China supposedly has the artificial womb robot, but who knows if that’s real or just Cold War style propaganda where both sides lie about how close they are to the moon. Still, if anyone was gonna do it first it’d be China, cause they don’t give a fuck. Rocking CRISPR all day. Medical ethics btfo. […]
MA in Philosophy, Dissertation October 4th 2024 11,999 Words Abstract This dissertation is an exploration of the state of discourse surrounding the nature of consciousness in both science and philosophy for the purpose of determining where consciousness studies currently fall within Thomas Kuhn’s framework of the structure of scientific revolutions. After laying out Kuhn’s framework […]
i’ve been attempting for some time now to put into words how I visualize my understanding of information and how it ties into a larger ontology. I won’t say this is perfect, it definitely still needs refining but I think it’s a start. I visualize the entirety of human essence as a vast and ever-shifting […]
Many people approach philosophy like a hermit crab collecting shells or a bowerbird decorating its nest, accumulating ideas that either reinforce their existing worldview or serve to construct a coherent one they can proudly display. These individuals often seem more focused on building an intellectual structure to defend or showcase their beliefs than on genuinely […]
Strange Loops If one were to take Hofstadter’s ideas seriously you can come to some very interesting considerations: If consciousness is fundamentally a self-referential loop, as described in I Am a Strange Loop, then the boundaries of consciousness become much blurrier than we often assume. When we simulate the consciousness of another person, whether through […]
Sentient Roomba 