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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 httpjoin the chat.

Upcoming chats


Future Chat Topics

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?


Chat Logs

Friday 2003.04.25 - httpDown And Out... - httpchat log

Tuesday 2003.04.22 - What is interwikitruth? - httpchat log

Friday 2003.04.18 - Cults - httpchat log

Tuesday 2003.04.15 - Self-motivation - httpchat log

Tuesday 2003.04.08 - Transparent Society - httpchat log

Friday 2003.04.04 - MOPI - httpchat log

Tuesday 2003.04.01 - What is the Supergoal? - httpchat log

Tuesday 2003.03.25 - What are human rights? - httpchat log

Friday 2003.03.21 - What else is wrong with this world?- httpchat log

Tuesday 2003.03.18 - What is wrong with this world? - httpchat log

Friday 2003.03.14 - Evangelism of the CoV - httpchat log

Tuesday 2003.03.11 - The Nature of Evil - httpchat log

Tuesday 2003.02.25 - httpThe Escalator of Reason - httpchat log

Sunday 2003.02.23 - httpThe Escalator of Reason - httpchat log

Tuesday 2003.02.18 - Death & Immortality - httpchat log

Sunday 2003.02.16 - Is there such thing as a selfless act? - httpchat log

Tuesday 2003.02.11 - How can we compete? - httpchat log

Sunday 2003.02.09 - How can we compete? - httpchat log

Tuesday 2003.02.04 - When it UTism reasonable? - httpchat log

Tuesday 2003.01.28 - How to deal with irrationality? - httpchat log

Tuesday 2003.01.21 - Real world applications of VirianEthics - httpchat log

Tuesday 2003.01.14 - The meaning of life - httpchat log


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