From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!seismo!rocheste!sher
Newsgroups: net.misc
Title: new topics for discussion
Article-I.D.: rocheste.368
Posted: Thu Jan  6 04:20:21 1983
Received: Fri Jan  7 01:14:06 1983

From: David.Sher
I have noticed that discussions seem to be petering out in this news
group but there is no shortage of random issues that any idiot can
discuss and come up with interesting and surprizing results (this may
not work for non-idiots they know too much and have too many
preconceptions). I will now put out the ones I can do off the top of my
head.  If there is a desire for more of this junk I will post more
after random time intervals.

Is there a soul? If so does it have properties? If so what are they?
What is Artificial Intelligence (or Cognitive Science) and who is
working in it (and who isn't)?
Why do people write articles to the net and what do they hope to gain
from it?
Does true altruism exist?
Does North Dakota exist? (have you ever been there? do you know anyone
who has? evidense?)
What is the relationship between the objective universe and the
perceived universe?
What is the relationship between Judaism and Christianity? (note this
may be too hot for this net)
Is Ronald Regan a good president?
Does anyone besides me exist?


-David Sher (or the ai project by the same name)