Meeting notes

The meeting notes taken by Jonathan Forrester and transcribed by Seanchan Owen.

Seanchan apologizes for the technical kerfuffle and hopes to have the problem fixed soon.

12:35
technical problems, now meeting.

Obama/Osama - Christianity

John T... How we deceive ourselves.
What are the differences between subconscious/unconscious.
There must be something else
rationalize circumstances/fax/perceptions

Rob… Cognitive dissonance:
convince ourselves to things other than the facts
there is an awareness that is not consistently recognized
“the other” in the process of interpretation

Mark… The legacy question:
DNA
you become compost
deeds - the effect you have on the world
what you do/do not do
the result of your actions regardless of your consciousness
considered Chaos theory
the mere fact of your existence is the impact

Rob… Stories exist
cultural reduplication is more interesting than the singularity

Malcolm… “To live in the hearts we love is not to be dead” Campbell

Mark's final point
maybe your nonexistence has as much impact as existence
“choice doesn't matter”

John T… Some effects have better or worse impacts
based on values
outside of the realm of values, nothing matters

Mark… Time is relative
matter is a form of energy

1:05 adjourned