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Consciousness Explained 11 comment

hilbertthm90 wrote 3 weeks ago: Sorry this took so long, but I kept reading further in hopes of getting to something more meaty to t … more →

Tags: of mind, Consciousness, Daniel Dennett, Descartes, Husserl, Phenomenology

Fantasy soccer all stars4 comments

Matt Compton wrote 2 months ago: The Question: What if America’s best athletes all played soccer? American sportswriters have … more →

Tags: Sport, Soccer

The World Without Us

mshamil wrote 2 months ago: The World Without Us is a non-fiction book about what would happen to the natural and built environm … more →

Tags: book, Natural, Alan Weisman

The Jovial

Gameli Anumu wrote 2 months ago: There is a great city far far away. The people there are very happy and very prosperous. The city is … more →

Tags: The Lunar Fox Press, Lunar Fox Tales, Sci-Fi, Life, health, Philosophy, Harmony, Living, Jovial

Black Holes

lobochik wrote 2 months ago: This is a thought experiment re: what would happened should you find yourself desiring to jump into … more →

Tags: Physics, Science, Singularity

Philosophy Word of the Day – Chinese Room

fleance7 wrote 2 months ago: Image via Wikipedia This is the definition in a nutshell: The Chinese Room argument comprises … more →

Tags: philosophy word of the day, Philosophy, Artificial Intelligence, turing test, Chinese Room, intelligence, English language, computer program, Chinese Character

Reflection 94: Speculation

Steve Perrin wrote 2 months ago:     (Copyright © 2009)   Given that I see things that are not of this world (cedars as men, trash b … more →

Tags: Consciousness, The Mind, Philosophy, Psychology, The Brain, successive approximations, introspection, michael gazzaniga, Left-Brain Interpreter

A thought experiment about copyright in a digital age3 comments

fleshisgrass wrote 3 months ago: I value Henry Porter’s column on privacy and digital rights in The Observer of a Sunday. But t … more →

Tags: Art, Digital Rights, Idea, Legal, Copyright

Thought Experiment: Stop judging, and live now4 comments

Natalie Lange wrote 3 months ago: I keep hearing great pieces of wisdom, that I either agree or disagree with. I keep wanting to adop … more →

Tags: thought experiments, Problem-solving, Wisdom, Present Moment, value judgements

Why start at birth?

lucidwake wrote 4 months ago: One of the first things I’ve taken for granted, is that my life began at my birth. Perhaps it … more →

Tags: beginning, Birth, Challenge, begin

We are all passengers on a plane3 comments

genemyers wrote 4 months ago: It strikes me as strange that people can feel so lonely on this densely populated planet. To make my … more →

Tags: the joy of life, loneliness, Shared Experiences, densely populated, Lonely

I Need a New Drug...3 comments

oberonthefool wrote 4 months ago: …an Anti-Love Drug, perhaps? Really, can Philip K. Dick’s “mood organ” be fa … more →

Tags: musings, Podcast, Love, Science, Spider-Man, Green Goblin, Mary Jane, RadioLab, Morality

Israel degrades the concept of democracy

jonesxxx wrote 5 months ago: The Israeli election has been in the news today and the results are almost in. It seems that Kadima … more →

Tags: Religion, Politics, democracy, gerald kaufman, hamas, Israel, Israeli Election, israeli opression, israeli right wwing

Another Flew over the cuckoo’s nest #4

Chris Lawrence wrote 5 months ago: Having distinguished between two different senses of the word ‘cause’ (as in eg ‘cause of an e … more →

Tags: Philosophy, Religion, Atheism, Science, evolution, Book Reviews, Antony Flew, There is a god, Belief

Thought Experiment Number 54 comments

scienceguy288 wrote 6 months ago: This will be the last one of the series.  I hope you enjoy it. A man kills his wife. Many people wat … more →

Tags: Science, Riddle, Puzzle

Thought Experiment Number 42 comments

scienceguy288 wrote 6 months ago: Here is an interesting introduction to fuzzy logic. You are on the Price is Right and Drew Carey say … more →

Tags: Science, Math, Riddle, Puzzle, FUZZY LOGIC, mathematics

Thought Experiment

winexz wrote 6 months ago: Q: Why train with practical application in martial arts? A: Some people meed to be hurt. Agree or Di … more →

Tags: Uncategorized

Thought Experiment Number 35 comments

scienceguy288 wrote 6 months ago: Here is a thought experiment regarding human nature. The semi-barbaric King of an ancient land utili … more →

Tags: Science, Tiger, Riddle, Puzzle, Lady

Thought Experiment Number 23 comments

scienceguy288 wrote 6 months ago: Schrödinger’s cat is a thought experiment, often described as a paradox, devised by Austrian p … more →

Tags: Science, Physics, Quantum, Fun, Riddle, Puzzle, gamma, Mechanics, Schrödinger's cat


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