…considering highly advanced “spiritual” machines, bizarre star-dwelling intelligent clouds, or wormhole-inhabiting swarms of nanobots. Flying spaghetti monsters are fine. With that cleared out of the way, we can start. Perhaps…
…not determined in advance. After all, how is it possible for “determinism” to accurately forecast how we are going to behave or react in any given situation? (continue reading) Icon-O…
…University, Harvard, Indiana University Bloomington, NIH, Monash University (Australia), NYU, Sigtuna (Sweden), Tel Aviv University (Israel), University College London (UK), University of Edinburgh (UK), UCLA, and Yale. (continue reading) Icon-O…
…Chalmers characterized consciousness, or are they truly insoluble “mysterian” problems, as philosopher Owen Flanagan designated them (inspired by the 1960s rock group Question Mark and the Mysterians)? (continue reading) Icon-O…
…real world. And it’s hard to live up to. You can’t say “I want to be more honest,” snap your fingers, and overnight become more honest. It’s going to take…