Philosophy Wire: Decisions. Will. Neurons. “Can I get some coffee please?”…

Should I or shouldn't I? The activity of individual nerve cells in the brain tells us how confident we are in our decisions. The result is unexpected - the researchers were actually on the trail of a completely different evaluation mechanism. [1] Confident neurons. Confident humans. Confident stars. Oh, universe. Why are you so afraid? No one could be confident if it wasn't for you. Universe being. Universe dying. Neurons firing. Oh, humans. Why are you not confident enough to be afraid? Staring back at yourself. Shedding dry tears. "I'll get the carrot cake, thank you!" "Excellent choice"...

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Philosophy Wire: Random funding… Random cosmos…

Scientists have used the economic theory of contests to illustrate how the competitive grant-application system has made the pursuit of research funding inefficient and unsustainable - and that alternative methods, such as a partial lottery to award grants, could relieve pressure on professors and free up time for research. [1] After knowing everything, we will learn that there was nothing to learn at the end. Too much information only leads to us appreciating the silence of ignorance. Too many decisions only makes up know that non-deciding is the best way forward. Think carefully. Plan everything. Watch the world go around. Relax. The dices have already been rolled. And you already know the result…

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Philosophy Wire: Self consistency. The curse of thinking.

When making decisions, our perception is influenced by judgments we have made in the past as a way of remaining consistent with ourselves, suggests new research. [1] But being is not consistent. Anything true, must be a mess.* Being is chaos. Look at that book. Words put into perfect order. So beautiful. So magical. So dead…

* Blade Runner 2049

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