>>Is it just a rationalization, or is it true?
>
>Why does that matter to you?
Because false premises lead to false conclusions.
>>>A universal operating system makes transmission of information
>>>faster...but to what purpose?
>>
>>I think there is more to it than faster transmission of
>>information.
>
>What?
The evolution of complex knowledge structures.
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>>>What is the purpose of the Church of Virus?
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>>
>>The official purpose or the hidden agenda? :-)
>>But seriously, I'll wait for others to answer first.
Eric's answer "To fight Faith, and evangelize Rationality and Memetics."
is partially right. That seemed to be the purpose when I was first
infected (and I am the First Host). Maybe it just wants to survive
and it will adopt whatever secondary purposes it needs to in order
to grow.
-- David McFadzean david@lucifer.com Memetic Engineer http://www.lucifer.com/~david/ Church of Virus http://www.lucifer.com/virus/