What you put in, you get out. You can’t start with a theory of nothing and get out a theory of everything. You have to have a workable system. Things that will optimize and refine each other, leaving only the best. Then the final product includes the part between the parts. It needs to be … [Read more…]
I’d like to share a quote with you: “You must, to stay focused on the important, be genuine and not lie to yourself. Your newly evolved brain cannot fool your much older hindbrain. There is nothing worthy attained by trying to trick and lie to your older self. You are not just a Man, you … [Read more…]
Today I visited the Fernbank Museum of Natural History. The main reason I went was to see the Darwin Exhibit, but I watched the Hubble IMAX movie too. Both were incredible in different ways. The exhibit on Darwin was more thorough than anything I’ve ever seen before. I never realized he was only 22 when … [Read more…]
Have you heard the story of the penguin and the lion? The penguin, that small flightless bird that agilely swims through the water, was born in a zoo. Similarly, the lion was born in a circus. The penguin’s name was Fred, and lion was named Tiger. The employees tried and tried to teach the lion … [Read more…]
I wonder about how much stuff we take for granted. Most people take government for granted. We take the progress of technology for granted. Many take death for granted. Even little things, like familiar sayings and how much personal space before something is considered rude are taken for granted. Travel is good for this, it … [Read more…]
How is it we let things into our daily schedules and they gradually take over our minds? Do we love too much? We must remove what is definitely less important, over and over until only the truly human and important is left. It can be hard to focus on the moment. It can be hard … [Read more…]
The concept of life after death seems a little vague to me. What exactly lives on, the memories? If you get hit with a baseball bat in the right place you can lose you memories, or more sadly, the brain degenerates with Alzheimer’s. Not that life after death is a necessary concept to human lives … [Read more…]
The amount of space available for humans is virtually unlimited. This is because human brains are engines of imagination and resourcefulness. What once took ten humans can now be done with one robot, leaving the humans to solve harder problems. It’s hard for me to think that job growth is inherently good for society. Why … [Read more…]
I take solace in the fact that perfection is not real. Perfection is a state where things cannot be better. In real life, how is this a useful concept? We can always be happier, more productive, friendlier, more profitable, more caring and authentic. Only in extremely artifical circumstances is perfection possible. With a school test, … [Read more…]
It amazes me what we primates build to suit our behavior which then warps us and creates novel action. I had an amusing insight at the mall today as I saw all these funny looking apes with all styles of fashion wandering the place, each with beliefs in their head. We really did evolve from … [Read more…]