Beyond Our Universe: Are All Possible Worlds Just as Real? Our everyday experience paints a picture of a single, concrete reality – the universe we inhabit, filled with its particular set of laws, events, and entities. We often consider other possibilities as mere imaginings, counterfactual scenarios, or potential states of affairs that could have been … Read more
Reframing Reality: What If Information Is the True Foundation? For centuries, our understanding of the universe has been rooted in the idea of fundamental substances – matter, energy, the very fabric of spacetime. We’ve sought the smallest building blocks of reality in particles and fields, viewing information as something that describes these physical entities and … Read more
We generally think of language as a tool, a sophisticated mirror reflecting the world around us. We use words to label objects, describe events, share ideas, and communicate our inner states. The mountain exists, solid and imposing, and we assign the word “mountain” to it. Love exists as a complex emotion, and we try to … Read more
We humans pride ourselves on our capacity for reason. From Aristotle’s syllogisms to the intricate algorithms powering our digital age, logic is the bedrock upon which we build our understanding of the world. We assume, almost unconsciously, that the universe itself operates according to principles that are, at least potentially, graspable through this logical framework. … Read more
Introduction: The Proposition Conventional wisdom tells us that consciousness is an emergent property – a complex phenomenon that arises from the intricate dance of neurons, matter and energy. But what if we’ve been looking at reality entirely backward? What if awareness itself isn’t merely a byproduct of physical processes but rather the primary, underlying reality … Read more
Ever been jolted awake and thought, “What if this isn’t the dream? What if being awake is the actual hallucination?” I have. Usually right after my coffee maker decides it no longer recognizes water as an element worthy of its attention. Let’s dive into the philosophical deep end while I’m still cranky enough to call … Read more