Philosophy
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Wednesday, August 17th, 2011There has been a thought stream plaguing my mind for some time now, and it won’t leave my head. I don’t even know how to frame the subject, or introduce it. There’s two ways you can spin the same idea. You could say life has near infinite possibilities. Another would be to say that life [...]
Different Sizes Of Infinity
Sunday, July 31st, 2011There’s probably no better way to spend your weekend than pondering infinity with Georg Cantor. Everybody loves number theory, don’t they? Might be a physicist thing, I don’t know. I enjoy thinking about infinity. Speaking of which, do you know that there are multiple sizes of infinity? Well, there are! Being the awesome guy that [...]
The Magical World Of Our Neocortex
Saturday, July 23rd, 2011I’ve been learning a lot about the neocortex lately, and have come across some really fascinating information that I’d like to share. What if I were to tell you I could turn your tongue into a third eye? Sound bizarre? You’d be surprised! Let’s talk a little about a concept neuroscientists call “pattern equivalency.” The [...]
Emergence And Self-Organization
Wednesday, July 6th, 2011Do you ever find yourself thinking that the world is set on some course? I often reflect on my life and feel that I’m sailing on a small raft down a rapidly flowing river. While I can somewhat steer the raft to the left and to the right, avoiding major obstacles downstream, overall I feel [...]
Great Minds Reflect On Consciousness
Thursday, June 30th, 2011If we were visited by an advanced alien race whose knowledge was practically unlimited, and you were able to ask them one, and only one question, what would it be? I would want them to explain to me the underlying mechanisms behind consciousness, how it works, and what it is. But why that above all [...]
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