Sentience or “Consciousness” exists upon a Spectrum. Throughout the course of life and everyday, a being may move Up or Down that continuum. Raw feral instinct in the lower end, deep thought in the middle center, and, what the Buddhists call “Great Compassion,” at the higher end of the spectrum. Human beings exists upon a …
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From sickness to health: Mental illness, Neurodivergence, and Happiness
Everyone has particular psychological quirks; they only become a mental illness if they turn detrimental. Mental illness is as much a part of a persons personality as anything else; whether a chemical imbalance, mood swings, or a delusional belief, all can be managed but are still a part of who we are. One does not …
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Elon Musk is in a Simulation
Mr. Musk has done a lot of good for the world; he was an idealist trying to make things better. I suspect his more recent destructive, self-destructive, and just plain pointless and trollish behavior can be explained by the fact that he genuinely believes that the universe is one big computer simulation. When he mentioned …
Enchained Empirical Ethicist 