Virtropy, n. 1. The movement toward virtuality, the effect without the
form.
2. The movement toward virility, the "men's movement." 3. The movement
toward cognitive virtuosity, consciousness without content, "choiceless
awareness." 4. The quest for knowledge, truth, justice, consilience,
and
natural virtues. Virtual authority belongs to the one who best answers
those
who question authority. Topics: artificial intelligence, cognitive
science,
neurobiology, transhumanism, memetics, nanotechnology, cosmology, futurism,
synthetic evolution, smart humor (in addition to virtuality, virility,
virtuosity, and natural virtue). Subscribe to the ultimate virtual
game?
"Ours is the age which is proud of machines that think and suspicious
of men
who try to." -- Howard Mumford Jones "When you live in the shadow of
insanity, the appearance of another mind that thinks and acts as yours
does
is something close to a blessed event." -- R. Pirsig Inferior men seek
equality. Mediocre men seek excellence. Exceptional men seek enlightenment.
Enlightened men succumb to virtropy...
Question: Is this a good concept?
If not, why not? What are our criteria for deciding that a concept
is good or bad? How do these apply to other concepts used in everyday
conversation such as: intelligence, beauty, virtue, justice, etc.