tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59725472011-04-21T17:14:57.990-07:00<b>The Open Source Think Tank<br></b> <P>The most powerful activism is honest open dialogue. Join the only open source think tank and help solve the problems of our world. Matt Readynoreply@blogger.comBlogger401100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972547.post-1144978730708325082006-04-13T18:16:00.000-07:002006-04-13T18:46:46.863-07:00

Where is technology leading humanity? Doom or salvation? Are we destined to destroy ourselves? Will robots take over the earth as depicted in The Matrix and The Terminator. Will nanotechnology transform everything into grey goo? Or will Artificial Intelligence lead us into an enlightened sigularity? Personally, i think it could go either way.Join our Vaestro Voice Channel discussion now.

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"How do you stop sectarian violence in Iraq?" The number of Iraqis fleeing their homes to escape sectarian violence has doubled in less than a month reflecting a sharp worsening of the security situation across the country. About 11,000 families, or roughly 60,000 people, have now been forced from their homes, compared with just over 30,000 in late March, a government official said on Thursday.

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July 2004 was a month of unprecedented growth for the Wisdom Project. The factors that contributed to this growth were: moving to a faster server, better advertising, and site design enhancements. I am now preparing our first world wide press release covering the topics listed on the front page. Thank you to all our new members and let's all get ready for more explosive growth to come.

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The purpose of the Wisdom Project is to foster and promote wisdom. What does the search for wisdom have to do with politics and activism? How can discussion in a forum possibly lead to a better world? The desperate state of our world calls us to action. Each of us has a responsibility to try to help at the deeper level of our common humanity. Unfortunately, humanity is too often sacrificed

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How can we challenge the Two Party System of Politics? This question is a hot dialogue topic in the Wisdom Project. Several strong solutions have been discussed. I will add a new page to Wikiwisdom for each solution I find strongest. First up: Proportional Representation Quote from Wiki Wisdom: Suppose a state has 10 seats in the house of representatives. Rather than having 10 separate

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What is the difference between Bush and Kerry? List the Issues in order of importance - and state the position of GW Bush and the position of John Kerry. If they have the same position, just say so. I am asking about these two candidates, because in todays system, they are the only two real options. Sadly. Economy, War on Terror, Iraq, Gay Marriage, Taxes, Healthcare (Medicare), Education,

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Why Participate? Do you discuss political ideas in online forums? If so, why? If not, why not? What is the value? What does it achieve? Is it a waste of energy or an effective way to change the world for the better? I look forward to your thoughts in this thread: Why discuss politics in a forum?

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Highest Rated Posts in the Wisdom Project Forums Soon I will be making this type of report available to all users. You will be able to see which of your posts are the highest, lowest, and most rated. Take a look at the highest rated posts on the site so far. Remember, this is why you need to rate posts as you read them. Your ratings are important. Take a look at the members who have the most

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WikiWisdom The Wisdom Project, the open source think tank is launching a library like no other. WikiWisdom is now officially launched and it is up to you to add to it, mold it, contribute to it, and turn it into the ultimate wisdom resource. Goals and Philosophy of WikiWisdom To provide a guidebook through the greatest debates To highlight the relationships between different debates and

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I just came across a wonderful expose' of modern think tanks. Check it out to see why the world needs an open source think tank such as the wisdom project. Disinfopedia's Think Tank Definition (Chat information is below!)

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Chat with Matt on April 30th!! 10 AM PST (1pm EST) Ok I have made a temporary plan for the Wisdom Project Online Meetings. We will use IRC. Here is a little tutorial for joining the chat. You will need to click the link below: after that you get this screen: After you type a name and hit enter, you will get this screen: Type this: /join #wisdomproject hit enter, and you should be

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The Wisdom Project is starting to surge with the energy and insight of its membership. For that reason, I am putting the Blog back on the front page. Tpolg, Maher, and Clyde have all chatted with me about the future plans for the project. Where it is, where it is going, and how to get there. There are several other members who have expressed interest in helping build this project and I hope

