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The Sacred Shaped Hole in Our Hearts
There is a God–shaped vacuum in the heart of each man, which cannot be satisfied by any created thing but only by God the Creator, made known through…
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To Imagine AI, Imagine No AI
To appreciate an AI future, consider a future without AI. That is, imagine that we somehow manage to forever prevent any AIs who might take control of…
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Which Of Your Origins Are You?
Most people assimilate the values of their local culture, some of which they can express abstractly, and mix that with their genetic personality…
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AI Risk Convo Synthesis
YouGov America released a survey of 20,810 American adults. … 46% say that they are "very concerned" or "somewhat concerned" about the possibility that…
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Our Alien Stalkers
Sam Quirk was ten years old. While on a field trip, his bus had paused at a rest stop, and Sam was sitting in a bathroom stall. From the next stall…
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Fertile Factions
We humans have long preferred to associate with those who are similar to us. This makes sense, as such associations tend to be more productive, both…
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Let's Talk
While those of you who can read this have paid extra to subscribe to this blog, I have so far not offered you any extra benefit. So I now invite you to…
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Overcoming Bias
Overcoming Bias
This is a blog on why we believe and do what we do, why we pretend otherwise, how we might do better, and what our descendants might do, if they don't all die.
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