@@ -3,103 +3,15 @@ The weekly CoV chat is on Sundays at 1pm EST, 12pm CST, 11am MST, 6pm GMT, 10am in SecondLife. The chat takes place simultaneously in the VirusChannel and [Lucifer's skybox | http://slurl.com/secondlife/Hobak/43/173/281/] thanks to the SLackerBot.
Everyone is welcome to [join the chat | http://virus.lucifer.com/bbs/index.php?board=;action=chat].
-!Upcoming
chats
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+!Future
chats
2006.10.22 The relation between intelligence and morality
2006.10.27 Immortality
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-! Future Chat Topics
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-The death penalty debate
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-The abortion debate
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-Our culture's myths
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-[Democratic Transhumanism | http://www.changesurfer.com/Acad/DemocraticTranshumanism.htm]
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-What is evil?
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-What is spirtuality?
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-When is violence necessary?
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-Measuring intelligence
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-Personal identity and consciousness
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-Insanity
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-The wisdom of crowds
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-What makes a good decision?
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-What is law?
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-Nanotechnology
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-Propaganda
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-Race and racism
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-Group selection
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-Discrimination laws
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-Merits of patents
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-Buddhism
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-The environmental movement
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-The ethics of artifical intelligence.
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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?
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-Summarize Virus: How would you summarize the core beliefs of the CoV?
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-Best Books: What are the most important books to recommend?
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-Value: What is it? How can we measure it? How do we determine it? What is the value of a human life?
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-Free Will: Do we have free will? If so, how much? If not, what are the consequences?
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-Rationality: what is the nature of rationality? What kinds of things can be rational? How can we tell one something is rational or not?
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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?
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-Space: Should humans explore space? Is it feasible? economical? Why should we go? What are the consequences of not?
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-Community Tech: What would you like to see in the future of the BBS, IRC, Moo, etc?
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-VirusBookClub: Let's pick a book to discuss.
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-Faith: Remember the old faith/phaith/dogma wars? Time for an update.
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-Saints: Who should be the 2nd Virian Saint?
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-IP rights: Can you imagine a world without intellectual property rights (patents, copyright). What would happen?
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-Empathy: what role does it play especially when it can be used as a weapon...
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-Fill in the blanks: Life is a _ _ _ _ that needs to be _ _ _ _ .
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-What is the role of myth in today's society?
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-What is intelligence? How do we decide when someone is being intelligent or stupid? How can we increase intelligence?
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!Chat Logs
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2003.01.21 - Real world applications of VirianEthics - [chat log | http://virus.lucifer.com/bbs/index.php?board=;action=chatlog2;channel=%23virus;date=2003-01-21;time=20:00;start=0;max=30]
2003.01.14 - The meaning of life - [chat log | http://virus.lucifer.com/bbs/index.php?board=;action=chatlog2;channel=%23virus;date=2003-01-14;time=20:00;start=0;max=30]
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+----
+
+! Future Chat Topics
+
+The death penalty debate
+
+The abortion debate
+
+Our culture's myths
+
+[Democratic Transhumanism | http://www.changesurfer.com/Acad/DemocraticTranshumanism.htm]
+
+What is evil?
+
+What is spirtuality?
+
+When is violence necessary?
+
+Measuring intelligence
+
+Personal identity and consciousness
+
+Insanity
+
+The wisdom of crowds
+
+What makes a good decision?
+
+What is law?
+
+Nanotechnology
+
+Propaganda
+
+Race and racism
+
+Group selection
+
+Discrimination laws
+
+Merits of patents
+
+Buddhism
+
+The environmental movement
+
+The ethics of artifical intelligence.
+
+Are there any smart drugs?
+
+Human nature and the blank slate.
+
+What does it mean to be human, transhuman, posthuman?
+
+What is the relation between math and the world?
+
+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?
+
+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?
+
+Rationality: what is the nature of rationality? What kinds of things can be rational? How can we tell one something is rational or not?
+
+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?
+
+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?
