Philosophy

TLDR: Every morning you trust the floor exists without checking—that’s faith, not reason We’ve never met the number “2” or visited “the past,” yet base our lives on these abstractions Science celebrates these tools while ignoring they’re built on pure belief Project management taught me we always work backward from faith in an unseen future If we all share this foundational belief system, we should build societies that reflect it The Floor Beneath Your Feet You wake up. Your feet hit the floor. No structural analysis, no existential crisis, no flashlight to confirm reality. Just pure, unconscious faith that the world continues to exist between yesterday’s last glance and this morning’s first step. ...

There’s a phrase in Latin that refuses to let us hide: hic et nunc—here and now. Whatever your story—your religion, your cosmology, your philosophy of where souls come from or where they’re headed—today you are a human among humans. You woke up inside this species, on this planet, with agency. That is enough to give you a duty. Respect the origin story. Respect the destination. But protect the present. I’m convinced of something simple: if, by whatever cosmic lottery, your consciousness ended up in a living human, then you are responsible for what happens to us—now. Not responsible for everything, but responsible to someone. Responsible for the choices you touch, the systems you influence, the harms you prevent, the goods you can advance. ...

TLDR: Labels like “left/right” or “elite/worker” don’t just describe reality—they create and reinforce the divisions we claim to oppose Inverting our language (“cancer got this person” vs “person has cancer”) externalizes conditions rather than making them defining features AI could amplify collective wisdom without the distorting lens of political categorization, helping us see each other as humans first Small linguistic shifts can create cascading changes in how we perceive reality and relate to each other In a world increasingly defined by division, we find ourselves trapped in a paradoxical cycle: the categories we create to understand our society reinforce the divisions we claim to oppose. Left or right, Democrat or Republican, worker or elite, pro-choice or pro-life—these labels don’t just describe reality; they actively shape it. ...

TLDR: Intelligence might be fundamental to reality rather than an accidental outcome of random processes Science explains “how” things happen but not “why” the universe’s laws enable consciousness The universe appears “coded” like software with fine-tuned conditions for life and intelligence to emerge Random chance seems insufficient to explain consciousness—suggesting intelligence may be woven into reality’s fabric In the beginning… Have you ever wondered if the universe’s intricate workings suggest more than mere chance? Science offers a compelling narrative of how everything happens—how stars form, how life emerges, and how consciousness arises. But it doesn’t address the deeper “Why?” questions. In this post, I’ll explore why it’s plausible to believe intelligence is not an accidental outcome but a fundamental part of reality’s design. ...

TLDR: “True” in science describes provisional knowledge that aligns with current evidence, while “Truth” implies absolute certainty Scientific understanding evolves—Newton’s gravity was “true” until Einstein showed gravity isn’t even a force but curved spacetime Embracing uncertainty and revision is fundamental to scientific progress, not a weakness The Interplay of Language in Understanding In our journey to comprehend the world, our words are not just communication tools but also shape our perception. Particularly in science and philosophy, terms like “true” and “Truth” often intertwine, yet their meanings diverge significantly. Understanding this divergence can revolutionize how we approach knowledge. ...