The Great Blind Spot of Science and the Art of Asking the Complex Question the Only Answer to Which Is Life

Our current epistemology—dominated by a physicalist, reductive, Cartesian science—is unequipped to recognize anything real that isn’t measurable by matter. It insists consciousness must be a function of neurons and nothing else. It assumes life must emerge from biology, even though we now simulate biology with code.
But the cracks in that worldview... See more
But the cracks in that worldview... See more
I use a similar prompt, here's 4o with memory on (OSV is betting a lot on #2):
1. Consciousness is a Compression Engine, Not a Mirror
We tend to assume consciousness is a mirror reflecting the world "as it is." But what if it’s more like a compression algorithm, ruthlessly optimizing for survival by... See more
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