virus: Logic and Purpose

Reed Konsler (konsler@ascat.harvard.edu)
Sat, 18 Oct 1997 18:19:16 -0400 (EDT)


>Date: Fri, 17 Oct 1997 16:41:36 -0600
>From: David McFadzean <david@lucifer.com>
>
>false premises lead to false conclusions.

In this case you don't need to worry. The premises of science
and materialist logic (broadly defined) are non-falsifiable. Thus
the conclusions will always appear true. Is the absolute appearance
of truth the same as truth?

>The evolution of complex knowledge structures.

Who cares?

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>>>>What is the purpose of the Church of Virus?
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>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.

Your second answer tastes like ash.

Reed

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