Despite what the subject material of many articles I’ve written may indicate, I am not a worshiper of technology. I don’t regard anything as untouchable subject material and I strive to always keep my mind open. In more recent times be it blockchain or artificial intelligence there seems to exist a sort of cult idealism…
Tag: thought experiment
Social Credit and The West
When one thinks of a social credit system in many cases one word immediately comes to mind: China. While the Chinese government has certainly been making waves with its new system, it is not the only nation to have explored one, and more definitely not the only nation seeking to fully realize said system. I…
Pursuing Knowledge, Bound By Logic, Seeking Truth
Common sense, fun fact, isn’t common. One look around society is plenty evidence enough of that. When the famed Thomas Paine penned his political hit Common Sense, he had a goal and a hope. The goal was to use logic, emotion, and truth to persuade restless colonists of his day that absolving connections to the…
Trolley Car Problems
Ethics and morality concern all people, however practicality and technicalities are abundant. Indeed, while one might simply quote a religious text, or even simply claim to possess a “gut feeling” for morality, the fact of the matter is neither of those truly provide a concrete, one and done solution to certain situation. One way to…
Is Creativity Dead?
After watching a movie recently I had an interesting thought: When does creativity end? We all have thought something uncreative before, so where is the line that all creativity and originality end? First off, we know that despite the occasional time something seems uncreative to us most of the time we perceive things to be…
Thoughts On Free Will
A short story with a question: You are walking home one day. The weather is cold and beginning to drizzle. You don’t want to get wet and are nearing your home. Then suddenly you have two choices. One is to run the remaining distance, the other is to cross the street early as there is…