Why Reality Is Not a Video Game — and Why it Matters
There's a philosophical discussion considering the possibility that we are in a computer simulation, run by posthumans. Why would an advanced species waste their time this way?
March 16, 2017
Can We Grasp Reality?
There will always be that elusive part of reality that escapes us; it's not finding the final answer but wanting to know that makes us matter.
March 22, 2016
If You Don't Know You Are Held Captive, Does it Matter?
Marcelo considers whether there is truth to the phrase "ignorance is bliss," delving into the nature of physical reality and the limits of knowledge.
June 24, 2015
Is Freedom Just An Illusion? Maybe We Don't Want To Know
As we learn more about the brain, we should ask whether learning too much might, ultimately, compromise our freedom. Simulating reality could be a threat to reality.
March 12, 2014