Turtles to the Left of Me, Turtles to the Right: The Practopoietic Loop of Causation
“I believe nothing, I have shut myself away from the rocks and wisdoms of ages, and from the so-called great …
Tag Archives: Ontology
Eternalism vs. Presentism: How Soon is Now?
“Yes, and imagine a world where there were no hypothetical situations” ― Jasper Fforde, First Among Sequels I have a …
Philosophical Monsters Ship in Black Boxes
“Not all stories have happy endings; but that doesn’t mean they’re not worth the read” ― Cassia Leo, Black Box …
Catchresis and Release: Anomalistics and Category Errors
“The border between the Real and the Unreal is not fixed, but just marks the last place where rival gangs …
Ontological Ossification: There’s Nothing Left to Discover?
“Don’t underestimate the power of your vision to change the world. Whether that world is your office, your community, an …
Anomalistics, Pure Philosophic Rule, and the Scientific Administration of Things
“People have moved beyond apathy, beyond skepticism into deep cynicism” – Elliot Richardson There is an unrecognized ontological crisis in …
Welcome to Interzone: Anomalistics Turns You on Vegetable
“Your mind will answer most questions if you learn to relax and wait for the answer” – William S. Burroughs …
I’ve Got Your Pseudoscience Right Here, Buddy
“Science arouses a soaring sense of wonder. But so does pseudoscience” – Carl Sagan Pseudoscience! I don’t like to wade …
We’re Not in Kansas Anymore: Anomalistics and Absurdism
“The privilege of absurdity; to which no living creature is subject, but man only” – Thomas Hobbes Many an incautious …
My Computer Wants to Kill Me: The Horror of the Rational
The prevailing metaphor for the human brain is that it is a computer. This is obviously related to a conceit …
