Illusions
The tragic illusion of science is that the average person assumes that science finds the truth. Nothing is further from the truth. In my mind, science provides a set of […]
Category: Hypothesis
Maggots
“As the last few inches [of bandage] peeled stickily away some maggots dropped to the floor and Sergeant Harper knelt to pick them up… Sharpe… picked off a last fat […]
Perception
“Yesterday, upon the stair, I met a man who wasn’t there He wasn’t there again today I wish, I wish he’d go away… “ from Antigonish by Hughes Mearns Last […]
Consciousness and AI
It seems that the goal of artificial intelligence (AI) is to create a computer/software combination that has self-awareness. In other words, a machine that can pass the Touring Test or […]