It may be an stupid idea, but anyone here ever considered the idea of creating a virtual office of the CFI in the Second Life ? There is absolutely no place to discuss skeptic ideas there…

Excellent idea, Stefano. Unfortunately I don’t play Second Life, but maybe there are some members or CFI employees who do ...

Second life? I’m still trying to deal with the dearth of skepticism in the first one!

dougsmith - 16 October 2007 10:28 PM

Excellent idea, Stefano. Unfortunately I don’t play Second Life, but maybe there are some members or CFI employees who do ...

I joined it yesterday and already got involved in a medicine education project. There are many non-profitable education institutions there, but apparently none about skepticism and atheism. A building with offices for the CFI communities, audio and video about critical thinking, links to this website, distribution of CFI magazines, etc could be interesting.

I’ve heard it is hard to get into… there’s just too much in the world and conversely that makes it pretty opaque for newbies.  I am curious but I probably don’t have time for it

I am signed up on second life.  I haven’t found much use for it yet, but I am open to the possibility.  If you want to start up some sort of secular humanism group within it I would come check it out.  There is a humanism group on there that has weekly meetings, and there is some sort of group running under the title “atheist.” Try searching it again.

erasmusinfinity - 22 October 2007 11:08 PM

I am signed up on second life.  I haven’t found much use for it yet, but I am open to the possibility.  If you want to start up some sort of secular humanism group within it I would come check it out.  There is a humanism group on there that has weekly meetings, and there is some sort of group running under the title “atheist.” Try searching it again.

I found a place called “Atheist Center”, and there is a wall with links, including of the CFI…

By the way, I found a place called “Royal Society for the Advancement of the Natural Sciences”, but it was only a store with “victorian” itens.

I have also found the “Atheist Center” but have not visited the “Royal Society for the Advancement of the Natural Sciences.” I will check it out when get the chance.

There is also a place called “ROMA Humanism Garden.” They have virtual meetings there every Sunday.  I tried attending one once.  It was a fast paced chat and difficult to involve myself in the discussion.  I think there is much potential in Second Life as an added “virtual reality” dimension to online communication.  But, it is still in a very elementary stages and I think it’s a bit more of a novelty than anything else right now.  Personally I much prefer forums over chat rooms that involve strangers.

I just joined Second Life and this is exactly what I’m hoping to get from it - community opportunities. I’m going to visit the ROMA Gardens and stroll around a bit.

If someone is interested in discussing the issue there, my avatar name is Stephanos Kowalski.

Gee, I’ve been in Second Life for almost two years, and have been a member of Second Life Humanists for almost as long… We meet every Sunday for discussions (today’s topic was ‘Feminism and Humanism’); time 2 p.m. Pacific Time; place Roma Garden.  Our leader is Torin Golding (in real life an archaeologist).  It’s an interesting group since folks from many nations participate.  Usually 10-35 folks at each meeting, IM’ing.  Don’t believe all the stories about how hard it is to get into Second Life; it’s easier than getting through freshman year at most colleges, for sure! If anyone wants more information, email me at . Oh, here’s a video I shot in Second Life (uploaded to YouTube):  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=513iP6x_32I .  It was submitted for the American Humanist Association video contest several months ago and did NOT place (though my followup video which was NOT shot in Second Life did win 2nd place...).  Enjoy the video, and come play with us in Second Life.... It’s a great place to live and make friends!

Oh, here’s the new blog where you can follow what’s going on in Second Life Humanism without having to enter Second Life (which I think is silly, but to each his/her own...):  http://slhumanism.blogspot.com .... The minutes of Sunday meetings (in all their chaotic glory) are posted…