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Thought Experiments
You start out without experience in the physical world from day one.
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Menus, Meals, Matrix
Ever hear the phrase “the map is not the territory”?
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Arguing Over Definitions
I’ve watched the debates surrounding generative artificial intelligence intensify over the past few years.
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Newton and Leibniz
The ancient Greek philosopher Zeno pointed out a great paradox that had mathematicians and philosophers perplexed for millennia.
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All Cretans Are Liars
2600 years ago, give or take, a fellow named Epimenides supposedly lived in Knossos, on the island of Crete.
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Frogs Around a Pond
Plato’s contributions to human thought are profound.
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Emergence
The word emergence describes when something comes to light that wasn’t known before, like the Mind Flayer in Stranger Things:
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I'm With Bones
Ever watch the original Star Trek TV series?
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A Mind Stretched
There’s a quote that has been attributed to Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr:
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To Infinity and Beyond!
What if you could build a really good robot?
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Francis Bacons
Francis Bacon was a 20th century painter who was born in Ireland, the product of two British parents.
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The Linda Problem
Linda is a single, 31 year old woman who majored in philosophy, and she is very outspoken in her views.
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