May 2009 Blog Posts (9)

Sophisticated problems - simple solutions

How the markets really work

Credit Crunch

Local Currencies - Replacing Scarcity with Trust

Added by Anton Rozman on May 30, 2009 at 1:39am — No Comments

Create an AI on Your Computer

http://singularityhub.com/2009/05/28/create-an-ai-on-your-computer/

Create an AI on Your Computer

Written on May 28, 2009 – 11:48 am | by Aaron Saenz |

Intelligence Realm is seeking to build the first AI using distributed computing.

If many hands make light work, then maybe many computers can make an artificial brain. That’s the basic reasoning behind Intelligence Realm’s Artificial Intelligence project. By reverse engineering the brain through a simulation… Continue

Added by Mikhayl Von Riebon on May 29, 2009 at 2:59am — No Comments

THE SPIRITUAL BIBLE

THE SPIRITUAL BIBLE

A Spiritual Journey of Self-Discovery beyond Eastern Fundamentalism and Western Materialism

“Alas! The god in man remains a child waiting to mature. Shall man grow into a god, or is he doomed in his humanity?” This question, posed in the prologue of Abir Taha’s inspirational new philosophical novel, The Epic of Arya: In Search of the Sacred Light (published by AuthorHouse), is central to the sacred mission of its main character, Arya, who seeks to find… Continue

Added by Abir Taha on May 27, 2009 at 5:12pm — 1 Comment

Falun Dafa

What is Falun Dafa?

Falun Dafa (also called Falun Gong, or just Dafa) is a high-level cultivation practice guided by the characteristics of the universe—Truthfulness, Benevolence, and Forbearance.

"Cultivation" means continuously striving to better harmonize oneself with these universal principles. “Practice” refers to the exercises – five sets of easy-to-learn gentle movements and meditation. Cultivating oneself is essential; practicing the exercises supplements the… Continue

Added by christinaleestemaker on May 21, 2009 at 11:00am — 1 Comment

NOOSPHERE - GLOBAL MIND - ASCENSION

www.noospherecongress.org

First Noosphere World Forum: Envisioning Earth as Work of Art

Mission Statement and Declaration of Intent

1. Mission Statement.

The mission of the First Noosphere World Forum is to provide a virtual planetary round table to: Dialogue and share information, educate, create collaborative partnerships, network, and mutually plan for significant events… Continue

Added by Boris Petrovic on May 20, 2009 at 4:28am — No Comments

Art or the Pulpit? The two Pronged Approach to Spirituality.

"We are facing unsettling times when peace of mind and harmony are much sought after conditions. Unfortunately, where there is a need often the snake oil salesmen appear from the woodwork.

I am talking about the mysterious “Ancient Wisdom” often enough to get emails that asks; ”Ok, where can I learn this Ancient Wisdom, reliably and for FREE?”

People have natural instincts, well from the few obvious gullible, who know and realize that God’s consciousness and peace of mind… Continue

Added by andrasnm on May 20, 2009 at 12:30am — 11 Comments

Wolfram Alpha ‘knowledge engine’ the new nerd on the block

A NEW site that aims to catalogue “as much of the world’s knowledge as possible” and use it to answer every question imaginable has the tech industry buzzing.

Developed by British physicist Stephen Wolfram, the Wolfram Alpha “knowledge engine” was this week opened to the public — and much fanfare.

The idea is that if Google sorts through all the pages on the web and tells you which one to read, Wolfram Alpha reads them itself and then tells you the answer.

In… Continue

Added by Mikhayl Von Riebon on May 18, 2009 at 12:29am — 2 Comments

Free will

A question occurred to me that i thought i would share.

it asks, if free will exists can we renounce it?

if the answer is yes we can renounce it, then how do we maintain our renunciation without the power of free will?

if the answer is no we cannot, then the question is asked, is free will forced upon us? and if it is forced upon us then can we not surrender our will to god/the universe/the higher self?

i cant remember if it was Thomas Aquinas or St… Continue

Added by Mikhayl Von Riebon on May 10, 2009 at 8:20am — 11 Comments

Brain Activity Prior to Conscious Awareness

Brain Activity Prior to Conscious Awareness

A recent study in Nature Neuroscience has sent freewheeling free will discussion aflutter. Here's the abstract:

There has been a long controversy as to whether subjectively 'free' decisions are determined by brain activity ahead of time. We found that the outcome of a decision can be encoded in brain activity of prefrontal and parietal cortex up to 10 s before it enters awareness. This delay presumably reflects the operation of a… Continue

Added by Mikhayl Von Riebon on May 2, 2009 at 10:02pm — 6 Comments