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)