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Sit back, relax, and have your mind blown

The metaculture Webinar Series divides the complete philosophy into a series of presentations and discussions by category.

Please Note: The start date has been moved from March 4 to March 11. Same time, 1 week later! Sorry for any inconvenience.

Wiki Book Club

This allows the wiki to be tackled in a "Book Club" style, reading a manageable section on a single topic and then meeting to discuss. Should your book club wish to read the metaculture wiki without the webinars, this outline would serve as an appropriate roadmap.

Before each session you should read all of the pages in the list, and watch the associated videos. For topics that you are very familiar with you may choose to skip some of the videos, especially the longer ones. The 1.25x speed setting can help as well. The webinars will assume you have read all the pages and are familiar with the concepts presented in the videos.

Focus on Connections

Due to the broad range of topics being covered, discussion will focus on the core philosophical tenets and unique perspectives of the belief system, the rhetorical and persuasive advantages of this approach, and how each subject relates to the holistic view of the universe presented by metaculture. The goal is to bridge the gap between common understandings of these subjects and the best available evidence. So read the Wikipedia links if you don't yet have the common understanding!

Enlightenment or Your Money Back!

At the end of this free 10-part webinar series, you are guaranteed to achieve a new sense of scientific and spiritual enlightenment that you never had before. If the webinar series fails to achieve this goal, you will be issued a full refund and sincere apology.

metaculture Mondays Start March 11, 2024 @ 8:30PM Eastern

Sign up here to receive the webinar registration links for this and future webinars. metaculture Mondays repeats every 2 weeks (3/11, 3/25, 4/8, 4/22, 5/6, 5/20, 6/3, 6/17, 7/1, 7/15).

1 Introduction

Start with an introduction to the metaculture belief system, explaining the primary goals, expected benefits, and reasons behind the undertaking.

2 Metaphysics and Theology

Since one of the primary goals is the resolution of cognitive dissonance caused by science and religion, the metaphysical and theological assumptions are a logical place to start.

3 Empirical Ethics

The goal of our ethics and what humans consider "good" is encoded in our brains by evolution. Therefore, the pursuit of happiness and well-being is the objective goal of our actions.

The way we interpret these instincts becomes the generating equation that creates the pattern of our life choices.

4 Gödel, Feedback Loops and Fractals

When self-reference is introduced into any mathematical system, strange (loop) things start to happen.

5 Consciousness and the Mind/Body Relationship

A crash course in how the brain works, with a particular emphasis on the hard problem of consciousness, the mind/brain relationship, and how understanding the activity of neural networks can help us understand our own behavior.

6 Brain and Behavior

Exploring the other areas related to psychology, with a particular emphasis on the things that determine our life choices and behaviors.

7 Creation, Evolution, and Metaphor Mapping

Exploring how the application of the fractal metaphor and principles of self-organization can help people understand the nature of complex systems like evolution, as well as illustrating the natural analogs for spiritual allegories.

8 Flavors of Modern B.S.

Reason and critical thinking are vital skills in late stage capitalism, where you can be grifted by anyone in the world at any time, and many of the schemes are legal. Developing new social norms will be necessary to counter these trends.

Misinformation, Outrage, Platforms and Promotion
Grift
Pseudoscience
Quantum Woo
Futurology, Technology, and Crypto-bros
The Manosphere
Jesus Christ and Jordan Peterson
Critical Thinking
Social Norms and Taboos

9 Politics, Government and Economics

Evidence-based best practices for creating a society that is effective at maximizing happiness and well-being for its citizens and fulfilling the utilitarian ethos.

Not left and right: Progressive, Libertarian, and Authoritarian
Fascism and Communism
Democracy
Defining and Defending Freedom
Freedom of Speech
Religious Freedom
Balance of Power
Separation of Church and State
Public Education
Social Safety Net
Universal Health Care
Equal Justice for all citizens
Mixed Economy with the best elements of Socialism and Capitalism

10 Best Practices For Life

The rest of the webinar series will focus on the application of science and evidence to maximizing happiness and well-being in society to every aspect of future culture. When the best practices section has been fully developed, each of these bullets could become its own session.

For the initial webinar, it will focus on the need to develop an authoritative guide for making effective life choices that is continually updated based on the best available evidence, so people don't have to figure everything out for themselves amidst a sea of misinformation.

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