Death by Pixels
I am living out my days in what once was a forested community but now a growing suburbia of machines and city noise.
Topic
Philosophy
A collection of 500 articles
There Is No Escape From Telling
By the lake’s lapping shore above the town and the railroad tracks, my wife and I stopped and marveled, struck stone silent by two dazzling Baltimore Orioles, clawed together as they tumbled, wrestling in the green morning breeze above our heads. They perched upon a branch and sang a
Art Equals Human—Not Anymore
When I was a young lad of 11, I was fascinated with computers, or what little there was of them at the time.
Positive Thinking
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I keep trying to feel good, and I try to see the good in my life, the things that I am grateful for, and the beauty all around me.
I don’t think I have a problem with this, as long as it doesn’
Speak Your Truth: Don’t Let the Government Criminalize Free Speech
“If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.”
George Washington
What the police state wants is a silent, compliant, oblivious citizenry. What the First Amendment affirms is an engaged citizenry that speaks truth to power using whatever peaceful
10 Sad Reasons Why So Many Great People Stay Single Forever
Although the majority of people marry or live with their partner, there are those who stay single forever.
If Ignorance is Bliss, Awareness is Pain
I visited with a distressed friend recently.
Thinking action as a performative and participative mental awareness
This paper seeks to evaluate experiential facets of thinking action using first-person phenomenological methods.
Clarifying the relation between mechanistic explanations and reductionism
The topic of mechanistic explanation in neuroscience has been a subject of recent discussion.
Psychedelic unselfing: self-transcendence and change of values in psychedelic experiences
Psychedelic experiences have been shown to both facilitate (re)connection to one’s values and change values, including enhancing aesthetic appreciation, promoting pro-environmental attitudes, and encouraging prosocial behavior. This article presents an empirically informed framework of philosophical psychology to understand how self-transcendence relates to psychedelic value changes. Most of the
Cognitive liberty and the psychedelic humanities
This research aims to conceptualize cognitive liberty and the psychedelic humanities by examining their constitutive elements.
The Cell Phone Is a Pair of Red High Heels
It is comical how easily one can be ignored for pointing out that new technology is dangerous and fetishistic. So-called “smart” cell phones are a prime example. For years I have been pointing out their dangers on many levels. To say most people are devoted to them is an understatement.
Hand Picked
Were we handpicked to know the truth? Are we the chosen ones? I have resisted this idea for almost three years.
The Covid Era could not have been deployed without technology
We have a new kind of overlord.
Saying No to Someone with Borderline Personality Disorder: 6 Clever Ways to Do It
Saying no to someone is hard enough.
