Philosophy Archive

  • RAW Thoughts

    RAW Thoughts

    Here is a nice Robert Anton Wilson quote.

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  • That argument again…

    That argument again…

    A very brief explanation of why "free will" is a contradiction in terms.

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  • Who dares to love forever?

    Who dares to love forever?

    Ray Kurzweil is a nutter who probably drinks his own urine, but in a recent interview with Computerworld he talks about the possibility of human immortality in 30 to 40 years. Health- and youth-maintaining nanobots in the blood, the ability to upload total human personality and memory functionality to a non-biological substrate - the stuff of science fiction is getting closer, faster.

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  • Contextual Value (Part I)

    Contextual Value (Part I)

    The first of what will probably be several posts on the topic of morality and decision-making. WARNING: Boring to most.

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