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Metaphysics
We think of physical reality as what objectively exists, independent of any observer. But relativity and quantum physics say otherwise.
Philosophers rarely change their minds. These thinkers did — often at social and professional cost.
"For many people, the idea that consciousness is a set of tricks is offensive," the late philosopher told Big Think in 2012. "I think that's a prime mistake."
Evolution may have built our brains, but it didn't build them to find truth.
Just because you can't experience it doesn't mean it's not real.
All religions have three traits: metaphysical commitments, ethical guidance, and daily rituals or practices. So does Stoicism.
We need a hypothesis that accounts for both the fine-tuning of physics for life but also the arbitrariness and gratuitous suffering we find in the world.
Is immortality a tantalizing possibility or a philosophical paradox?
The perfectly accessible, perfectly knowable Universe of classical physics is gone forever, no matter what interpretation you choose.
Will you die when your body dies?
The One Ring has its own agency and sentience — and it opens up a wonderful philosophy of things beyond our comprehension.
The path of a curling stone on ice — and how it can be influenced — is a revealing metaphor for life's decisions.
A proponent of panpsychism argues moral truth is inherent in consciousness.
Dive into a realm where time, space, and even reality itself are put into question.
How does the mind interact with the body? Nobody really knows — but these philosophers ventured an answer.
From consciousness to nothingness and beyond, these questions still baffle the brightest minds. Will they ever be solved?
The multi-leveled constructions of metaphysics are the collective workings of a fantastical virtuality. Did you get that?
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What do physicists actually mean when they talk about the multiverse?
Maybe our understanding of quantum entanglement is incomplete, or maybe there is something fundamentally unique about consciousness.
In the wake of the pandemic, the crystal industry boomed, with customers hoping the stones might relieve a little anxiety.
Science is a method of inquiry about nature, while scientism is philosophy. And scientism is no longer up to the challenge of meeting the most pressing issues of our day.
