by LastTurtle | Feb 2, 2020 | Phenomenology, Philosophy
So much of the way our experience is structured is not obvious to most of us. Every experience that appears primarily as a distinct sensation, sight, or thought is made of multiple layers. We usually think of the “five senses” but in actuality, we have a...
by LastTurtle | Jul 17, 2017 | Philosophy
Folks love saying “Atheism is a religion” or “Atheism is the new religion”. This is common in anywhere from large think pieces to tweets. Some like saying it just because it pisses off atheists but others are saying it for a different reason, and I was trying to...
by LastTurtle | Feb 10, 2017 | Meta
Writing just doesn’t cut it for scratching my philosophical itch so I’ve officially launched the Last Turtle Podcast. This will give me the opportunity to vocally muse and explore ideas, especially in conversation with folks who have greater insights into...
by LastTurtle | Aug 9, 2016 | Philosophy, Technology
During a recent conference, Elon Musk was asked by Joshua Topolsky whether he thinks we might be living in a simulation, to which he answered that the chances we are not living in a simulation is one in billions. The argument for the famous Simulation Hypothesis being...
by LastTurtle | Mar 15, 2015 | Spirituality
I recently came across Spiritual Awakening for Geeks. There is not a single word on there I don’t love. It’s the kind of thing I wish existed when I just got started. Jacob Gotwals in his article What is Spiritual Awakening: I started meditating in my...
