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Wicked problems

[ 31/May/23 Mike wrote:An amazing presentation in this morning’s plenary about space exploration, bringing us up-to-date on the latest tools of exploration and their findings, including some of the Webb space telescope’s awe-inspiring discoveries.Heady stuff, but in some aspects also … Continue reading

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Language, Imprecision and philosophy

Language imprecision and philosophy [ 27/May/23 Walter posted:Notes on philosophy:Terms in the language (despite dictionaries) are not precisely defined, they are understood and used differently than their definitions, etc.So languages ​​are not suitable for philosophical problems!?Yes, No, ?] Once again, … Continue reading

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Mike, Daniel, Nate – AI and the Superorganism

Mike’s facebook post about Daniel’s interview with Nate on AI and The Superorganism [ 23/May/23 ] I love that interview, and align with so much of it, but it seems to me that Daniel is over simplifying what is actually … Continue reading

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Biggest problem

Biggest problem in the world [ 15/May/23 ] Looking for overly simplistic answers to irreducibly complex issues and looking for certainty when facing fundamental uncertainty; rather than accepting the need for personal responsibility in all things, each to the best … Continue reading

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Innovation and social progress

What are your thoughts on the nature of “innovation” in the context of societal progress and challenges? [ 15/May/23 ] Innovation is at the heart of both evolution and freedom; it is the essence of what it means to be … Continue reading

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Myth and philosophy

Myth and philosophy [ 3/May/23 Walter asked – Is philosophy just a collection of methods of myth-making and myths themselves?Yes, No, ?] This is where the non-specificity of the English language allows for an almost infinite set of interpretations. If … Continue reading

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What is a scientific theory

What is a scientific theory [ 18/April/23 What is a scientific theory?(So can a philosophical theory be a scientific theory?Yes, no, ?)Definition according to Philosophy of Science | Definition, Characterization and Empirical Law | Britannica:Scientific theory, systematic ideational structure of … Continue reading

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Platos forms

Walter asked – Is Plato’s theory of ideas (forms) just a mystical theory [ 12/April/23 Walter Asked:Is Plato’s theory of ideas (forms) just a mystical theory, misleading (“cheating”) only ontology and knowledge?Yes, no (why?), ?My opinion:There is no ontologically real … Continue reading

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Fuzziness of philosophy

Fuzziness of philosophy [ 17/February/23 Walter Kant wroteFuzziness of philosophy:What are the obstacles (fuzziness?, imprecision?) that cause philosophers to understand the (same) world differently and people not to understand philosophy?My opinion:The world is too complicated for philosophy!?] Kind of. The … Continue reading

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Philosophy – evolution – truth

Scientism [ 22/January/23 Walter Kant Asked – My “religion” and philosophy is Scientism; and Yours?Definition:Scientism, the view that all problems can only be meaningfully solved by scientific procedures and methods. The term scientism was formulated in connection with the criticism … Continue reading

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