Archive for the ‘ Psychology ’ Category
An interesting thought that has always struck me about framing the world in terms of good and evil is that “black and white” moral perspectives constrain the moralizer into viewing all individuals (and their decisions!) as essentially partisan. The most obvious problem with this ideology manifests itself when a moral or ethical issue is composed [ READ MORE ]
There exists an interesting contradiction that I’ve recently seen emerging in the world of religious debate. If I were to formulate the core evangelical position as a proposition, it would look something like this: A god who would let us prove his existence would be an idol, but individuals ought to believe in God because [ READ MORE ]
There is a certain sort of ideology which views belief as a fully conscious choice. That is to say, there are those who believe that a person could potentially wake up one morning and make the fully conscious choice to believe that elephants can fly (should it suit their fancy to believe such a thing). Belief, in this [ READ MORE ]
IBM scientists have programmed part of a mouse brain in the fastest supercomputer in the world, BlueGene/L. The simulated brain successfully performed as it would have in real life. This is a breakthrough in the ultimate goal of creating computer-based life. Here is the link to the IBM report: http://www.modha.org/papers/rj10404.pdf[ READ MORE ]
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