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There is no loss in splitting the list and a clear net gain.

Issue: What You Will Receive
Those who are concerned about seeing both kinds of material have a trivial
solution available: ensure that you are on both mailing lists.
Those who wish to be spared the philosophical discussions can escape.

Issue: 400 Line Diatribes are OK Because You Can Skip Them
Not if, as is the case for some people, you have a slow terminal and a less
sophisticated mailer (one that reads the message as a whole, rather than
splitting it into individual contributions).

Issue: Where Can the Discussion Happen
talk.philosophy.tech

Issue: How to Classify Messages
It is almost always completely obvious how to classify a given message.  In
the event the decision is at all debatable the moderator should flip a coin.
The consequences are sufficiently minor that we can all live with it.

Issue: Can You Do AI Without Philosophizing About Mind, Consciousnes, Etc.
Yes.

Issue: SHOULD You Do AI Without Philosophizing About Mind, Consciousnes, Etc.
First topic of discussion for talk.philosophy.tech.