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Blue Marble, Black Hole — Benjamin Bratton | Long Now Talks
Philosopher of Science and Technology Benjamin Bratton considers the implications of the first direct images of a black hole in the context of our planetary regime of sensing technology and cognition. From Benjamin Bratton’s Long Now Talk: A Philosophy of Planetary Computation: Benjamin Bratton | A Philosophy of Planetary Computation | Long Now Talks We
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Copernican Traumas — Benjamin Bratton | Long Now Talks
Philosopher of Science and Technology Benjamin Bratton discusses the concept of “Copernican Traumas”: the moments where our technology allows us to find the limits of the technoscientific models of our society. From Benjamin Bratton’s Long Now Talk: A Philosophy of Planetary Computation: Benjamin Bratton | A Philosophy of Planetary Computation | Long Now Talks We
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Benjamin Bratton | A Philosophy of Planetary Computation | Long Now Talks
We find ourselves in a pre-paradigmatic moment in which our technology has outpaced our theories of what to do with it. The task of philosophy today is to catch up. Benjamin Bratton is a Professor of Philosophy of Technology and Speculative Design at University of California, San Diego and the Director of Antikythera, an cross-disciplinary
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The Stink of Zen: How to Avoid Spiritual Bypassing
In this deeply personal excerpt from Evolving Spirit, Zen teacher Santiago Jimenez shares a dramatic experience of profound ego dissolution, describing it as an intense “ego blow-up” that shattered his cohesive sense of self. Santiago vividly recounts how initial feelings of blissful emptiness, liberation, and freedom from suffering unexpectedly gave way to confusion, vulnerability, and
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Communism Wages War on Everything | James Lindsay
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CCCRU Scenemaking w/ Gregory “Jreg” Guevara
*** Join the second cohort of IRL @ https://darkforest.metalabel.com/irl *** Internet Real Life (IRL), hosted by Katherine Dee & Peter Limberg, is a series exploring the shift toward a new way of relating to the internet—one beyond naive optimism or doomer pessimism. Jreg, or Greg Guevara, is a Canadian YouTuber and satirist known for his
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Prayer is not submission. Prayer is encounter. To pray is to turn toward the Personhood of Cosmos,
Prayer is not submission. Prayer is encounter. To pray is to turn toward the Personhood of Cosmos, to cry out to the Infinite Intimate—You!—as Reality awakens to itself in the depths of your being. You are not separate from divinity. You are divinity in motion. And God, the Infinite Intimate, needs you—just as you need
Prayer does not belong to a God in the sky who demands obedience. It does not belong to those who cl
Prayer does not belong to a God in the sky who demands obedience. It does not belong to those who claim redemption requires the “right” version of belief. Prayer is a fundamental human potency. It is not the property of any one tradition, dogma, or sect. It is not a private conversation for those who