The varieties of material existence (2018)
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The varieties of material existence (2018)
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#2Inspiring stuff. Thanks for sharing.
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#3Yes, I think we are a few years away from programmable matter. I think we are on our way to turn lead into gold.
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#5There is a famous book called The Varieties of Religious Experience. It's probably good or something. I mean, I've never read it, but let me co-opt its title while subtly dismissing it, as a light segue into my blog post...
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#6There is a famous book called The Varieties of Religious Experience. It's probably good or something. I mean, I've never read it, but let me co-opt its title while subtly dismissing it, as a light segue into my blog post...
Also, I will launch into a philosophical discussion of existence from a purely materialistic point of view while ignoring the religious dimension that is almost completely universal to human experience throughout history. I can get away with that because it has become the dominant mode of thought in our materialistic age.
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#7quoting the author "Using electrons, protons, and neutrons, it is possible to build: ... a conscious mind; "
are 'you' just a collection of electrons, protons and neutrons ?
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#8quoting the author "Using electrons, protons, and neutrons, it is possible to build: ... a conscious mind; " are 'you' just a collection of electrons, protons and neutrons ?
Fundamentally, all that I am is built from electrons, protons, and neutrons, but if you think I am "just a collection" of such things, you might struggle to differentiate between a human and a rock.
I also think that thinking of ourselves as "ultimately" being "nothing more" than whatever fundamentals give rise to our existence is a great way to deprive ourselves of meaning, given that there's quite a bit that goes on between the subatomic level and the experience you have as you read this. For example, from my own particular materialist point of view, I don't spend much time thinking about subatomic particles when I want to deepen the sense of "meaning" I have about any particular experience.
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#9quoting the author "Using electrons, protons, and neutrons, it is possible to build: ... a conscious mind; " are 'you' just a collection of electrons, protons and neutrons ?
Fundamentally, all that I am is built from electrons, protons, and neutrons, but if you think I am "just a collection" of such things, you might struggle to differentiate between a human and a rock. I also think that thinking of ourselves as "ultimately" being "nothing more" than whatever fundamentals give rise to our existence is a great way to deprive ourselves of meaning, given that there's quite a bit that goes o…
I am the rock. Though currently I am experiencing this body.