2. For Next Week
Which conspiracy theories do you most want
to discuss?
Brainstorming and then a vote for top three
(Coming up in the next meetings: philosophy
in government, literature, and movies)
3. Intelligence
What is it?
Do skills (like being an
athlete or an artist) count as
intelligence?
Does everyone have
intelligence?
Is intelligence a gift one is
born with or can it be
improved with practice?
Does the education system
in American foster real
intelligence? The systems of
other countries?
4. Anti- Intellectualism
Hostility and discrimination
against people of higher
intelligence or education
“Champions of the Common
Folk”
Intellectuals control the
political system yet are
detached from society as a
whole
5. Robots
Can a man made machine/computer be conscious? Can it
feel?
What defines humanity? Can it be imitated?
Where is the ethical line in robotics? Where should we stop?
In the future, is there a chance of a hollywoodesque robot
rebellion? Can it be stopped?
Can robots be tried for crimes? Their programmers?
Marriages between robots and humans? (Yeah I’m a futurama
fan)
6. Success
What is success?
Does society impose
these ideals or are they
intrinsic? Can you be
happy with superficial
success?
Are goals a good thing or
preparing for
disappointment?
