Linas Vepstas·Nov 7, 2021The Meaning Crisis … and AGIThe “Meaning Crisis” is popularly discussed and debated these days: John Vervaeke has a fifty episode youtube series on it, David Chapman…A response icon1A response icon1
Linas Vepstas·Oct 24, 2020Free willAs a physicist, I get to think about free will just like the rest of ’em. I was recently prompted to set my thoughts to writing on the…
Linas Vepstas·Apr 23, 2020Supressing Data, Fake and RealWe all know that facebook and many other web sites are now engaged in the active suppression of false and misleading information. We know…
Linas Vepstas·Jul 22, 2018Cultural Relativism and Moral AuthorityA short essay inspired by discussions of Jonathan Haidt’s book “The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion…
Linas Vepstas·Jun 22, 2018The Future of HumanityI have only one question, but it is complicated to explain. But I enjoy asking it, so I will once-again, type it in the long way, instead…A response icon1A response icon1
Linas Vepstas·May 17, 2018Free Speech on College CampusesFree speech on college campuses. This is debated in some circles. Some of the debaters seem not to understand what is happening. Here’s a…
Linas Vepstas·May 10, 2018Wild swings of beliefs — physics and sociologyWe are all hyper-aware of political polarization these days. But what is the cause, how can it be explained? One model is the so-called…A response icon1A response icon1
Linas Vepstas·Apr 25, 2018Meritocracy & White Male CultureAn excerpt from a post from Alexander Kruel:
