This looks mighty circular to me... but then, I guess it's true enough.
> Applying the same definitions to an individual life yields a different
> but related set of answers. The meaning of your life is the effect of
> your life: how is the world different because of you? The intended meaning
> (purpose) of your life is up to you: how do you want to affect the
> world and the future? I think it was Ghandi that said "You must be the
> change you want to see in the world."
Looks good to me... although I think I would add a big section about
development of "the self" I think that Robert Persig was right when he
said:
"To change the world, first change your own heart and hands, and then
work outward from there" (paraphrase)
(as an aside, somebody else probably said this first... any idea who?)
> Personally I wish to create a better future by infecting as many people
> as possible with my favorite memes:
> - memetics
> - rationality (especially pancritical rationalism)
> - critical thinking
> - game theory
> - systemantics (meaning = effect)
> - evolutionary psychology
> - transhumanism
Jugding by this list, I'd say we have very similar interests. The only
ones I've never dabbled in are evolutionary psychology and
transhumanism. But unless I'm mistaken about what it means,
transhumanism sounds like what my "Meta-Christ" would preach.
> I'm working towards these ends mostly through the Church of Virus, but
> also by supporting related projects (www.extropy.com, www.infidels.org,
> www.agnostic.com, the Zero mailing list, etc.). I realize that the
> CoV has a limited audience so I'm quite willing to support other vectors
> (maybe even the Church of Jesus Christ Humanist :) through web site and
> mailing list hosting. Send me some mail.
Oh goody... some more sites to check out. I've visited the Church of
Zero, and it was rather interesting. Somehow or other, though, I've
lost it's http address. 100+ bookmarks and the only thing I want isn't
in 'em!
>David McFadzean david@lucifer.com
>Memetic Engineer http://www.lucifer.com/~david/
>Church of Virus http://www.lucifer.com/virus/
Memetic Engineer. heh. Is that anything like the so called "sanitary"
engineers? But seriously, what is it you do that you feel justified in
calling yourself an engineer?
ERiC
It is well to remember that the entire universe, with one trifling
exception, is composed of others. -- John Andrew Holmes