Tag: social media
Artificial General Intelligence: Destroying the Idol
Even those doing the most to build and publicize the AGI idol do not wish it on their children.
Pressure, Propaganda, and Persecution through Mimesis
French philosopher René Girard discovered something new, new but very old, about human behavior.
Thoughts of Goodness in an Evolutionary World
What you’d expect is humans more or less on the level of animals — not greatly exceeding them in evil, or greatly transcending them in good.
“Well, Everyone Has to Have a Birthday” — How Professor Dave Botches Probability
Farina misses the key second component of design inferences. His pattern of birthdays is completely unspecified.
Uncommon Descent — A Farewell and Remembrance
I didn’t know what to expect from the blog when it started, but it quickly developed a following that was gratifying to see.