Lex BenjaminDo Star Trek Transporters Kill?Transporters are a fictional yet scientifically plausible technology, which makes the consequences of destroying or disassembling a body in…Nov 12, 2021Nov 12, 2021
Lex BenjaminGrow The Pie: A negotiations super-weaponA successful life shouldn’t be defined by a relative material advantage, and a successful negation shouldn’t be determined by anything but…Dec 12, 2018Dec 12, 2018
Lex BenjaminHow to find meaning in a meaningless universeMeaning, existential meaning is what we all want to possess or know how to acquire right? Why anything? Why are we here? Not to be…Nov 5, 20187Nov 5, 20187
Lex BenjaminAn Argument for Skillful Self-DestructionThe idea of deliberately doing away with a self-concept isn’t something widely accepted or talked about directly. We mainly discuss…Sep 18, 20181Sep 18, 20181
Lex BenjaminThe Elephant and the RiderThe Elephant and the Rider is one of the best models of the human mind that we have. Best, not in terms of clinical or medical accuracy…Aug 15, 20183Aug 15, 20183
Lex BenjaminWestworld Philosophy: Is suffering the key to consciousness?On a recent episode of the HBO drama Westworld, we see a robotic host awaken and search for answers and a way to a truer world. This…Jun 24, 2018Jun 24, 2018
Lex BenjaminWhat stops us from awakening?Why is it so hard to let go of hindering and detrimental narratives about ourselves, our world, and one another? Why is that we fail to…Jun 18, 20181Jun 18, 20181
Lex BenjaminA Comfort Fast to Save Ourselves and the PlanetWe all want to be comfortable, clearly. Maybe not on our path to personal development, or in our station in life, but most would like to be…Apr 26, 2018Apr 26, 2018
