Alphaville — 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…

An 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. Others see the same thing and use that for the exact opposite position, as undeniable proof of a…

Why variations of “Trust the Science” is nonsense — I’m a true believer in Science and am formally trained in it. I strongly believe Science to be among the most powerful methods of inquiry that humanity has developed, permitting us to create the marvels of the modern world the increase of quality in life that comes from applying Science…

A 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…

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…