Our universe might yet be special
The Copernican Principle made us believe that our universe, our earth is replaceable. But modern scientific developments ate showing us otherwise.
Limits of Transhumanism/Materialism
The consciousness wager
In 1998, two thinkers made a bet: Christof Koch bet a case of fine wine, saying that by 2023 someone would discover a signature for consciousness. But David Chalmers disagreed. How are the new findings in consciousness studies supporting or disproving the two positions?
Why you might never be able to upload your brain to a computer
It has been seven years since transhumanist George Dvorsky wrote this landmark article on mind uploading, but despite the improvements in science and technology, his points remain true as ever.
Materialist theories of consciousness is not plausible
Eric Holloway has come up with an important conclusion: there is no materialist theory that can completely explain the nature of consciousness.
How did imagination get separated from science?
Here’s one idea for recontextualizing science: to bring back the imaginative and creative aspect in all scientific activity.
Peter Russell: what if there is no future?
The best way we can look towards to the future is by stopping ourselves from dwelling in the past.
Ezekiel Emanuel: Why I hope to die at 75
Life is not measured by the number of breaths that you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.
The real threat to science
For every question science answers, a million more is generated. When will the cycle end?
The mystery that we are
Old creation myths and narratives have a lot of things in common. Can they offer us a clue to understanding the purpose of our existence?
Is true artificial consciousness possible?
True artificial consciousness will never be created until we understand the consciousness is beyond the physical. But then again, even if we do recognize the true nature of consciousness, why would we want to imprison it in the physical when it is already unbounded and limitless?