The God concept
Let's start by observing that most civilizations and individuals are developing a concept of God or Gods, even without outside preaching.Polytheistic religionsAncient Greeks and Romans had many Gods....
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Punishment is not really about free will
The killing buttonSuppose I put you in an empty room with only one button. I don't tell you anything. You are free to leave the room without doing anything.Out of curiosity, you push that button. Actu...
The seed and the terrain
What is more important to have a plant, the seed or the terrain?If the terrain lacks the needed nutrients or energy source (like sunlight), most plants would not grow. Still, a good terrain is not eno...
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Philosophy of LifeIs there a meaning of life?The meaning of human life - for me, now HellDevil's offer Life is very compressible The seed and the terrain Philosophy of MoralityMorality derived from sp...
Secular Morality - a heptalogy
Morality derived from space colonizationOn "morality derived from space colonization"Morality applied to animalsMorality and killingHellDevil's offerOn "Metaphysics of Quality" of Robert M. PirsigPlea...
Morality series
Secular Morality series1. Punishment is not really about free will2. Morality and killing3. Morality applied to animals4. Hell5. Devil's offer6. A secular God7. Morality derived from space colonizati...
Lenses of the Universe
Biological life is somehow very probable on Earth. Even when many species have been extinct, other species emerged, unexpectedly similar, however different. Many of them had backbones, one mouth, two...
We only have models, not knowledge
We know that water boils at 100 degrees Celsius, right? Or not ; on mount Everest the water boils at around 70 degrees Celsius, so you can't even boil an egg. Ok, we have a more complex model that lin...
Unequal inflation
It's common knowledge that if you print more money, you will produce inflation. However, things are more complex than that. You can have both inflation and deflation in the same time. More often, we h...
Devil's offer
Imagine that humanity is offered the following deal:All living humans will enjoy 100 more years of healthy and happy life, finished by a peaceful death in sleep. Immediately after signing the deal, hu...