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The Mystery of Consciousness, Part 4: Is Consciousness a Quantum Process and the Brain a Quantum Computer?
What's the Difference between Quantum Computers and Turing Machines? Which of the two is the brain more like? Modern Computers or "Turing Machines" function by computing algorithms through the use...
Biden Gets Hammered During Debates
Joe Biden has a rough history of being a Presidential candidate. Last night was no different. The Night-2 debate stage was, by all accounts, the main show. The 10-candidate panel...
Toy Story 4 Review
Toy Story 4 Movie Review
How Libertarians Combat Hate
As staunch supporters of the First Amendment, Libertarians are sometimes looked upon as supporters of hatred in our society. If we are so willing to allow for the free expression...
A Flag Burning Amendment is a Tired Concept and an Affront to Liberty
On Flag Day, Senator Steve Daines of Montana, along with Senator Kevin Cramer of North Dakota, introduced an Amendment to the US Constitution. This Amendment would give Congress the power...
The Mystery of Consciousness, Part 3: Can Consciousness be Measured? Do Animals and Other People have Consciousness?
Note: If you haven’t yet read part 1- “What is Consciousness and the Neuroscience behind Sleep and Dreaming”, please visit the following page: https://portermedium.com/2019/06/the-mystery-of-consciousness-part-1-defining-consciousness-and-the-neuroscience-behind-sleep-and-dreaming/. Similarly, part 2- Theories of Consciousness and...
Vegetarians vs. Pokémon
There seems to be some beef between Pokémon and animals rights activists, (oh the irony of animal rights activists having beef). There are several vegans, vegetarians, and animal rights activists...
The Mystery of Consciousness, Part 2: Theories of Consciousness and What Each Says about Life after Death
Note: If you haven't yet read part 1- "What is Consciousness and the Neuroscience behind Sleep and Dreaming", please visit the following page: https://portermedium.com/2019/06/the-mystery-of-consciousness-part-1-defining-consciousness-and-the-neuroscience-behind-sleep-and-dreaming/. Theories of Consciousness Historically speaking, there...
Is Marxism Incompatible With Free Society?
Marxism is not what's wrong with left-wing American politics. The appropraition by would-be dictators, and the right-wing propaganda of that appropriation has muddied a valid critique of capitalism as we...
When Did “Civil Disobedience” Become Fiction?
Over the years, I have become accustomed to being unable to find books in my local Barnes and Noble. While I wander aimlessly, frustrated at the size of the store...
