What's in store for us all as we adjust to
the 'new normal' post-3/11 world?
Why is it worth understanding the difference
between collegiate and adversarial interaction?
Has JLB confused the map and the terrain with his
thoughts and material concerning the NPC concept?
Orwell vs Huxley: who is more rapidly turning in his grave?
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What is the difference between 'skepticism' and 'cynicism'? Is it really worth being skeptical all of the time? What is 'government' in theory and practice? How many of us would actually want to rule the world if we could? Who were the 'Uplifters' and what do they have to do with 9/11?
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This is the Warmup thread for Member Skype Call #27, which is focused on Brave New World by Aldous Huxley.
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That all men are equal is a proposition which at ordinary times no sane individual has ever given his assent.
-Aldous Huxley