“Egora” is a contraction of “electronic” and “agora”. “Agora” is an ancient Greek term meaning “gathering place”. For the ancient Greeks the agora of a town served as the center of public life, where people could socialize, do business, and hold discussions. Egora follows in that ancient Greek spirit, but its main function is to enable a new form of democratic organization, one that is rational, efficient, and incorruptible – i.e. Intelligent Democracy.
To explain it most briefly, Egora enables everyone to
- develop their own political philosophy out of various ideas,
- determine which ideas are most strongly supported by the people,
- organize meetings to examine and deliberate any ideas, and
- use a simple algorithm to find the true representatives of the public will.
However, Intelligent Democracy would not be possible without a community that is dedicated to using reason to make sense out of a chaos. Thus, Egora is actually the home of the International Logic Party (ILP), and we have built Egora to organize ourselves. We want philosophers to have the advantage over demagogues in politics, and Egora makes our mission possible. But you do not have to be a member of the ILP to use Egora. We want democracy to be available to everyone, and we invite you to use Egora to develop and express your philosophy regardless of your affiliations. Furthermore, because Egora technology is so versatile, it is possible for any other community to use Egora to democratically organize themselves too.
Lastly, Egora is free to use and protected by Copyleft. If you are dissatisfied with this Egora, you can create your own version of it, and you can use the code of this Egora to start. Egora welcomes all competition. May the best ideas win!
Egora: Version Σ
(archived: January 7, 2019)
Idea Dominance Index
The Event
Information now coming to light has revealed to aware observers that the institutional power of the world lies in the hands of very terrible people. These people have access to powerful weaponry, including nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons.
Imagine a bank heist where a man...
Information now coming to light has revealed to aware observers that the institutional power of the world lies in the hands of very terrible people. These people have access to powerful weaponry, including nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons.
Imagine a bank heist where a man...
Theory of taxation
In order to realize certain values and goals that we hold in common—or compromise to tolerate—in our society that, for whatever reason, are not best realized through free participation in a market economy, we give our governing bodies the right to impose certain taxes upon...
In order to realize certain values and goals that we hold in common—or compromise to tolerate—in our society that, for whatever reason, are not best realized through free participation in a market economy, we give our governing bodies the right to impose certain taxes upon...
Budget, given by the government to improve the institutions from the outside, that anyone can have access to. Like a business plan for improving society. People can donate to it as well if they want. Or maybe a new agency should be created - an agency of improvements whose sole job is to improve and...
Nature of reality; Our capacity for understanding reality; Mechanics of reality; Ethics; Rights; Trust in politics
Section 1.
Reality is a fundamentally mysterious duality between the realm of [subjective] experience (also called consciousness) and the realm of physics (time, space, matter, and...
Section 1.
Reality is a fundamentally mysterious duality between the realm of [subjective] experience (also called consciousness) and the realm of physics (time, space, matter, and...
Nature of reality; Our capacity for understanding reality; Mechanics of reality; Ethics; Rights; Trust in politics
Section 1.
Reality is a fundamentally mysterious duality between the realm of [subjective] experience (also called consciousness) and the realm of physics (time, space, matter, and...
Section 1.
Reality is a fundamentally mysterious duality between the realm of [subjective] experience (also called consciousness) and the realm of physics (time, space, matter, and...
In order to be sustainable and provide the best possible quality of life for its population, a government must have the following mandates:
1) Preserve freedom and agency: ensure individuals and organizations have the ability to act, innovate, and create value. This must be protected from forcible...
1) Preserve freedom and agency: ensure individuals and organizations have the ability to act, innovate, and create value. This must be protected from forcible...
Free Market Capitalism: the most moral social system known to mankind. The essence of FMC was implicit in The United States of America's founding document, the Declaration of Independence, and has been elaborated upon by the creator of Objectivism, Ayn Rand, including other Objectivists (Leonard...
Free Market Capitalism: the most moral social system known to mankind. The essence of FMC was implicit in The United States of America's founding document, the Declaration of Independence, and has been elaborated upon by the creator of Objectivism, Ayn Rand, including other Objectivists and those...
Pardon Luigi Mangione...
Minors should receive gender-affirming care
"Gender-affirming care" in this context refers to:
- Social/psychological support, including:
- Speaking with therapists with experience in gender-identity questions
- Using gender-appropriate pronouns and names
- Clothing, hairstyle, and voice...
"Gender-affirming care" in this context refers to:
- Social/psychological support, including:
- Speaking with therapists with experience in gender-identity questions
- Using gender-appropriate pronouns and names
- Clothing, hairstyle, and voice...
Greed/suffering reduction plan that will probably work for everyone .
Scarce resources and happiness revolving around resources won't make "the math add up", probably in any configuration. Another way of happiness exists (that doesn't involve drugs).For discussion on this idea at length (2-sided...
Scarce resources and happiness revolving around resources won't make "the math add up", probably in any configuration. Another way of happiness exists (that doesn't involve drugs).For discussion on this idea at length (2-sided...
