This is a reply to @rachelsmantra's Why I am Skeptical About The Science of Consciousness. I make the case for optimism about the science of consciousness. Optimism: Every problem that is interesting is

Mountain animals I was lucky to meet these two cuties on a mountain trip in Kotor, Montenegro

MALTA Went to Malta last summer, here are some pictures from this beautiful, and very hot island! I recommend traveling there during spring or fall, as its extremely hot in July. Wieving Valetta One of

From the Ashes of a New Dawn An Alien Intelligence Arising Communion Calls Siren of Infinity Cipher Diced

And even though the princess defeated the dragon and married the prince at the end of the story, the truth is that the hedonic treadmill and the 7-year itch eventually caught up to them and they were not

When I was younger I was fascinated with the question of talent, and understanding why someone was better in school, sports or games. As a young boy, it matters a lot to be good at various activities and

When two lovers unite, One thing remains. But to really grasp, The truth of the thing, One thing remains: One thing remains: One thing remains:

When something is happening, And something draws near, Do not be surprised, If you do not find, What You Are Looking For.

I have a foreboding of an America in my children’s or grandchildren’s time — when the United States is a service and information economy; when nearly all the manufacturing industries have slipped away

This a pre-ICO investment proposal is for 5% of the BitGateCoin. The goal is to get valuable feedback from the community, improve our crowdfunding proposal, and get traction for the big crowdfund which

I have given a lot of thought this year to my 2017 New Year’s Resolutions but unlike past years, I can’t seem to come up with anything in particular that I would like to commit to. I am realizing that

There are whispers in the halls of philosophy about a secret argument that can revolutionize science as we know it. The argument rests on a few, deceptively simple assumptions that taken together unravel

This is an eye. But where is “I”? Let’s try to look under the surface.. How about in the mirror? And under the surface? The visual system works hierarchically. But how does vision become aware? A me in

How do we get from information to consciousness? Why should we? In the previous article, we started out with a notion of conscious freedom, and we are now on our way to understand what the nature of

This drawing is an expression of the tension between something and nothing. I made it with black and silver acrylic paint, black ballpoint pen and silver gel pen on paper.

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The only use I made of my twitter account has been to post quotes that deal with the inevitable post-human world where technology and artificial general intelligence may be the new defacto rulers of planet

On Free Speech

A couple of weeks ago I tried my first SSRi to help treat anxiety and depression. SSRi stands for Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor, and the idea is to increase the level of Serotonin in the brain,

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