15 Years of Blogging on WordPress.com

In January of 2011, I began in earnest here at WordPress.com to post the conclusions of nearly thirty years of research and reading, gathering knowledge of diverse sources of thought, exploring the many related areas of study in neuroscience, psychology, philosophy, religion, and metaphysics to discover what it means to truly be a conscious sentient … Continue reading 15 Years of Blogging on WordPress.com

The Dynamics of Consciousness

The only means of strengthening one's intelligence is to make up one's mind about nothing-- to let the mind be a thoroughfare for all thoughts. - John Keats (1795 - 1821) No matter what aspect of conscious experience we wish to consider, whether it involves a clearly temporal action or event like wrestling an alligator, … Continue reading The Dynamics of Consciousness

Developments In Artificial Intelligence

There are a number of interesting developments in artificial intelligence these days, and the progress being made in making these technologies useful, especially in the medical and educational realms, gives us some cause for optimism regarding their use in the future. Even the current selection of options available in AI chat-bot applications, represent an impressive … Continue reading Developments In Artificial Intelligence

New Year Ahead: Artificial Immortality

“If you were able to create an immortal version of yourself, would you? Until this decade, that question was the stuff of science fiction, but now experts in the fields of artificial intelligence and robotics suggest it will indeed be possible.” --excerpt from film promo Throughout the tumultuous days in the recent past, I never … Continue reading New Year Ahead: Artificial Immortality