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The Two Party System The US is dominated by two political parties: Republican and Democratic. Some of the problems with a two party system as stated at Wikipedia (The open source encyclopedia project!): Limited representation for uncommon ideas. Debate thus often revolves around narrowly perceived policy ideas, rather than larger political issues. Reform is exceptionally difficult. The

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The Wisdom Project Community is Growing! I would like to welcome several of our most active members. Qu2r and I have been engaging in several lively discussions. Also Woosta0003 and John Q Republican have made a number of very interesting contributions! If you read through our discussions you will see a rich variety of perspectives. We continue to explore the proper role of government,

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The Search for Happiness, Building a Better World, and the Importance of Technology These are the three main subjects of interest in the Wisdom Project.

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Osama Bin Laden Caused the Invasion of Iraq Read and respond to Matt's essay on the psychological reasons for the invasion and liberation of Iraq.

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Should education be publicly funded? We want children to receive the best possible education. But how? And who should pay for it? Read the dialogue. Rate the posts. Join the discussion.

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43 million people in the US do not have health insurance. What is the solution to this problem? Or should we care? Remember to rate the solutions and comments of everyone in the discussion! Join the discussion now.

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Is a better world found through the ideals of the Liberal Left or the Conservative Right? Can we eliminate homelessness, poverty, unemployment, illiteracy...or should we even try? Join the discussion.

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Did a little newsgroup promotion for a debate on the conservative vs liberal governmental ideals based upon an editorial by Bill O'Reilly. I am looking forward to reading what everyone has to say. Feel free to jump right in Bill O'Reilly, Taxes and Medicare...Right left or other? What is the best plan?

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The new plan for the Wisdom Project I believe I have formulated a new working plan for the structure and form of the Wisdom Project. It will not be turned into a non-profit educational corporation for one big reason: I want to encourage people to share their all their ideas and their very best writing and preserve the promise of potentially receiving compensation for their work. For now, I

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Wow, a full month without an update. :( I have a good excuse. I am the head coach of a high school volleyball team...and we made it all the way to the state tournament. But the season is now done and this project shall again move forward. From here on out, it shall not be allowed to falter. It is not that I haven't been working...I simply have not updated this site. For a sample of

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I have stumbled upon a truly inspiring modern essayist. He is XXXX of Harpers Magazine (I don't remember his name, i shall input it later). XXXX writes with inspiring prose on behest of the most important fundamental principles upon which the United States was built. This principle is also one which forms the very heart of the Wisdom Project. It is unbridled, unrestrained, impassioned free

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Lots of brainstorming about how best to manage this Project. I have been researching how other think tanks operate. Some reflections on the Wisdom Rating. Whether or not individual post rating actually will translate into a reflection of a person’s genuine “Wisdom” depends of course upon the nature of the discussion. On an average message board posts would be rated highly for any number of

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Notes on the transition from private ownership to Non-profit operations The Wisdom Project must become a registered non-profit corporation The domain must be bought. The webspace must be purchased. The website must be moved to a webspace owned and operated by the non-profit corporation. The Wisdom Project must acquire minimal ongoing funding to ensure continued critical operations.

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I have just made the realization that though I am currently the sole builder designer architect of the Wisdom Project…this machine destined to foster wisdom… If I truly want it to take off and grow into what it could be, I will have to release it from my control…let it go… Difficult as it may be…this living wisdom fostering beast I have constructed using my passion, judgement, imagination, and

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O me golly, massive revamp of the entire Wisdom Project website!! We now are blogging. I magically went back in time and loaded blog data since August 2003! The site is ready. Once GJ finishes the hack the initial think tank machinery will be ready. Update on the Alphaworld Castles Taj dropped out. Crazy Pills told me friday, "they are coming along nicely". He hasn't responded to my

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The Wisdom Project Front page needs to be redone. It will need: a link to the Wisdom Project Forums naturally. A link to an about the Wisdom Project The Wisdom Project is a privately owned organization whose mission is to foster wisdom through dialogue. Opening Page In an age of information overload it is even more clear that we don’t simply need more knowledge, we desperately need to know

