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Kenneth Francis
Date
May 12, 2026

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Philosophy of Mind

Tagged
Atheism, god, meaning, mind, Morality, reason}

Understanding the Atheist’s Mind

_{Naturalism is the belief that everything in the universe is a blind accident, with no ultimate purpose.} _{Kenneth Francis
May 12, 2026

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Philosophy of Mind}

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Robert J. Marks
Date
May 11, 2026

Categorized
Probability

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Monday Microsofties}

Monday Microsofty 78: Card Sharks That Bite Harder

_{You can beat the odds in some card games if you understand probability theory. Try your chances!} _{Robert J. Marks
May 11, 2026

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Probability}

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Denyse O'Leary
Date
May 10, 2026

Categorized
Arts & Culture, Censorship, Media, Politics

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George Orwell (1903–1950), Jonathan Turley, Matt Johnson, Prevention of Literature (1946), totalitarianism}

Orwell: Totalitarianism Starts As an Internal Mental State

_{While the scene has certainly changed in the last eighty years, the effort to control information is still vigorous} _{Denyse O'Leary
May 10, 2026

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Arts & Culture, Censorship, Media, Politics}

The interpretation of democracy and authoritarianism. generative AI

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Denyse O'Leary
Date
May 9, 2026

Categorized
Censorship, Education, Large Language Models (LLMs)

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chatbots, Featured, George Orwell (1903–1950), Julia (1984 character), Matt Johnson, Nineteen Eighty Four (1949), Winston Smith (1984 character), Yohei Igarashi}

The Surest Way to Squelch Intellectual Freedom: Make It Impossible

_{As reading and writing skills plummet, the chatbot may turn out to be a bigger enemy of intellectual freedom than the censor} _{Denyse O'Leary
May 9, 2026

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Censorship, Education, Large Language Models (LLMs)}

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Gary Varner
Date
May 9, 2026

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence

Tagged
AI, Hijacking, Manhattan, Mysterious figure, Reality, Speilberg}

AI: Artificial intelligence Review Part 9

_{David’s hijacking of the aircraft provides him with a distraction, and he escapes.} _{Gary Varner
May 9, 2026

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Artificial Intelligence}

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Jeffrey Funk
Date
May 8, 2026

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence

Tagged
AI, Companies, Data centers, Fraud, Huge losses, OpenAI, startups}

AI Startups are Measuring their Revenues in Likely Fraudulent Ways

_{These companies are creating higher valuations out of thin air!} _{Jeffrey Funk
May 8, 2026

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Artificial Intelligence}

Business audit stock financial finance management on analysis data strategy with graph accounting marketing or report chart economy investment research profit concept. Generative AI

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Peter Biles
Date
May 7, 2026

Categorized
Mental health

Tagged
brain, Counselling, Health, mental health, mind, Psychology, therapy, Therapy Culture}

Does Mental Health Awareness Actually Help People?

_{A new study and a forthcoming book argue that hyperawareness of mental health and illness can harm more than help} _{Peter Biles
May 7, 2026

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Mental health}

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Doug Smith
Date
May 6, 2026

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence

Tagged
AI, chatbots, Deceptive design, Declining creativity, ethics, god}

Why I Will Not Use Gen AI For Software Development

_{It’s too risky, and today’s apparent short-term boost may lead to long-term regret.} _{Doug Smith
May 6, 2026

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Artificial Intelligence}

AI Global Network: A Blue Vision of Future Technology

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Denyse O'Leary
Date
May 4, 2026

Categorized
Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind, Physics

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Hanna Webster, John Gabrieli, Margaret Harris, Materialism, Quantum phenomena, Quantum Zeno effect, Steven Novella, The Immortal Mind: (2025)}

How Much Does the Mind Weigh? How Long Is It?

_{A recent article at Popular Mechanics provides a chance to reflect on mind vs. matter — and materialism} _{Denyse O'Leary
May 4, 2026

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Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind, Physics}

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Robert J. Marks
Date
May 4, 2026

Categorized
Logic

Tagged
Glenn Beck, Puzzle, Radio show, Texas, Two guests}

Micro Softy 77: Two Proud Texans

_{I’m aware of no other state where businesses and citizens proudly fly their state flag.} _{Robert J. Marks
May 4, 2026

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Logic}

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Denyse O'Leary
Date
May 3, 2026

Categorized
Artificial general intelligence (AGI), Artificial Intelligence, Evolution, Philosophy of Mind

Tagged
Claude (Anthropic chatbot), Gary Marcus, Richard Dawkins}

Who Expected Richard Dawkins To Blow Up Darwinism?

_{To the astonishment and dismay of a computer pro who once admired him, Dawkins, who has a materialist view of human consciousness, has convinced himself that a chatbot is conscious} _{Denyse O'Leary
May 3, 2026

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Artificial general intelligence (AGI), Artificial Intelligence, Evolution, Philosophy of Mind}

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Gary Varner
Date
May 2, 2026

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence

Tagged
AI, Atheism, god, Love, Reality, Robot, Spielberg and Kubrick}

AI: Artificial Intelligence Review Part 8

_{There is no definition for real here because there is no God to define what is “real”.} _{Gary Varner
May 2, 2026

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Artificial Intelligence}

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Denyse O'Leary
Date
May 1, 2026

Categorized
Near-Death Experiences, Philosophy, Science

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Alex Hughes, Anna Stone, Anomalistic Psychology (2013), Chris French, Disturbed bodily multisensory integration, Michael Egnor, Robert Lawrence Kuhn}

Near-Death Experiences: Do Brain Jolts Really Explain Them?

_{In the wake of evidence for changed lives, attempts to debunk NDEs as “just this or that” are starting to sound less certain} _{Denyse O'Leary
May 1, 2026

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Near-Death Experiences, Philosophy, Science}

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Peter Biles
Date
April 30, 2026}

AI is Forcing the Return of Writing by Hand in the Classroom

_{Sometimes, the old ways are still the best ways} _{Peter Biles
April 30, 2026

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Gary Varner
Date
April 30, 2026

Categorized
Philosophy of Mind

Tagged
Book, George Berkeley, god, Kenneth Francis, mind, Philosophy, science, Solipsism, theology}

Thoughts on Theology in Science by Kenneth Francis: Berkeley Vs Solipsism

_{A fascinating book that covers a variety of topics from quantum theory to the dream life of spiders.} _{Gary Varner
April 30, 2026

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Philosophy of Mind}

Back view of businessman suit standing at office looking at night city through panoramic window. Generative AI

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Denyse O'Leary
Date
April 29, 2026

Categorized
Cosmology, Intelligent Design, Philosophy

Tagged
Carl Sagan (1934–1996), David Berlinski, Featured, Fred Hoyle (1915–2001), John Keats (1795–1821), Jonathan Witt, Larry Krauss, Stephen Meyer, The Story of Everything (film), Timothy McGrew}

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