Editor’s note: This is the first part of a 7-part CTMU discussion that we are putting together for a small Amazon paperback. The discussion took place c. 1999-2000. Many thanks to Michal, Eike, Zach, and everyone else in the community who helps with the proofing for all of our books and videos; and a special thank you to Michal for bringing his fabulous type-setting skills to this project! We’ll be bringing these excerpts to the Mega substack in addition to the teleologic living info, important material deleted by Patreon, new videos, and other classic essays by Chris Langan.