First off, thank you Keith for the interesting links, secondly, Erik....
What are you talking about?

I have been a lurker on this list on and off for several years and never
said much. I'm more of a reader than a speaker but Erik's post made me
want to say a few words.

I joined CoV because I do not see it as a Church. It is not a church nor
is it a cult, it is a collection, a hive, a gathering of ideas. I
thought that memes and viral information worked like a bee hive. Lot's
of ideas are thrown in the group and by natural selection the good or
appropriate ideas will survive. As time moves on and the scenario
changes the selection of ideas change too.

I reckon cults and religions are there for people who do not trust in
natural selection of ideas by us all but prefer to be told what to do by
a select few.

So Erik, you are saying you would like to join an organization that has
it's believes based on the works of a science fiction writer, pay
special notice to the word fiction please.

The question you should put to yourself is, do you want a select group
of people to tell you what to do or would you like to join the chaos
that is life and let natural selection of ideas take it's course?

If you choose option one I wish you bliss ignorance, if you select
option 2 I welcome you as an active member of our common future.

I will return to lurking now.

Gerard
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