Tag: philosophy
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Scientists in glass houses.
Science is always quick to critique and subdue experiences and theories from the margins of parapsychology, pseudo-science, philosophy, and non-mainstream healing practices. Moreover, they are often particularly sensitive to have their own theories on Quantum Mechanics (QM) co-opted by these ‘other’ non-scientific tribes in speculations as to what exactly the heck is going on in our universe.…
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Is time real?
In this article for The Conversation, Sam Brown looks at the difficulty science is having understanding if time is actually a thing. The story so far… Physicists have divided our reality into two ontological (think the nature of being) operators manuals. First, the strange world of Quantum mechanics describes how the universe functions at the tiny levels of particles. Photons,…
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Book review: Being a Human
This is a personal travel journal of sorts.The author, Charles Foster wants to know the path we have taken to become the humans we are today. Perhaps more importantly, he wants to explore the possibility that we may have wandered off-track somewhere along the way. To do this he embarks on an immersive journey, re-embodying…
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Seeing the world through a dashboard
So, what I am particularly interested in right now is exploring the topic of analytical idealism. This is a branch of philosophy proposing that consciousness rather than matter is fundamental. That is, everything you see around you and everything you are experience is part of one trans-personal, universal consciousness. If you like you can (carefully ‘cause all…
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Book review. The Matter With Things
You are probably familiar with the idea that the two sides of our brains are responsible for different functions of our personality. For example, that our left hemisphere is more analytical, maths-oriented, more reasoning and ordered, whilst the right side is more creative, artistic, intuitive. Well this popular idea that our personalities are more dominated…
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Physics: Things are getting reassuringly weird
In this short article, cognitive scientist and author Donald Hoffman reminds us that right now physicists are questioning the very existence of our fundamental subjective experiences of space and time.The big question is: What lies beyond? Hoffman argues that the problem in answering this question lies in the fact that we have evolved to possess senses (sight, hearing,…
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