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The Wisdom Project Blog (Coming Soon) I have realized that the Wisdom Project development I am tracking within this journal is basically perfect Blog material. A Blog it turns out is a journal of chronological entries for…any subject. (This is also something I finally discovered today). Promotion…paid advertising…or cash prizes…or.. The Wisdom Project is a think tank unlike any other. I need

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Attracting and Maintaining Quality Contributors I have realized another way to think of the Wisdom Project Machine. It is a type of think tank. (Yes, I know this may have been quite obvious…but I am slow sometimes.) The Wisdom Project is an open democratic think tank. Anyone can contribute, participate, and influence the product of the Wisdom Forum Think Tank. Therefore it is truly

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Slogan, Motto, Mission Statement The Wisdom Project: Fostering learning through dialogue. An organization promoting education, communication, and healthy discussion of our most important problems. Recruiting Volunteers Found a great template for recruiting volunteer help at: http://www.gov.on.ca/OMAFRA/english/rural/facts/96-005.htm I have changed my mind. I need volunteers to help get the

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Sent User Report card instructions to GJ Ok there is a part 4: Member Report Card This is another statistics page. It will calculate and display the top 10 most rated posts and the top 10 highest rated “solutions”. It will also display the top 10 highest rated “comments”. But this page I want to only calculate and display stats for posts by an individual member. In other words, GJ will be

Matt Readynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972547.post-1066763172366705382003-10-21T12:06:00.000-07:002003-10-21T12:06:12.470-07:00

Next on the agenda: Recruit help and evolve forums Altered the Entrance to the Wisdom Project Machinery I have changed the design of the entrance into the Wisdom Project Machine. It will begin with a very simple initial filter of choices: 5 Forums About the Wisdom Project Little Problems Big Problems Judge and Jury Anything Goes The Problem Solving Society The Problem Solving Society will

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2 Builders 3 Castles in the Sky A 14 year old boy named Crazy Pills has agreed to build us a Castle in the sky in both AWTeen and AlphaWorld. He refuses to let me see the work in progress, but he says it will be done by this Friday, Oct 17th. Crazy Pills seems to be a talented builder, but he is very difficult to communicate with. I am wondering if English is his second language…or if he is

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10/10/2003 Recruiting builder(s) for ActiveWorld Meeting Hall I am planning on having Wisdom Project staff meetings in a 3d virtual environment. I expect this will be a very interesting, convenient, and effective way to meet people from all over the world. The virtual environment I have selected is Alphaworld, owned by a company called ActiveWorlds, which is the oldest 3D virtual environment

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Instructions sent to GJ for Hacks on Wisdom Project Forums I have a couple more hacks I would like to hire you to do for my forum at http://www.thesearchforwisdom.com Instructions to GJ My message board is about problem solving. People will post problems and then people will respond with solutions. Of course people will also respond with comments and questions. I need to know which replies

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I wrote this essay about the Wisdom Project and how I see it working. There is a permanent link to this essay now from the About the Wisdom Project page. The Wisdom Project: The Machine The Wisdom Project’s purpose is to foster wisdom through dialogue. It is a type of think tank, yet it is not exclusive. Anyone anywhere is invited to participate in the dialogue and help this think tank

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Here are a couple of my initial Wisdom Project Statements of purpose: What is the purpose of the Wisdom Project? Our world is full of problems and life is a unceasing journey from problem to problem. Life is hard for each of us individually and even more so as we make collective decisions. Solving problems is an art form. To me it is one of the most important and valuable skills…perhaps the

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What is wisdom and how do you foster it within yourself and society? An essay by Matt Ready What is wisdom and how do you foster it within yourself and society? My answer is here in my summation of the purpose of The Wisdom Forum. Since the emergence of consciousness, a battle has been waged upon the geography of the human condition. This battle, this struggle has been between two eternal

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The Beginning This was the opening page of the Wisdom Project on April 27, 2003 The Wisdom Forum If words conveyed wisdom, The world would be a perfect place. There are no short cuts. Wisdom is not found through reading, nor through following, nor through merely observing. There is only one way to wisdom and that is through hard work. If you are unwilling to work You have no cause to complain.

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