Journeyman Philosopher

Philosophy, at its best, challenges our long held views, such that we examine them more deeply than we might otherwise consider.

Sunday, 3 March 2024

Is randomness real or illusion?

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 Let’s look at quantum mechanics (QM). I watched a YouTube video on Closer To Truth with Fred Alan Wolf, a theoretical physicist, whom I a...
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Monday, 26 February 2024

Does simultaneity have any meaning?

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 Someone on Quora asked me a question about simultaneity with respect to Einstein’s special theory of relativity (SR), so I referenced a 30m...
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Sunday, 18 February 2024

What would Kant say?

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Even though this is a philosophy blog, my knowledge of Western philosophy is far from comprehensive. I’ve read some of the classic texts, li...
Monday, 12 February 2024

The role of prejudice in scientific progress

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 I’m currently reading Black Holes and Time Warps; Einstein’s Outrageous Legacy by Kip A. Thorne, published in 1994. Despite the subject ma...
Wednesday, 24 January 2024

Can AI have free will?

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This is a question I’ve never seen asked, let alone answered. I think there are good reasons for that, which I’ll come to later.   The lates...
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Saturday, 13 January 2024

How can we achieve world peace?

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 Two posts ago, I published my submission to Philosophy Now 's Question of the Month, from 2 months ago: What are the limit of knowledge...
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Paul P. Mealing

Paul P. Mealing
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