Reductionism has improved our understanding of many phenomenon and so trying to reduce the essential elements of consciousness should produce some interesting thought experiments.
Evidence based living
Modern secular governments establish their legitimacy initially through reason by the drafting of a constitution. Once legitimacy is established the government expands its influence through the recruitment of military force and taxation. The structure of…
After watching a ted video on consciousness and a video on machine learning (links below), a couple ideas formed.
John 18:38
Asking such a question only leads to madness. It isn't healthy trying to find something that can’t be had. A “grasping for the wind”, it is.
Truth is not something definite or concrete, but rather, it is a conclusion derived from some…
Why we don’t have to worry about dying
A year or so ago I read the book by M. Scott Peck “A Road Less Traveled: A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values and Spiritual Growth”.
Well, I didn't just read it, I read it, listened to the audio book, then listened to the audio book again. This book really helped me…
