Author Archives: PaulVK

I mean this non-pejoratively, but #CriticalTheory is a conspiracy theory without conspirators. Short thread: Conspiracy theories argue that the overall trajectory of history and the majority of people's actions are shaped by a powerful, nefarious cabal of conspirators, whose 1/ … Continue reading →

The evangelical belief that seems to die the hardest in deconstructionists and deconverts is that the most important thing is to know and believe the right things. Correct behavior and ethics are either secondary/auxiliary or will follow naturally from right … Continue reading →

https://slate.com/culture/2020/05/the-last-dance-michael-jordan-bulls-wizards.html

https://frenchpress.thedispatch.com/p/two-cheers-for-weird-christianity

A good example of the human brain using prior knowledge & mental models to fill in gaps of a low-res, noisy sensory input. This works well most times, but can fail on occasion. Useful to think about for AI development … Continue reading →

We deserve all the bad things happening in 2020. https://t.co/DpQeB5zWEH — Narwitz (@SophNar0747) May 16, 2020

https://aeon.co/essays/let-s-ditch-the-dangerous-idea-that-life-is-a-story

  The new series by @Tom_LSOO on Story and "reality" really hooked me this week https://t.co/QCoWiYPINb 1/8 — Paul Vander Klay (@PaulVanderKlay) May 16, 2020 https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1261677758259707905.html