Topic

philosophy

A collection of 25 issues

What kind of world is this?

Inspired by Walter Russell book The Universal One. Let’s assume that everything in the universe is but one thinking “substance”. The human, the stone, a fly or any other entity are all going to be part of it. They will be illusions in front of our senses yet a

Authenticity

We react to other people perceiving us. Even random people on the street. Sometimes I notice my reactions. Confronted by an attention from other people I can do something like straighten the spine or put a mask, as if I'm a statue. Such a reaction feels out of

Garbage thoughts bin

Sometimes I think of my brain as a bin of garbage thoughts. Like today, when I was walking by the street, lots of people coming by, cars are rolling, some trees around, various shops and objects. Many of those events and things have a potential to raise some kind of

Call the robot and ask why we are here

Bigger corporations use robots to answer people nowadays, and it is most definitely a frustration. At least I don’t know anyone who would be happy with the robot conversation. You can not give anything back to the company, you can only consume, something that has been prescribed. Sounds good

Small human conflicts in town

Hot days in Montenegro. And all the trees are blossoming around. With white and pink, and violet colours. And you can catch their smells that flying in a sultry air. Two days back then I made a bet at the local bookmaker shop, and printed the voucher from the machine

Tax system substitution idea

Here is a thought experiment. A blockchain based system which effectively substitutes any of the current taxation systems. It allows any person or company, who are willing to contribute to any society to create an account in the system. In a way that any participant of the system can easily

How we give up our own life

There seems to be no point in trying to change anyone. People are not machines, so they will never fit into any abstract view that we might imagine. Be it an ideal picture, or just a minor changing in a certain aspect. We can project our view on the person

AI and the human being

AI is a total freedom of logics. It can perfectly describe everything logical. But it lacks something that humans have. We tend to view robots aspiring to be a human beings. But they lack this very basic awareness and spontaneity, which makes us humans. Which can not be constructed or

In search of place

I’m a citizen of Russia living in Montenegro at the moment. I left Russia 2 years ago, went to Turkey, and then other Balkan countries. I don’t feel Russia as my home anymore. But getting a new home is a challenge. I have no ability to withdraw my

What is freedom today?

The quality vs quantity is a fundamental problem of the current society. As Dane Rudhyar was stressing in his 1970 book: «Our entire Western society today has become pervaded by the doctrine that quantitative measurement can solve practically all problems — not only social and personal problems but also the problem