PinnedMember-onlyWhat is the Unifying Theme of Infinite Multiverses, The Simulation Hypothesis, and God?We should not stop striving in Science and Philosophy when progress slows and we hit seemingly intractable difficulties — Does the Universe branch into different copies whenever a particle of light zigs this way when it could’ve zagged the other way according to the laws of Quantum Mechanics (QM)? …Science11 min readScience11 min read
Jul 31, 2022Member-onlyA Song about Nuclear War and Humanity’s Annihilation, and Living Your Best LifeAlphaville — Forever Young — We’ve come so far as a species and have so much promise. Perhaps our descendants will traverse the cosmos in a post-biological form? It all ends if we can’t resolve our differences… Let’s dance in style, let’s dance for a while Heaven can wait we’re only watching the skies Hoping for…Humanity2 min readHumanity2 min read
Feb 26, 2022Member-onlyHow Disproving God’s Existence FailsAn examination of overconstrained logical systems — Does God Exist? To answer this question, some may appeal to Science and modern Cosmology to argue that the cosmos is so incredibly vast, complex, and wondrous that it’s unnecessary to invoke a supreme consciousness. …Philosophy7 min readPhilosophy7 min read
Jan 30, 2022Great work.91Chris WindesHi Chris,Hi Chris, Thanks! And thanks for your thoughts. I'm happy that you found this useful and we find some common ground. All of my positions on Science, Philosophy, and God are tentative only and what makes the most sense to me currently, and are subject to refinement or outright change…1 min read1 min read
Jan 28, 2022Member-onlyBelief in Science is Not Scientific ItselfWhy variations of “Trust the Science” is nonsense — I’m a true believer in Science and am formally trained in it. …Science7 min readScience7 min read
Jan 25, 2022Hmmm... What category Thomas Campbell with his "virtual reality" is then? Dualism?1Roman SuziHi Roman,Hi Roman, I'm not familar with Thomas Campbell's work, so I can't comment on that. Just answering in terms of my understanding of Virtual Reality in the context the popular Simulation Hypothesis, that we and/or our entire universe is a simulation in some higher level universe or multiverse. …1 min read1 min read
Jan 25, 2022Member-onlyA Classification of the Relationship Between Physics and ConsciousnessA tool to sharpen thinking and clarify implicit assumptions — The most fundamental issues in Science and Philosophy concern the nature, meaning, and relationship between: Physics: external objective physical reality of the cosmos Consciousness: internal subjective experience of consciousness Although these may appear to be distinct and even as opposite as possible, they’re deeply intertwined in the fundamental nature of…Science6 min readScience6 min read
Jan 23, 2022The Physics of Souls1465Peter McClardInteresting topic! 3 comments...Interesting topic! 3 comments... 1. Nature of Emergence I like to start simple with the analogy of waves of water. A wave is composed of water molecules, but takes on an emergent existence of its own described by wave equations that don't involve the underlying water molecules. It's possible that…2 min read2 min read
Jan 21, 2022Another interesting term, sphexishness, which means mindless, robotic behavior devoid of…381Peter McClardI suppose that all possible life or non-biological entities that exist in the world other than…I suppose that all possible life or non-biological entities that exist in the world other than ourselves could potentially be lacking qualia. We assume other living people have that qualia, but there is no way to confirm either way. The only thing we can be sure of is our own qualia, and even that may be an illusion. Question then becomes does it matter if consciousness is an illusion for us? And what if those spexish entities could also experience that illusion?1 min read1 min read
Jan 13, 2022Member-onlyIs Consciousness Primary Rather Than Emergent?On the limitations of Physicalism in understanding consciousness — I do not want to die. I REALLY do not want to die because I am terrified of the void and the nothingness that I would confront. It is from this desire not to die and the terror of death that the idea of Mind Uploading for eternal life is…Metaphysics6 min readMetaphysics6 min read
