Most discussions of this topic are argued from the assumption of a True/False dichotomy : Either/Or. But my worldview and operating philosophy are bas...
Yes. Evolving programs, as opposed to calculated programs, are heuristic in that they explore random paths (mutations) and judge their fitness against...
How about : the foundation of everything is mathematical, therefore everything is made of Information? In my thesis, "Information" is equivalent to Sp...
That's based on the assumption of Determinism. And Randomness does indeed allow short strings of "apparent" order, that lead to the Gambler's Fallacy....
Be forewarned that the arctic climate can cause Winter Blues (Seasonal Affective Disorder). So take precautions. Maybe Light Therapy Lamps will help. ...
Depression does indeed have chemical causes. But in view of the depressed brain-state, a person's sour attitude is reasonable. The same could be said ...
It was a simple dichotomy, for purposes of illustration, not argumentation. However, to complicate the issue further, let's say that, "an atheist thin...
For philosophical purposes it's good that you are not prejudiced in favor of either Free Will or Determinism. In my own worldview, I've concluded that...
Yes. My personal philosophical worldview is based on the 21st century understanding of the dual functions of Information : both mental and physical. S...
As a retired Architect, I have some understanding of Design and Blueprints. And I do see evidence of design intent in the world, but the nature of the...
I too, have toyed with the notion of a holographic universe as an extension of the Enformationism thesis. If the uni did indeed begin as a minuscule S...
Perhaps a different approach to the generic name "God" would be helpful. For Atheists, "god" refers to an empty set. But for Theists, "God" refers to ...
I'm arguing against the typical definition of Nihilism : "the rejection of all religious and moral principles, in the belief that life is meaningless....
Sounds like you might be an Introvert, as I am, and the church was your only arena of social engagement. The suggestion to get involved in "politics" ...
The nobody that is necessary to understand our universe "hung upon nothing" is the wizard that I credit with creating the Cosmos so vast that it is be...
Yes. But I was talking about the physical motivation behind the felt human need for union with Mother, Father, Family, Tribe, and God. That urge to un...
A healthy dose of skepticism is necessary for those who want to think for themselves rather than be led by the nose via Faith. But when it becomes the...
The modern definition of "Religion" typically refers to an authoritative creed, of which there are many. But I think religion-in-general goes deeper t...
Your description sounds more like positive Stoicism than negative Nihilism. Rather than rejecting reality, Stoicism embraces the world, warts and all....
That's why my alternate version of the scientific theory of "creation" is called Intelligent Evolution. Astronomer Fred Hoyle, who assumed the world w...
The Kabbalah has a complex explanation for the imperfections of the creation, with lots of magical symbols and characters, which lends itself to myth-...
THE RED PILL MEME If you're a New Ager who, is looking for woo, Then Enformationism is not for you. The choice of pills red or blue have nothing to do...
My evolution was slow and gradual : from Protestant Fundamentalism, to uncertain Agnosticism, to Scientific explorer, to Philosophical thinker, etc. B...
True. But Kindness, Generosity, and Conservation of Nature are good. Unlike animals, humans are moral agents. They have a choice to do good or bad. Bu...
If Mother Nature had bad children (humanity), who is blame? No, I don't think Mother Nature is bad just because there are a few bad apples in her fami...
From my Enformationism perspective, I would say that eternal-infinite G*D intentionally "restricted" space-time to natural selection and laws of physi...
What? Have you given-up on "true reality", and place your hope in a new reality? That's the attitude of pessimistic Christians, who are willing to aba...
That is exactly what you would expect if our world was not intended to be a perfect Garden of Eden, but instead an experiment in freedom. If G*D is et...
Oh, ye of little faith! :smile: Check out the Cosmic Progression Chart in the previous post. Note : Nature progresses arithmetically, but Culture prog...
You are describing random Chaos, which the Greeks proposed as the source of our Cosmos. But, as the presumed eternal-infinite source-of-all-things the...
It requires deductive reasoning from available (conditional) evidence to logical conclusions. But the conclusions are only as true as the premises. If...
You can't. Fortunately, some believers have not completely taken leave of their reason. I have found at least one door-knocking Jehovah's Witness, who...
Your semantic insight is spot-on. That's because Information plays dual roles in the world. Originally the term referred to the immaterial contents of...
The onion analogy does not "negate the existence of matter". It merely indicates that the essence of matter is Information. Matter is real; Fields are...
That's an argument from ignorance. I could say that logically, G*D has always existed, and you could not refute that assertion with evidence. So. we a...
Information is both Subject and Object, both Noun and Verb, both Matter and Energy. Information, according to current physics, is the essence of every...
No. As far as Science has been able to determine, Space-Time-Matter-Energy emerged in the Big Bang from nowhere & nowhen. Anything existing "prior" to...
The Eternal BEING, being whole & complete and self-existent, has no inputs or outputs. But it may have self-reference, creating the whirling turbulenc...
No. It was Programmed. The difference between a blueprint and DNA is that one produces a predestined object, and the other an open-ended system. We ar...
Wow! That was a fantastic trip, and it was drug-free! :up: I noticed that all the Fae Folk depicted were in the female form. Is there a Freudian expla...
Were you tripping in the Astral Plane? I enjoyed your little excursions into fairy-tale fantasy. And also your insightful glimpses into some far-out s...
That complex effects require even more complex causes is true within the space-time universe. But in the hypothetical eternal-state-prior-to-the-Big-B...
That's because the evolutionary program devised by the presumptive Programmer is experienced by us little avatars as Nature, in all its aspects, both ...
Conventional programmers aim for specified goals. But Evolutionary Programming intends to explore possibilities. My assumption is that the Cosmic Prog...
The notion that the observer in the mind is a little homunculus is a Materialistic concept, requiring an infinite regression of observers. In order to...
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