Bradley M. KühnOne of my tools of #activism to extensive use of thought experiments¹. Most are mere curiosities, but some I adapt into central strategies of #FOSS activism. I'm starting this long-standing thread to record my thought experiments. I warn you most will just be “potato chip” level ideas that are enjoyable as far as they go, but immediately forgettable. Every so often, one of them is truly fascinating and has power to guide important work.
Brad S🍁What if today was your last day to make something that would define you after you were gone? What would...
Check out my weekday daily #blog and read more in my post: Last Make
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What if today was your last day to make something that would define you after you were gone? What would...
Read more in my post: Last Make
🔗 https://8clicks.8r4d.com/2026/03/last-make/
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The Pleasure PrincipleWhat Is the Trolley Problem? The Thought Experiment That Reveals Your Moral Wiring
https://platoedsim.org/posts/what-is-trolley-problem-explained/
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From the "Mind's I" to the "Strange Loop," this episode challenges you to see yourself not as a collection of cells, but as a self-reinforcing pattern of information that has mistakenly concluded it is a solid 'thing'.
#consciousness
#brain
#SelfReferential
#Hofstadter
#Dennett
#ThoughtExperiments
#philosophy
#podcasts
#YouTube
You Are A Self-Referential Loop
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Description: In this provocative 40-minute deep dive, we deconstruct the "bio-chauvinistic" bias that insists consciousness is a monopoly of biological cells. Using the "Domino Logic" thought experiment, we explore the paradox of downward causality—how abstract mathematical truths and high-level desires can physically dictate the behavior of microscopic atoms.
#consciousness
#brain
#SelfReferential
#Hofstadter
#Dennett
#ThoughtExperiments
#philosophy
You Are A Self-Referential Loop
Are You the Carbon or the Pattern?
In this 55-minute podcast, we explore Douglas Hofstadter and Daniel Dennett’s The Mind’s I. We are moving beyond simple biology to ask the ultimate question: Are you the physical atoms (the Carbon), or are you the information moving through them (the Pattern)?
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#neurology
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#self
#patterns
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#Dennett
A Quick Look at 'The Mind’s Eye'
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"Behind your eyes, there is a feeling of a solid, continuous 'you'—the pilot steering the ship. But what if that feeling is actually a beautiful, complex illusion? In this quick 8-minute exploration of the classic text The Mind’s Eye by Douglas Hofstadter and Daniel Dennett
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#consciousness
#ThoughtExperiments
#philosophy
#ontology
#neurology
#brain
#reductionism
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#Dennett
Tanja GOver the past year, I’ve been writing a series of thought experiments on wave dynamics, perception, and anomalous phenomena.
They’re not scientific papers - they’re invitations to think sideways. Curious? Good! 👇
https://archive.org/details/@tanjawho/lists/1/thought-experiments
#thoughtexperiments #internetarchive #waveforms #UAP #superposition
Dæmon S.(Part 3 - Final)
People longed for something beyond people's depleted abilities to restore the order. They realized human hubris was the root problem and no matter what system were to be attempted, it was always fated to failure. Then, what started with eleven people, eventually grew into a full-fledged international united movement seeking to restore some global balance: not through conventional politics or the same old democratic means anymore, rather, through spiritual and cosmic means.
Among the Eleven, Dalla was the one who naturally stood out: her words were simultaneously gentle and strong, and she was able to unite and build everlasting bridges between the differing worldviews of the Eleven Fragments. Neshaminya, her sister and wife, also helped on making amends among the group, eventually becoming the Twelfth. Anshara, a discrete and mysterious woman whose background is still unknown, fell in love for both Dalla and Neshaminya: the relationship became polygamous as the three decided to be together as One, and Anshara started participating into crucial decisions, becoming the Thirteenth and establishing a Whole Circle.
#story #thoughtexperiments #occult #wicca #luciferianism #gnosticism #goddess #queendom
People longed for something beyond people's depleted abilities to restore the order. They realized human hubris was the root problem and no matter what system were to be attempted, it was always fated to failure. Then, what started with eleven people, eventually grew into a full-fledged international united movement seeking to restore some global balance: not through conventional politics or the same old democratic means anymore, rather, through spiritual and cosmic means.
Among the Eleven, Dalla was the one who naturally stood out: her words were simultaneously gentle and strong, and she was able to unite and build everlasting bridges between the differing worldviews of the Eleven Fragments. Neshaminya, her sister and wife, also helped on making amends among the group, eventually becoming the Twelfth. Anshara, a discrete and mysterious woman whose background is still unknown, fell in love for both Dalla and Neshaminya: the relationship became polygamous as the three decided to be together as One, and Anshara started participating into crucial decisions, becoming the Thirteenth and establishing a Whole Circle.
#story #thoughtexperiments #occult #wicca #luciferianism #gnosticism #goddess #queendom