Planet Earth and Land Ownership; Freedom of Migration and Practical Restrictions; Local Autonomy; Territorial Reallocation; Decolonization of the World; The Wild
Section 1.
Planet Earth equally belongs to all of its inhabitants. The only natural sense of land ownership beyond that is owning...
Section 1.
Planet Earth equally belongs to all of its inhabitants. The only natural sense of land ownership beyond that is owning...
Theory of Land Ownership; Freedom of Migration and Practical Restrictions; Local Autonomy; Territorial Reallocation; Decolonization of the World; The Wild
Section 1.
Planet Earth equally belongs to all of its inhabitants. The only natural sense of land ownership beyond that is owning only...
Section 1.
Planet Earth equally belongs to all of its inhabitants. The only natural sense of land ownership beyond that is owning only...
Planet Earth and Land Ownership; Freedom of Migration and Practical Restrictions; Local Autonomy; Territorial Reallocation; Decolonization of the World; The Wild
Section 1.
Planet Earth equally belongs to all of its inhabitants. The only natural sense of land ownership beyond that is owning...
Section 1.
Planet Earth equally belongs to all of its inhabitants. The only natural sense of land ownership beyond that is owning...
The Diplomatic Regency: A Framework for Post-Westphalian
International Cooperation
Executive Summary
International institutions are not designed to last forever. The League of Nations, created with optimism after
World War One, failed to prevent the catastrophe of World War Two and was replaced...
International Cooperation
Executive Summary
International institutions are not designed to last forever. The League of Nations, created with optimism after
World War One, failed to prevent the catastrophe of World War Two and was replaced...
An Open Letter to an Old Fart, from Another Old Fart
From: François Joinneau, Cherbourg, Normandy, France
To: Donald J. Trump, 47th President of the United States
Date: September 2025
Subject: A Nobel Peace Prize Worth Having
Dear Mr. President,
So you want a Nobel Peace Prize, dude. I get...
From: François Joinneau, Cherbourg, Normandy, France
To: Donald J. Trump, 47th President of the United States
Date: September 2025
Subject: A Nobel Peace Prize Worth Having
Dear Mr. President,
So you want a Nobel Peace Prize, dude. I get...
There should be a year-round course at schools where you can choose a list of let's say five professions that you choose and the classes just include classes if those majors, without any general courses that most people should know (regardless of profession.
This way they don't have to spend 4 years...
This way they don't have to spend 4 years...
Promote ideas produced in Egora . Connect with your State and Federal Officials often. Book mark them and make a point of contacting them at least once a month about things both positive and negative. Learn to control your government...
Offering a deal to criminals in the US. IF they stop committing crime for a year, they get an equal piece of all the money we spend on the police for that year.
Let's say the number of criminals is the same number as the number of all inmates in the US, approx. 1.28 million (they have accumulated...
Let's say the number of criminals is the same number as the number of all inmates in the US, approx. 1.28 million (they have accumulated...
The Imperative of Gender Equity: A Normative and Empirical Argument for the Equitable Recognition of Women’s Rights
Abstract:
This dissertation advances a formal argument in support of the thesis that women’s rights should be equitable to men’s rights. Drawing upon philosophical, legal...
Abstract:
This dissertation advances a formal argument in support of the thesis that women’s rights should be equitable to men’s rights. Drawing upon philosophical, legal...
If USA pulls out of the Paris Accord , the rest of the world should impose sanctions on the US ( for crimes against the future generations of the world population) until they reenter the Paris agreement or suggest a more fair but also effective agreement on climate change...
Addiction is not a criminal issue, it’s a medical one. And although illicit drug use has been labeled as “self-medicating” — that it’s simply an escape from the obvious, morally-superior choice of pharmaceuticals — some people’s only palliative remains to be the drug(s) of their personal...
The War On Words: A New Kind of Funding for Writers and Artists
Today, every Federal Grant for Writers requires at least one published novel, and often five or more published works, sponsored by a well-known, very successful company. This requirement implies that a writer must be accepted by the...
Today, every Federal Grant for Writers requires at least one published novel, and often five or more published works, sponsored by a well-known, very successful company. This requirement implies that a writer must be accepted by the...
Addiction is not a criminal issue, it’s a medical one. And although illicit drug use has been labeled as “self-medicating” — that it’s simply an escape from the obvious, morally-superior choice of pharmaceuticals — some people’s only medicine remains to be the drug(s) of their personal...
The War On Words: A New Kind of Funding for Writers and Artists
Today, every Federal Grant for Writers requires at least one published novel, and often five or more published works, sponsored by a well-known, very successful company. This requirement implies that a writer must be accepted by the...
Today, every Federal Grant for Writers requires at least one published novel, and often five or more published works, sponsored by a well-known, very successful company. This requirement implies that a writer must be accepted by the...
To create a free global database of all patients' symptoms and treatments, and how successful they were, so doctors can use it to assist them in diagnosing new patients. The database will of course be searchable so you can search by symptoms, treatments, medications etc...
I think working in a team is better for society and all people in it , than competition. Therefore, the government could encourage people to volunteer as business consultants to help other businesses in their field of business. This could be done, for example, by giving tax incentives for those who...
