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Some more of my thoughts on the nature of Free Will

Posted on June 30, 2018 by

This is just getting rediculous. It really is complex. Perhaps if we ignore the mechanisms, and just look at the higher level concepts for a bit, it may help. What can freedom mean? Biology tells us that we are very … Continue reading →

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Put up a new Page above – Risks and responses

Posted on February 1, 2018 by

https://tedhowardnz.wordpress.com/risks-and-responses/

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Free Will – Ted’s version

Posted on December 27, 2017 by

I’ve been responding to a lot of other people’s definitions of free will lately – here is my own: In my understanding, free will can be very real, and it is rarely (if ever) absolute. The understanding I have of … Continue reading →

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Free Will again – updated 21 Dec

Posted on December 1, 2017 by

A Response to a Blog: This Atheist Believes in Free Will Trick Slattery’s Blog has a 500 char limit that I only encountered after writing 10,600 characters – so my response is here, and only a link to it there … Continue reading →

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Does knowledge kill Magic

Posted on October 31, 2017 by

Graham McRae asked – Does knowledge kill magic As someone who has studied and contemplated science for over 50 years, I love A C Clarke’s famous quip “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic”. Life seems to be the … Continue reading →

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Foundations of Logic [Continued]

Posted on September 26, 2017 by

Foundations of Logic continued Hi Andrei Mirovan Consider this view for a moment. Prior to the formal discovery of the most simple instance of possible logics (what we may call classical logic) the terms know, and knowledge referred to a … Continue reading →

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Automation in the information age

Posted on July 28, 2017 by

Posthuman Network – Automation post Video – The rise of the machines Automation in the Information Age is different. True enough, but not deep enough. The problem isn’t automation, it is how we measure value. The use of markets made … Continue reading →

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