Borealism

"Your consciousness is then running another version of the simulation, and so on, for every conscious observer in the universe. Insofar as all of our simulations are networked together, we observe what appears to be a single, inter-subjective world we all experience together: ‘the Universe.’"

"This all seems like the product of an ADHD culture that fetishizes the accumulation of exotic and thrilling experiences"

“That’s what fiction is about, isn’t it, the selective transforming of reality? The twisting of it to bring out its essence?”

"Indeed…. maybe, only if we are lucky, will our little golden record stunt to tell aliens where we are, not end with us having small alien creatures bursting out of our chests."

Simulated Professor; Director of Death; Producer of a Wilderness Spy Program; Political Speech Writer; CBC Grief Reporter

When it comes to consciousness and time, we have to acknowledge that we can’t know everything.

"It’s a beautifully coherent system, which — when properly updated to modern language — also happens to be in line with the majority view among modern philosophers, as well as with the available empirical evidence from cognitive science."

MarsOne Astronaut; Ethical Hacker; Alaskan Dry-Cabin Resident; Israeli Military Officer; Former Ivory Poacher; Cognitive Neuroscientist; Health Reporter

"I believe human beings have an intrinsic desire to explore. It goes against our basic evolution to be sedentary, live indoors and be removed from nature" 

"The sky is a brilliant dark blue above me and crisp bright blue towards the horizon. People are commuting into work in their cars doing 60mph, oblivious the man in a suit overtaking them at over 200mph from 3 miles above"

"This is an extremely dangerous place to be because if you are truly in the moment you can have the mistaken belief that you are immortal."