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David Chalmers and the Singularity that will probably not comeDavid Chalmers is a philosopher of mind, best known for his argument about the difficulty of what he termed the "hard problem" of consciousness, which he typically discusses by way of a thought experiment featuring zombies who act and talk exactly like humans, and yet have no …
Climate change belief given same legal status as religionIn a landmark ruling, Mr Justice Michael Burton said that "a belief in man-made climate change ... is capable, if genuinely held, of being a philosophical belief for the purpose of the 2003 Religion and Belief Regulations".
Mr. Karl L LeMarcs: Great Britain's Dark Philosopher takes on the BBC Karl L LeMarcs, Great Britain's self -styled Dark Philosopher and Quantum Theorist, has a few things to say about Human Consciousness.
A Republican Call for Patient-Centered WellnessThroughout the health care debate, the majority of Americans have expressed their opposition and frustration with the president and his Democratic Congress' radical proposals.
We Just Launched BreakUpTheBigBanks.com: Why Everyone, Left, Right, Center, Must JoinIt is as simple as this: the big banks have too much economic power and too much political power to be compatible with our economic security or political democracy. Either alone is sufficient justification for breaking them up. Together, it makes it imperative. We can do it.
Evaluating Intelligent DesignThis article discusses the scientific status of Intelligent Design by delving into the philosophy of science. It then recommends a course of action for the Intelligent Design movement.
This post isn't about the next life – we'll discuss that later. Rather, this is about the doorway called death, and what it affirms about life, love and truth.
Tennis Without a Net: The Emptiness of the Supernatural Hypothesis -- review of The Recalcitrant Imago Dei Human Persons and the Failure of Naturalism by J.P. MorelandSupernatural beliefs about mind, morality and the self are losing plausibility as naturalistic explanations gain traction. In response, supernaturalists argue that gaps in these explanations are evidence for the failure of naturalism.
How Nonsense Sharpens the IntellectIn addition to assorted bad breaks and pleasant surprises, opportunities and insults, life serves up the occasional pink unicorn. The three-dollar bill; the nun with a beard; the sentence, to borrow from the Lewis Carroll poem, that gyres and gimbles in the wabe.
BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | The 'first true scientist'By Professor Jim Al-Khalili University of Surrey Isaac Newton is, as most will agree, the greatest physicist of all time.
Philosopher Scientist Pens Premature Factulation Book...Philip D. Hansten's New Book, Published by Philoponus Press, Explores Premature Factulation—its Origins, Manifestations, and Prevalence—and Ways to Recognize and Avoid the Ignorance of Certainty
From: Wired issue 15.02 "What we don't know" 1.) What's at Earth's Core?
On one of my recent posts...someone made a reference to universal truth and in that context..it would seem a good time to discuss it.
GBiBT Guest Post from Curtis White, author of THE BARBARIC HEARTIn his new book, The Barbaric Heart:Faith, Money and the Crisis of Nature, author Curtis White proposes a unique, philosophical theory about mainstream environmentalism suggesting that spritual beauty and the arts will guide us to the solutions we seek.
The chorus of the Cicadas, at 'rest' for seventeen years, now joins, blending, rising, falling… with the evening breezes, shifting the staccato patterns of leaf and blade, mixing with the rain & living waters, the heartbeats and footfalls of the M …
Daniel June: Tautological Credo ( Part 1 of 2) - Writerface.com - the online social network for writersYoung philosopher Daniel June's tautalogical credo: new voice for his generation.
I don't remember the last time I met myself; the feeling to know what I am feeling is lost long ago; I do not recognize the rhythm that beats inside me; the vision to see beyond this skin has vanished somewhere.
Should the world survive, and I think it will, it is going to require unprecedented unification, understanding and intelligence.
The Tyranny of the Majority, vs the Unanimity of LibertySome people try to say that a majority vote is as close as you can reasonably get to consensual government, and therefore free society, but they're wrong.
Bertrand Russell on Critical ThinkingThe ideal of critical thinking is a central one in Russell's philosophy, though this is not yet generally recognized in the literature on critical thinking.
Could the great recession lead to a great revolution?For the first time in generations, people are challenging the view that a free-market order – the system that dominates the globe today – is the destiny of all nations.
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