Why does the US (and maybe Canada) still play the national anthem before sporting events?
Players don't sing, fans don't sing, people leave their caps on...
Players don't sing, fans don't sing, people leave their caps on...
Land acknowledgments have become increasingly common in certain countries over the past few years. Many public events from soccer games and performing arts productions to city council meetings and corporate conferences begin with these formal statements recognizing Indigenous communities' rights to...
Inheritance should be just a percentage of the property and monetary funds of the parents, ( not the whole amount). The rest should be distributed between the rest of the population. This way children of wealthy parents will be encouraged to make their own money instead of relying on their parents...
Community Trail Easement for more walkable/bikeable rural townships
An easement will extend four feet from either side of every property line within a township to allow all citizens within the township to freely travel by foot or bike as they wish along the property lines.
This allows many...
An easement will extend four feet from either side of every property line within a township to allow all citizens within the township to freely travel by foot or bike as they wish along the property lines.
This allows many...
Laboratories should be required to have third-party audits on adherence to safety regulations.
Leaks must be reported and available to the public.
Gain-of-function research should be banned...
Leaks must be reported and available to the public.
Gain-of-function research should be banned...
Property tax is exempt for primary residences.
This would incentivize people to live on the property they own, and reduce foreclosures, landlording and real estate speculation...
This would incentivize people to live on the property they own, and reduce foreclosures, landlording and real estate speculation...
Gun violence reduction through distributed accountability.
In order to purchase a gun, the prospective buyer must assemble three voluntary sponsors who support their purchase. These voluntary sponsors will sign a contract of shared accountability with the gun owner in the event the gun is used in...
In order to purchase a gun, the prospective buyer must assemble three voluntary sponsors who support their purchase. These voluntary sponsors will sign a contract of shared accountability with the gun owner in the event the gun is used in...
Government office should be viewed as volunteer work or "giving back" to the community; not a career.
To support this ideal, 5 changes are proposed:
1. All government officials and employees will be paid the minimum wage of their locality (or less).
2. Any tools and materials required to perform...
To support this ideal, 5 changes are proposed:
1. All government officials and employees will be paid the minimum wage of their locality (or less).
2. Any tools and materials required to perform...
Bookmark test from supported idea...
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I Don't Care If You're Laughing At Me...
Recognizing self-failures is hard to do. What I did to acknowledge and accept change.
DC
APR 28, 2023
Saying "yes" to please others may seem like a good idea at the moment, but it...
I Don't Care If You're Laughing At Me...
Recognizing self-failures is hard to do. What I did to acknowledge and accept change.
DC
APR 28, 2023
Saying "yes" to please others may seem like a good idea at the moment, but it...
A CEO, CFO, COO and other managers should have their salary capped at four times that of its lowest paid employee (bonuses included). Every employee will be paid not a fixed amount but an equal percentage of the profit of the company...
Education and citizenship; Education Reform; Completion versus performance; Schooling is child-labor
Section 1.
In order to preserve the stability of our society and to ensure its further advancement, we find that it is necessary to provide a certain minimum level of education to all of our...
Section 1.
In order to preserve the stability of our society and to ensure its further advancement, we find that it is necessary to provide a certain minimum level of education to all of our...
A second bachelor's degree should be free , in case people are not successful or happy in their first chosen major...
Prisons should be smaller and safer, so that fewer people are injured or killed...
Basic Income (BI); Amount of BI; Funding and administration of BI; Replacement of other programs by BI; Qualifying for the BI; Further argumentation
Section 1.
In our sophisticated society with a complex economy we recognize that, while we must incentivize people to be productive members of our...
Section 1.
In our sophisticated society with a complex economy we recognize that, while we must incentivize people to be productive members of our...
Our calendar should be in accord with natural reality
Why is our calendar the way it is? It doesn't matter why. What matters is that it is out of synchronization with the natural world, and people who are not grounded in reality are easier to manipulate. This is a problem that must be rectified.
There...
Why is our calendar the way it is? It doesn't matter why. What matters is that it is out of synchronization with the natural world, and people who are not grounded in reality are easier to manipulate. This is a problem that must be rectified.
There...
Gun Control and the Right to Bear Arms
Lois Digges Jurewicz
Ownership of guns and similarly dangerous arms should be illegal except in the following cases:
1) Membership in a well-regulated state militia (as ensured in the US Constitution).
2) Membership in a branch of the U.S. military.
3)...
Lois Digges Jurewicz
Ownership of guns and similarly dangerous arms should be illegal except in the following cases:
1) Membership in a well-regulated state militia (as ensured in the US Constitution).
2) Membership in a branch of the U.S. military.
3)...
Basic Income (BI); Amount of BI; Funding and administration of BI; Replacement of other programs by BI; Qualifying for the BI; Further argumentation
Section 1.
In our sophisticated society with a complex economy we recognize that, while we must incentivize people to be productive members of...
Section 1.
In our sophisticated society with a complex economy we recognize that, while we must incentivize people to be productive members of...