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the MOTHER of ALL HUMOR ARCHIVES
Posted Jan 27, 2003
THIS is by far the BEST humor site i've come across! 
http://www.sonic.net/~paul/humour/maillist.html
some of my faves are here 
http://www.sonic.net/~paul/humour/msg00336.html
http://www.sonic.net/~paul/humour/msg00253.html
http://www.sonic.net/~paul/humour/msg00242.html
http://www.sonic.net/~paul/humour/msg00072.html
http://www.sonic.net/~paul/humour/msg00065.html
http://www.sonic.net/~paul/humour/msg00053.html
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KILLER ESSAY on EVERYTHING
Posted Jan 27, 2003
i discovered this essay a few months ago and read thru some of it.
i totally loved 
it!
whoever wrote it is quite a high-level thinker.
http://www.geocities.com/evo_psych/index.html#ch1
Essay Sections:
Introduction
The Mind is the Body
Hardware vs. Software: A Crude Analogy
On Free Will
In The Beginning
Survival Of The Fittest
Optimization/Arms Races
Selfish Genes And Altruism/Cooperation
Sex: The Way It Is
Sex: The Adaptationist Reasons Why Or The Egg vs. The Sperm
Exceptions To The Rule: The Follies And Limits Of Adaptationism
The Limits Of Adaptationism: Part II
Flexible Strategies: "Niche" Roles And Concurrency
Adaptationist Ambivalence: Concurrency PT II
Cultural Adaptationism: The Fast Track (Mental Flexibility Cont)
Modern Love-Why Not Free Love Then?
Sex Differences
Honor And Status
Race Differences
On Universal Crime And Hatred
Conclusion: The Meaning of Life (And Everything Else)
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Latest reply: Jan 27, 2003
the FREETHINKERS GUILD
Posted Jan 27, 2003
hi! 
i have decided to form an INNER CIRCLE of friends and to call it the "FREETHINKERS GUILD". anybody is more than welcome to join.
all you have to be is a "freethinker". 
a freethinker is "one who forms opinions on the basis of reason independently of authority; especially one who doubts or denies religious dogma." What this means is that to be a freethinker, a person has to be willing to consider any idea and any possibility. The standard for deciding the truth-value of claims is not tradition, dogma, or authorities - instead, it must be reason and logic.
so, if you CONSIDER ANY IDEA AND ANY POSSIBILITY AND YOUR STANDARD FOR DECIDING THE TRUTH-VALUE OF CLAIMS IS REASON AND LOGIC, then WELCOME!
We will not appoint a "leader" because this is not conducive to free thinking. Any hierarchical structure will lead to stifling of ideas and put us at risk of becoming just another 'religion'.
So far, SusY [imagine] and i [?] are members of the Freethinkers Guild.
i know annie and amanda are already freethinkers on h2g2, so i'll just add them into our membership!
PeteY out
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STACKED ILLUSIONS = STACKED REALITIES
Posted Jan 26, 2003
reality 1 quantum reality
the very small scale
subatomic quantum particles are NOT discrete. just probabilities. cause and effect may not apply. this can be considered the illusion of another reality that humans have yet to conceive. or, perhaps, can never conceive.
reality 2 newtonian reality
if you increase the size scale to the Newtonian macrocopic scale, the probabilities of the quantum world become [or create the illusion of] discrete physicality. discrete physicality is the illusion of the newtonian world. this illusion IS the reality of the newtonian world.
reality 3
reproducing entities emerge [molecules to genes] and evolve into gene survival machines [organisms], creating the illusion of purpose in life, that purpose being to continue propagation of genes. the illusion of the drive to survive. this illusory purpose can be considered REAL.
reality 4
continued evolution [probably driven by sexual selection] leads to bigger and bigger brains until the neocortex becomes sufficiently complex to engage in complex information processing and manipulation [human thought]. this leads to the illusion of profound meaning and purpose in life, including spirituality. once more, this illusion IS reality for humans.
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this dude THINKS
Posted Jan 21, 2003
My ideas = Martin Willett's
this dude F**kin' ROCKS!
http://mwillett.org/
http://mwillett.org/frames/atheism.htm
click on
GENESIS
the MEANING of LIFE
Godless Evolution [this one's funny ]
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Latest reply: Jan 21, 2003
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