we know?
+Tuesday 2003.09
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- Socialism vs. liberty
+Tuesday 2003.09.30 - TBA
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! Future Chat Topics
+The ethics of artifical intelligence.
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+Free speech: should some groups be censored?
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+Are there any smart drugs?
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+Human nature and the blank slate.
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+What does it mean to be human, transhuman, posthuman?
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+What is the relation between math and the world?
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+What are the interesting implications of Godel's incompleteness theorem?
Summarize Virus: How would you summarize the core beliefs of the CoV?
Best Books: What are the most important books to recommend?
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-Postmodernism: What is it? Does it say anything of value?
Value: What is it? How can we measure it? How do we determine it? What is the value of a human life?
Free Will: Do we have free will? If so, how much? If not, what are the consequences?
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Democracy: everyone agrees it isn't perfect, but is it optimal? Or is it out-dated? Can we conceive of something better?
Space: Should humans explore space? Is it feasible? economical? Why should we go? What are the consequences of not?
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-Fairness: What is fair? What is justice?
Elitism: Is it better to appeal to the masses or the elite?
Community Tech: What would you like to see in the future of the BBS, IRC, Moo, etc?
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What is the role of myth in today's society?
What is intelligence? How do we decide when someone is being intelligent or stupid? How can we increase intelligence?
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-How do you know you are not in a sim?
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!Chat Logs
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+Tuesday 2003.09.02 - Raising a rational child. - [chat log | http://virus.lucifer.com/bbs/index.php?board=;action=chatlog2;channel=%23virus;date=2003-09-02;time=20:00;start=0;max=30]
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+Tuesday 2003.08.26 - Fairness: What is fair? What is justice? - [chat log | http://virus.lucifer.com/bbs/index.php?board=;action=chatlog2;channel=%23virus;date=2003-08-26;time=20:00;start=0;max=30]
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+Tuesday 2003.08.19 - Disownment - [chat log | http://virus.lucifer.com/bbs/index.php?board=;action=chatlog2;channel=%23virus;date=2003-08-19;time=20:00;start=0;max=30]
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+Tuesday 2003.08.12 - Reputation, voting and concensus - [chat log | http://virus.lucifer.com/bbs/index.php?board=;action=chatlog2;channel=%23virus;date=2003-08-12;time=20:00;start=0;max=30]
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+Tuesday 2003.08.05 - Schism: the pros and cons of splitting the CoV - [chat log | http://virus.lucifer.com/bbs/index.php?board=;action=chatlog2;channel=%23virus;date=2003-08-05;time=20:00;start=0;max=30]
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+Tuesday 2003.07.29 - 10 year predictions: What will it be like to live in 2013? - [chat log | http://virus.lucifer.com/bbs/index.php?board=;action=chatlog2;channel=%23virus;date=2003-07-29;time=20:00;start=0;max=30]
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+Tuesday 2003.07.22 - Postmodernism: What is it? Does it say anything of value? - [chat log | http://virus.lucifer.com/bbs/index.php?board=;action=chatlog2;channel=%23virus;date=2003-07-22;time=20:00;start=0;max=30]
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+Tuesday 2003.07.15 - What is the significance of Bayes thereom? - [chat log | http://virus.lucifer.com/bbs/index.php?board=;action=chatlog2;channel=%23virus;date=2003-07-15;time=20:00;start=0;max=30]
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+Tuesday 2003.07.08 - The possibility of extra-terrestrial life and intelligence. - [chat log | http://virus.lucifer.com/bbs/index.php?board=;action=chatlog2;channel=%23virus;date=2003-07-08;time=20:00;start=0;max=30]
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+Tuesday 2003.07.01 - Why can't rational people agree on anything? - [chat log | http://virus.lucifer.com/bbs/index.php?board=;action=chatlog2;channel=%23virus;date=2003-07-01;time=20:00;start=0;max=30]
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+Tuesday 2003.06.24 - Differences between the sexes - [chat log | http://virus.lucifer.com/bbs/index.php?board=;action=chatlog2;channel=%23virus;date=2003-06-24;time=20:00;start=0;max=30]
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+Tuesday 2003.06.17 - Epistemology: What is knowledge? How do we know? - [chat log | http://virus.lucifer.com/bbs/index.php?board=;action=chatlog2;channel=%23virus;date=2003-06-17;time=20:00;start=0;max=30]
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+Tuesday 2003.06.10 - Memetics: what is the state of the "science"? - [chat log | http://virus.lucifer.com/bbs/index.php?board=;action=chatlog2;channel=%23virus;date=2003-06-10;time=20:00;start=0;max=30]
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+Tuesday 2003.06.03 - Building a Self-sufficient Church Community - [chat log | http://virus.lucifer.com/bbs/index.php?board=;action=chatlog2;channel=%23virus;date=2003-06-03;time=20:00;start=0;max=30]
Tuesday 2003.05.27 - Are we in the Matrix? - [chat log | http://virus.lucifer.com/bbs/index.php?board=;action=chatlog2;channel=%23virus;date=2003-05-27;time=20:00;start=0;max=30]
Tuesday 2003.05.13 - Evolutionary Psychology - [chat log | http://virus.lucifer.com/bbs/index.php?board=;action=chatlog2;channel=%23virus;date=2003-05-13;time=20:00;start=0;max=30]
