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No Kings Has Deep Historical Roots

Recent protests reflect the timeless struggle to limit power and oppression using checks and balances.
Particle PhysicsUnification

The Double‐slit Experiment Explored

Reality may not be particles afterall. It may be more like waves, vibrations, or strings.
Artificial IntelligenceOntologyReligion

Philosophy: The Existence and Essence Debate

In religion and philosophy, the existence and essence debate asks if you exist before your time on Earth.
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Pragmatism and Pythagoras

Pythagoras exemplifies rational pragmatism, balancing empirical insights with mystical beliefs. He reminds us that even flawed ideas can spark progress.
Cognitive BiasesCosmologyFuturism

The Fermi Paradox is Too Anthropocentric

The Fermi Paradox is the common framework for thinking about the odds of alien life, but we need more data before it can become accurate enough to be useful.
Ethics

Fear-based Ethical Systems: Karma and God’s Wrath

Ethical systems that focus on fear of consequences, as in a god's wrath, are rudderless. A shift toward teaching right and wrong can fix it.
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Women’s Rights History in 3 Minutes!

History shows that when rights are left to the states, they’re often lost, limited, or delayed. Check out the story of women's rights from gaining the right to property in 1900 to their right to own a business in 1988.
Artificial Intelligence

Building Tomorrow’s AI: The Rise of LLMs and Inference

AI started as simple programming logic and is now approaching the abilities of the human mind.
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Cognitive Biases
The Fermi Paradox is Too Anthropocentric

The Fermi Paradox is the common framework for thinking about the odds of alien life, but we need more data before it can become accurate enough to be useful.

The Living Touchstone

As part of critical thinking, the philosophy of journalism can help us enter the age of AI, where truth and untruth live on equal plain. We are entering a time when good authorities will be the go to sources for information.

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Recent protests reflect the timeless struggle to limit power and oppression using checks and balances.
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Reality may not be particles afterall. It may be more like waves, vibrations, or strings.
Sun 23 Feb 2025
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In religion and philosophy, the existence and essence debate asks if you exist before your time on Earth.
Sun 9 Feb 2025
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Pythagoras exemplifies rational pragmatism, balancing empirical insights with mystical beliefs. He reminds us that even flawed ideas can spark progress.
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The Fermi Paradox is the common framework for thinking about the odds of alien life, but we need more data before it can become accurate enough to be useful.
Sun 29 Dec 2024
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Ethical systems that focus on fear of consequences, as in a god’s wrath, are rudderless. A shift toward teaching right and wrong can fix it.
Thu 7 Nov 2024
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History shows that when rights are left to the states, they’re often lost, limited, or delayed. Check out the story of women’s rights from gaining the right to property in 1900 to their right to own a business in 1988.
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AI started as simple programming logic and is now approaching the abilities of the human mind.
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Existentialism evolved during the post medieval time. At its core, existentialism is about discovering your authentic self. You, in your environment, in your time, living life your way.
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