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Does Mind Go All the Way Down?
On consciousness, cooperation, and what the cell suggests about the nature of experience Article 2 of a series: Dialogues with Claude.ai A note on language: The concepts in this article press against the boundary of what ordinary language was built to describe. Words like ‘experience,’ ‘mind,’ and ‘matter’ carry familiar meanings that may not fit… Continue reading
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Why Aren’t You a Plant?
The Porphyrin Thread: how a single ancient molecule connects the green leaf to the red blood Article 1 of a series: Dialogues with Claude.ai A note on deep-time science: The events described in this article reach back billions of years, well beyond any direct fossil record. Deep-time science operates by inference, laboratory simulation, isotopic analysis,… Continue reading
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‘Healthcare’ is a disingenuous misnomer
97.5% for ‘cure’, 2.5% for prevention Ron addresses Claude: It is my opinion that “healthcare,”in the current sociopolitical context,is a misnomer. We are really talking about medical care (including prescribed pharmaceuticals), hospital care, and care by others thataddresses real and perceived problems of the body and psyche. ‘Health care,”in my opinion,is what people do, individually… Continue reading