December, 2013 | No Lies Please

Mathematical Free Will

2013-12-26 by Jesse Leave a Comment

I believe in mathematical free will.

I believe reality is a mathematical number that preexists and can never die.

If we call a “will” the function of selecting among various options, and “free will” as free from both causality (where the next instant is dependent on the previous instant) and randomness (where the next instant can be different if the previous instant is rerun), then if a “will” is represented as a mathematical function composed of prime numbers (where the prime 13 is not dependent on the prime 11, yet is always a prime), this will is free.

AppleScript to Hide OS X Finder and Trash Dock Icons

2013-12-26 by Jesse Leave a Comment

For Mac OS X Mavericks (10.9) I use the Path Finder app instead of the default OS X Finder, and I never use the Trash icon on the Dock either, so I wrote this AppleScript to hide those icons and leave only what I use.

Libertarianism’s Nail in the Coffin

2013-12-17 by Jesse Leave a Comment

All a priori axioms are just like all axioms in math: arbitrary but assumed to be true, from which bigger systems can be crafted.

The nail in the coffin for me against libertarian philosophy was the deep realization that individual-human-body free will does not exist. Humans are not separate from the rest of nature, and a prioritization of ownership of the “self” rather than group-ownership is entirely arbitrary. For example, Eastern cultures (e.g., Japan) place a much higher priority on honoring their family, and in what sense is that less valid than American individualism?