Science has no history
It was Plato who wrote part of New Scientist article in 2011. Continue Reading
Emergent property
Let us get rid of politicians and bankers!
Dreams of man living in poverty, being ameba, not needing shoes. Continue Reading
Digital vs Analogue Mind
Why quantum computing is not going to close the gap between computers and humans, but widen it. Continue Reading
How to erase memory in virtual world?
There is no administrator that would or could administer global digital memory. Continue Reading
Democracy as a deathtrap
Formalism is a necessary final consequence of democracy. If we take democracy seriously, then any democracy that allows one particular social group to have more power than another is not yet perfect. Democracy that takes itself seriously is therefore forced… Continue Reading
Reductionism as religion
If for every system there is an element that does not belong to the system, but at the same time the system does not exist without that element, then the hope of reductionism is moot. There are many other ways… Continue Reading
Responsibility vs. democracy
Responsibility does not come with equality. Continue Reading
Invisible hand
Market is an emergent property of a complex system of values being there for the sake of exchange. Continue Reading
Limitations of science; argument for dualism
In today’s society, science tends to be the only proper heuristic method of explaining reality. If a particular assertion cannot be falsified, then the object of that assertion cannot be proven to exist. According to this view, there is only… Continue Reading
How a pencil refutes centralized circular economy?
The famous Milton Friedman pencil case concerning the circular economy and integrated reporting is a topic of this post. Milton Friedman’s “pencil case” can be found in his book Free to Choose. A shorter but sufficiently explanatory version can be… Continue Reading