malcmurOnly philosophy can shift the knowledge windowThere is a window we operate in, implicitly, when it comes to knowledge, what knowledge we seek to go after. We have discovered our known…Feb 1, 2022Feb 1, 2022
malcmurEpistemism — Why we need to apply a strict longtermismEpistemism — Why we need to apply a strict longtermismJan 23, 2022Jan 23, 2022
malcmurInfinite Games and Infinite MomentsJames Carse’s Finite and Infinite Games, a classic book from the 80s, and a favorite of Stewart Brand’s, distinguishes between the typical…Jan 23, 2022Jan 23, 2022
malcmurConventional Versus Ultimate Truth and Introduction of ChronismA useful separation in Buddhism is that between conventional truth and ultimate truth, or subjective versus objective truth. This is often…Oct 12, 2020Oct 12, 2020
malcmurMicro and Macro Myths Prohibiting LongtermismWe are surrounded by myths. Shared beliefs about things that don’t exist. Things that have proven to be untrue but that our minds have a…Oct 3, 2020Oct 3, 2020
malcmurA Coronavirus Pre-Mortem in the RBLT ContextAn optimistic pre-mortem on the coronavirus crisis, thinking probabilistically and meta-probabilistically.Mar 8, 2020Mar 8, 2020
malcmurBuddhist Forecasting, or How Meditation Makes You a Better ForecasterIf you haven’t reflected on it, you may assume that there are few commonalities between the Buddha and Bayes, or more specifically for…Feb 16, 2020Feb 16, 2020
malcmurThe Long but Inevitable Path To BuddhismNow that I’ve come to see myself as a Buddhist, in the sense of Buddhist philosophy being the biggest contributor to my worldview rather…Feb 16, 2020Feb 16, 2020
