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There are two weekly CoV chats, one on Tuesdays at 2100h CST, the other on Fridays at 2300h GMT has been intermittent.
Everyone is welcome to 
join the chat.
Free Will: Do we have free will? If so, how much? If not, what are the consequences?
Rationality: what is the nature of rationality? What kinds of things can be rational? How can we tell one something is rational or not?
Ethics of influence: Respect for autonomy often conflicts with other goals. How do we reconcile?
Crime and Punishment: Is it rational to punish transgressors?
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?
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?
VirusBookClub: Let's pick a book to discuss.
Faith: Remember the old faith/phaith/dogma wars? Time for an update.
Saints: Who should be the 2nd Virian Saint?
IP rights: Can you imagine a world without intellectual property rights (patents, copyright). What would happen?
Empathy: what role does it play especially when it can be used as a weapon...
Fill in the blanks: Life is a _ _ _ _ that needs to be _ _ _ _ .
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?
How do you know you are not in a sim?
Friday 2003.04.25 - Down And Out... - chat log
Tuesday 2003.04.22 - What is 
truth? - chat log
Friday 2003.04.18 - Cults - chat log
Tuesday 2003.04.15 - Self-motivation - chat log
Tuesday 2003.04.08 - Transparent Society - chat log
Friday 2003.04.04 - MOPI - chat log
Tuesday 2003.04.01 - What is the Supergoal? - chat log
Tuesday 2003.03.25 - What are human rights? - chat log
Friday 2003.03.21 - What else is wrong with this world?- chat log
Tuesday 2003.03.18 - What is wrong with this world? - chat log
Friday 2003.03.14 - Evangelism of the CoV - chat log
Tuesday 2003.03.11 - The Nature of Evil - chat log
Tuesday 2003.02.25 - The Escalator of Reason - chat log
Sunday 2003.02.23 - The Escalator of Reason - chat log
Tuesday 2003.02.18 - Death & Immortality - chat log
Sunday 2003.02.16 - Is there such thing as a selfless act? - chat log
Tuesday 2003.02.11 - How can we compete? - chat log
Sunday 2003.02.09 - How can we compete? - chat log
Tuesday 2003.02.04 - When it UTism reasonable? - chat log
Tuesday 2003.01.28 - How to deal with irrationality? - chat log
Tuesday 2003.01.21 - Real world applications of VirianEthics - chat log
Tuesday 2003.01.14 - The meaning of life - chat log