Just sent in an abstract to a VR conference. Pondering how complex the relationship between perception and reality is, especially in the psychedelic sphere. Degrees of reality come into play, where, in the altered state, perceptions can appear hyper-real, more real than real, and where the ontological status of baseline reality is thrown [...]
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VR and Hallucination
Posted in VR, hallucination, perception on 13 August 2007 | 1 Comment »
Dark Knowledge
Posted in Godel incompleteness, Heisenberg uncertainty principle, Turing uncomputability, epistemology on 11 August 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The Ph.D. ritual concerns itself with the production (how 19th century) of new knowledge. “How will your research contribute to the field?” “What is the new knowledge you have unearthed?” The old saw about the Ph.D.—knowing more and more about less and less—is still enforced. “Narrow your focus!” How much [...]
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