Suggested Discussion Outline

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Suggested Discussion Outline

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The following outline is respectfully suggested –


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A. Comments About Specific Chapters of “What We Owe The Future” – 60 minutes

Our tradition is to devote the first portion of each monthly meeting to going through the focus book, chapter by chapter, to invite important comments that are specific to a particular chapter. After all, each participant (except, perhaps, “first timers”) have taken the time to read the focus book and her/his opportunity to opine on anything in the focus book should NOT be denied.


Part I – THE LONG VIEW

Chapter 1 – The Case for Longtermism

Chapter 2 – You Can Shape the Course of History


Part II – TRAJECTORY CHANGES

Chapter 3 – Moral Change

Chapter 4 – Value Lock-In


Part III – SAFEGUARDING CIVILISATION

Chapter 5 – Extinction

Chapter 6 – Collapse

Chapter 7 – Stagnation


Part IV – ASSESSING THE END OF THE WORLD

Chapter 8 – Is It Good to Make Happy People

Chapter 9 – Will the Future Be Good or Bad


Part V – TAKING ACTION

Chapter 10 – What to Do


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B. Discussion Issues – 50 minutes

[NB: If anyone has additional items, please post them in this section of www.ReadingLiberally-SaltLake.org]

The Suggested Answers to The Short Quizzes said “What Do You Think??? Let’s Discuss!!!” for –

First Short Quiz Answers (viewtopic.php?f=707&t=2241&sid=83af6049 ... 691980944d) –

S/HE WHO REPRESENTS FUTURE HUMAN BEINGS BECOMES A DICTATOR WHO MIGHT BE CORRUPT

Q&A-22
Q&A-23
Q&A-24
Q&A-25
Q&A-26

Second Short Quiz Answers (viewtopic.php?f=707&t=2243&sid=83af6049 ... 691980944d) –

A. SLAVERY

Q&A-A10 (taking into consideration Q&A-A1 thru Q&A-A9)

B. CLIMATE CHANGE

Q&A-B2
Q&A-B3
Q&A-B7
Q&A-B9
Plus William MacAskill’s glaring ignorance of thorium fission as demonstrated in Q&A-B10 thru Q&A-B14

C. PANDEMICS

Q&A-C2
Plus William MacAskill’s views on pandemics

D. REPRISE – NUCLEAR WEAPONS

Q&A-D8 (taking into consideration Q&A-D1 thru Q&A-D7)
Q&A-D10

E. MISC-1 – ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (aka AI)

Q&A-E2
Q&A-E3

F. MISC-2 – FACTORY FARMING VS. NUCLEAR-POWERED FOOD FACTORIES

Q&A-F3
Q&A-F4 (taking into account our 5/12/2021 report entitled “Nuclear-Powered Food Factories That Make Farming Obsolete” at viewtopic.php?f=639&t=2062&p=2820&hilit ... f17e#p2820
Q&A-F5

G. CHAPTER 10 – WHAT TO DO

Q&A-G3


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C. Proposed Six-Degree-Of-Separation E-mail Campaign(s) – 10 minutes

None by Yours Truly

Anyone else??? [Please don’t be dissuaded by the prospect of 10 minutes to socialize!!!]

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