(Dr Peyam, 2020) You can also download and read or share a .pdf of the complete text of this essay by scrolling down to the bottom of this post and clicking on the Download tab. Against Mathematical Dogmatism: A Modern Pyrrhonian Critique of Infinity (In the Manner of Sextus Empiricus) 1. Prolegomena: The Pretensions of … [continue reading]
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The Ontological Crisis at the Heart of Einstein’s General Relativity Theory.
(Wolpert, 2019) You can also download and read or share a .pdf of the complete text of this essay by scrolling down to the bottom of this post and clicking on the Download tab. The Ontological Crisis at the Heart of Einstein’s General Relativity Theory 1. Introduction General relativity theory (GRT) allegedly stands as one … [continue reading]
The Infinite Universe That Wasn’t: How Modern Cosmology Smuggles Actual Infinity Through the Back Door.
(Wikipedia, 2026) You can also download and read or share a .pdf of the complete text of this essay by scrolling down to the bottom of this post and clicking on the Download tab. The Infinite Universe That Wasn’t: How Modern Cosmology Smuggles Actual Infinity Through the Back Door 1. Introduction Ask the average science … [continue reading]
The Meta-Theory of Everything and The Retreat into Mysticism: A Critique of Faizal & Collaborators.
(Wikipedia, 2026) You can also download and read or share a .pdf of the complete text of this essay by scrolling down to the bottom of this post and clicking on the Download tab. The Meta-Theory of Everything and The Retreat into Mysticism: A Critique of Faizal & Collaborators In a paper published in the … [continue reading]
The Libet Myth: Why a Wrist Flick Did Not, and Could Not, Refute Free Will.
(Seth, 2018) You can also download and read or share a .pdf of the complete text of this essay by scrolling down to the bottom of this post and clicking on the Download tab. The Libet Myth: Why a Wrist Flick Did Not, and Could Not, Refute Free Will 1. Introduction Benjamin Libet’s experiments from … [continue reading]
The Ufological Paradox: Why Interstellar Visitors Still Make Poor Explanations.
(BBC, 2022) You can also download and read or share a .pdf of the complete text of this essay by scrolling down to the bottom of this post and clicking on the Download tab. The Ufological Paradox: Why Interstellar Visitors Still Make Poor Explanations. 1. Introduction For nearly eighty years, unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) have … [continue reading]
Holes in the Net: Neural Networks and the Hard Problem of Consciousness.
(Lee, 2025) You can also download and read or share a .pdf of the complete text of this essay by scrolling down to the bottom of this post and clicking on the Download tab. Holes in the Net: Neural Networks and the Hard Problem of Consciousness 1. Introduction The rise of sophisticated neural network architectures … [continue reading]
The Bayesian Brain and Predictive Processing: A Critique, #3.
(Medical Xpress, 2024) TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction 2. Part A: Exposition 2.1 From Passive Reception to Active Inference 2.2 Mathematical Foundations: Bayesian Inference and the Brain 2.3Core Principles of Predictive Processing: The Brain as a Prediction Machine 2.4 Empirical Evidence for Bayesian and Predictive Processing 2.5 Applications to Cognitive Phenomena 2.6 Applications to Psychopathology … [continue reading]
The Bayesian Brain and Predictive Processing: A Critique, #2.
(Medical Xpress, 2024) TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction 2. Part A: Exposition 2.1 From Passive Reception to Active Inference 2.2 Mathematical Foundations: Bayesian Inference and the Brain 2.3Core Principles of Predictive Processing: The Brain as a Prediction Machine 2.4 Empirical Evidence for Bayesian and Predictive Processing 2.5 Applications to Cognitive Phenomena 2.6 Applications to Psychopathology … [continue reading]
The Bayesian Brain and Predictive Processing: A Critique, #1.
(Medical Xpress, 2024) TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction 2. Part A: Exposition 2.1 From Passive Reception to Active Inference 2.2 Mathematical Foundations: Bayesian Inference and the Brain 2.3 Core Principles of Predictive Processing: The Brain as a Prediction Machine 2.4 Empirical Evidence for Bayesian and Predictive Processing 2.5 Applications to Cognitive Phenomena 2.6 Applications to … [continue reading]