Lifequest
Back in the late 1980’s, from Lake Tahoe, we published seven issues of short stories devoted to cryonics and where that might lead, primarily to uploading and a future now much like that envisioned in far more detail by Ray Kurzweil in his writings on the Singularity. The early issues were mainly about the emotions of those deciding on [...]
Karl Popper and Rudolf Carnap revisited
In his classic book Significance and Basic Postulates of Economic Theory (1938) Terence W. Hutchison makes the case for economics as an empirical science.
An interesting aspect about this book is the ease with which Terence W. Hutchison uses logical empiricist authors like Moritz Schlick, Rudulf Carnap, and Otto Neurath but also the “critical rationalist” Karl [...]
Two cryonics meetings in Oregon
There will be two cryonics meetings in Oregon this weekend.
Eugene area cryonics meet-up:
Saturday August 15th 5:00pm
Cozmic Pizza (coffee, salads, wine, beer and any kind of pizza you’d like from gluten free to regular or vegan)
199 W 8th Ave
Eugene, OR 97401
(541) 338-9333
Portland area cryonics meet-up:
Sunday August 16th 2:00pm
Deschutes Brewpub
210 NW 11th Avenue
Portland, OR 97209
More information on [...]
Max More on global warming
Max More, founder of the Extropy Institute, and one of the few futurist thinkers with a solid understanding of the philosophy of science, outlines his current views on the global warming controversy after being identified as a “denier” and “anti-science” by some of his (transhumanist) critics:
We skeptics (okay, “planetary traitors” if you prefer) actually hold [...]
Five important books on empiricist philosophy
Most contemporary philosophers and social scientists have little interest and understanding of logic or the physical sciences and therefore have little to offer to those who want to understand the philosophical aspects of knowledge. The following five books have been written by thinkers who have a great respect for science and the importance of empirical [...]
