Last night I watched an episode of the darkly brilliant series "Westworld." And I suddenly found myself wondering whether those who theorize that we are probably sentient sub-programs occupying a gigantic computer simulation might not be right, and whether the election of Donald Trump and the pride and joy many say they feel over it is something that couldn't really happen outside a computer simulation diabolically tweaked by some twisted and callous designer looking for perverse entertainment from his or her sophisticated toy. Or is all of this perhaps just my dream from which I will sooner or later awaken in joyful relief?
Critical Philosophy, or Empty and Vain Opinions about the Emptiness and
Vanity of Opinions
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Here's the key: the brain has no access to the world outside. Sealed within
the dark, silent chamber of your skull, your brain has never directly
experie...
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