The Darkside of AI – Transhumanism and the Wa...

“[Modern man] is blind to the fact that, with all his rationality and efficiency, he is possessed by powers beyond his control. The gods and demons have not disappeared at all, they have merely got new names.” Carl Jung, Collected Works Volume 18 For millennia, in cultures spanni ...  Show more

“The self-handicapper reaches out for impediments, exaggerates handicaps, and embraces any factor reducing personal responsibility for mediocrity…” Steven Berglas and Edward Jones, Drug Choice as a Self-Handicapping Strategy Rather than simply contending with external obstacles t ...  Show more

John Vervaeke delves into the concept of the meaning crisis facing our planet and explores how we can cultivate lives filled with purpose and wisdom. He shares his personal journey through a meaning crisis and reflects on how Socratic wisdom has shaped his understanding. 

Donald Hoffman is back on Know Thyself today to explore the constraints of time and space, and how they shape our understanding of the world around us. He discusses the "headset analogy" - the idea that our senses act as a kind of cognitive filter, preventing us from ...

Le matérialisme s’est imposé en occident quand le schisme entre la science et l’église est devenu indispensable à la survie de la recherche scientifique. Diderot, parmi d’autres, a inventé le concept de "matière", indépendante de la conscience. Les succès de la scien ...

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"The good thing about this universe is consciousness. Your life is your consciousness in each moment." - Sam Harris

In this mind-bendin ...