BlogHide Resteemsbanjo369 (38)in philosophy • 6 years agoEmergence of The TabooThere are some things that are definitely and objectively wrong. For example, rape is ‘wrong’ because there is logical consistency in its ‘wrongness’. If there are two people in a room, neither…banjo369 (38)in philosophy • 7 years agoGravity - concept or fact?An apple doesn’t fall on your head because of gravity. Gravity is not the cause. Gravity IS the apple falling on your head. In reality there is no such thing as gravity; there are only apples and…banjo369 (38)in philosophy • 7 years agoReason and RevelationIn this postmodern era of exaggerated deference to REASON, relatively few of us have actually taken the time to find out what reason is. Therefore the flip side of the coin has been largely ignored.…banjo369 (38)in transhumanism • 7 years agoImagination and Artificial IntelligenceTo assess the threat of human replication by AI, we must examine the key differences between them; and specifically between the two brains. We understand a computer ‘brain’ better than we do our…banjo369 (38)in philosophy • 7 years agoImagination and The Scientific MethodIn the scientific method, the ability to formulate a new idea or hypothesis is a vital component of the process. Without hypothesis there can be no scientific evolution. We test each new…