PS Blog

Discussion of Mathematics, Philosophy, and Religion

The Awareness Threshold

Exploring the concept of an awareness threshold, which delineates the cognitive capabilities of organisms, informing moral decisions such as treatment of beings. While death may be considered a neutral state, suffering is universally undesirable, which, in conjunction with the awareness threshold, can be used to justify moral stances within a framework of multiple moral principles.

Deism

Exploring the rationale behind choosing deism over theism while arguing for a prime mover based on the existence of the universe. Employing Bayesian inference and Occam's razor to support this perspective while cautioning against teleological fallacies and anthropocentric biases.

Philip's Paradox

Philip's Paradox highlights the inherent limitations of predictive systems within closed environments, where the introduction of a monitoring mechanism disrupts the accuracy of predictions. It investigates a fundamental challenge in modeling actions of cognitive agents despite minor changes in the physical environment.

The truth behind existence

Delving into the fundamental nature of existence, presenting two options regarding the continuity of experience. Challenging conventional notions of consciousness and proposing a view where experiences are sequential and interconnected across entities, independent of individual identity or consciousness levels.