Around 60 million years ago, the early ancestors of primates began to develop a crucial adaptation: the opposable thumb. This evolutionary milestone marked the beginning of increased dexterity and the ability to grasp objects more effectively. Living in the dense canopies of prehistoric forests, these early primates used their newly opposable thumbs to navigate their environment, forage for food, and interact with each other in more complex ways. This small but significant change laid the groundwork for the remarkable manual dexterity that would evolve in future primate species.
Ontology.
3 random tidbit stories in about 3 minutes.
1.
Ontology Story.
60 Million Years Ago
That Ontology Story,
was first published on TST 2 years ago.
2.
Ontology Quote.
- Karl Popper.
- 1963.
Karl Popper wrote something like this in his 1963 book Conjectures and Refutations. That line — a bit paraphrased — captures the heart of his philosophy. We learn. We refine. We improve our models. But the horizon of what we do not know never disappears. And that is not discouraging. It is clarifying.
Popper wasn’t attacking truth. He was attacking certainty. He was reminding us that knowledge grows through testing, correction, and revision — not through final declarations.
That insight sits right at the center of TST’s architecture. If our knowledge is always finite, then humility isn’t weakness. It’s rational. If ignorance is infinite, then calibration isn’t optional. It’s necessary. And that is why belief, in TST, is never binary. It is proportional. It earns confidence through alignment.
That Ontology Quote,
was first published on TST 4 months ago.
3.
Ontology Story.
Mike's Spacetime Game
New Look
30 Phil, Chapter 17: The Time Trail game is a way to engage in spacetime reflection of your life. Time Trail is a new look at chronoception. It explores spacetime, your inner voice, and prelinguistic thoughts and challenges your intellect, senses, perception, and the very nature of reality. There are two versions: one that focuses on the passing of time and embraces the limitations of your inner voice, and another that explores prelinguistic thoughts.
That Ontology Story,
was first published on TST 2 years ago.
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