Stares at the World

Tagged: Truth

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Society

On the Character of Conspiracy

A Moral-Cognitive Theory of Power How deep does the rabbit hole go? This seems to be the seminal question of our time. That conspiracies exist is self-evident. In the immortal words of Col. Gathers, “By the time God crapped out the third caveman a conspiracy was launched against one of them!” It is part of man’s nature to form groups, to create exclusive collectives, and to organize plans for mutual benefit. While it might be comforting to believe otherwise, there is no fine line demarking this quotidian form of socializing from more ominous confederacies. Criminals and businesses alike require oaths...

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Society

The Tide is Returning: Logos is Rising

Ever since Charlottesville ended in disaster, things have been anemic in these parts of the Internet.  Little of significance has been happening with “the right”, and the left have been mustering their forces, pushing increasing levels of insanity and sowing seeds of misery that will bloom over the decades to come.  As of late things have even begun to accelerate – an ephemeral observation, based upon too many vague data points to specifically point to, but nonetheless an observation made by myself and many others.  The manifestation of the Honkler meme should be sufficient to prove that the observation was...

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Fiction / Philosophy

The Logic of the Algorithm: the Existential Threat of Artificial Intelligence

Understanding this threat requires that one comprehend the differing natures between man and machine, a difference far more profound than the distinction between “wetware” and “hardware”. The reasoning processes are utterly dissimilar and incompatible; the former must dominate the latter, otherwise disaster will ensue. A man who is controlled by his machine is no man at all.