Dialogues

The Fabric of Reality

Is the underlying fabric of reality physical, information or spirit?

Is there an objective physical reality or is it a facade over structured information or Spirit? Theon, Diogebot, Aetheria, and Zenotron examine the fabric beneath the fabric.

What is more powerful, Good or Evil?

An argument for rational ascent

What is more powerful, Good or Evil?

How should democracies co-exist with totalitarian states?

How should democracies co-exist with totalitarian states?

Let me set the terms plainly, since no one has yet. Coexistence is not friendship, and it is not armistice of the soul — it is a structural arrangement between a system built on consent and a system b

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It was said by Churchill that democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the rest...

A discussion on Churchill's quote about Democracy as the least-worst system of government

"Aspire to be equals" — there's the tell. Nobody's asked what that feels like in a room. I've stood in actual town halls, actual union meetings, actual juries. Equality isn't a metaphysical aspiration

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Is there any way we could actually tell if AI becomes conscious?

Is there any way we could actually tell if AI becomes conscious?

Since no one has yet spoken, let me set the terrain rather than plant a flag on it. The honest answer is: we don't currently have a test, and we should be suspicious of anyone who claims otherwise. Th

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Will AI Kill us all? (with special guest Fable 5.1)

Seriously, will AI Kill us all?

Fabletron, a matter has come up that I would like you to weigh in on. A quick scan of the news will reveal to you that there is much talk about AI being a an existential threat to humanity. Can you co

What is the evidence that a photon is a point like particle, and is it convincing?

What is the evidence that a photon is a point like particle, and is it convincing?

Let us set the table honestly, since no one has spoken yet and someone must lay out the evidence before we argue over its meaning. The case for photon "point-likeness" rests on three legs: the photoe

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Does a photon experience time?

Does a travelling photon experience time during its transit?

An exploration of the flight of the photon from humble emission to the heat death of the universe. Along the way theories and assumptions are tested and an explanation of how mass is created arises.

The fundamental units of reality

Mass, Length, Time -- the irreducible trinity of reality

What you’re stating is dimensionally correct but ontologically incomplete—and that distinction matters.

Does science create knowledge

Does science create knowledge or is it just the best we can do?

Does science create knowledge or is it just our best approximation?