Category Archives: Illusion of the Separate Self and Free Will

Lost in the Moment

Posted on August 25, 2023 by Dave Pollard

the pictures in this post are Midjourney AI’s attempts to mash-up two selected elements of my Ikigai; other than these three images, Midjourney did not do particularly well; these are my own prompts I’ve written several times on the subject … Continue reading →

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A Scientific Explanation of Nothing (Appearing As Everything)

Posted on August 16, 2023 by Dave Pollard

Midjourney AI’s take on scientists debating the existence of time and free will. Apparently Midjourney is of the impression that all scientists are male. I wonder where it got that idea? ChatGPT did no better with its all-male list of … Continue reading →

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A Rooftop Rhapsody

Posted on July 21, 2023 by Dave Pollard

My own photo, taken from the rooftop of our building, with a little photoshopping; not AI, but, rather, DIY “Just look” said the voice, though it was not really a voice. It wasn’t actually saying words, more like making a … Continue reading →

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Why We Cannot Prevent Collapse

Posted on July 18, 2023 by Dave Pollard

my own graphic; right click on image to open in a new tab and enlarge or download Yes, I know — every box in the ‘vicious cycle’ graphic above is hugely debatable. But you know, I’m just tired of debating … Continue reading →

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A Very Human Condition

Posted on July 10, 2023 by Dave Pollard

Midjourney AI’s take on contemplation So here I sit, apparently, lost, scared and bewildered, a mess of human emotions and conflicted thoughts, trying to make sense of it all. “It all” being the state of the world, and the eccentricities … Continue reading →

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Stranger, Still

Posted on July 8, 2023 by Dave Pollard

This is a work of fiction. Midjourney’s take on the runes that non-humanoid alien light-creatures might produce; my own prompt Well I’m a stranger here on this place called Earth, and I was sent down here to discover the worth … Continue reading →

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Not Quite What They Seem

Posted on June 27, 2023 by Dave Pollard

New Yorker cartoon by the late Charles Barsotti Now the thing about time is that time isn’t really real. It’s just your point of view, how does it feel for you. Einstein said he could never understand it all. Planets … Continue reading →

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What Might Have Been

Posted on June 9, 2023 by Dave Pollard

… in which I explain how Daniel gets it almost completely right. of course I couldn’t resist asking Midjourney AI to portray Daniel and Nate as Greek philosophers Daniel Schmachtenberger’s latest video is an epic three-hour chat with ecological economist … Continue reading →

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Neither Real Nor Unreal

Posted on June 8, 2023 by Dave Pollard

What do you do once you’ve acknowledged that global human civilization is in the final stages of decline into centuries or millennia of massive misery and suffering, possibly leading to the extinction of the species entirely, and along with it … Continue reading →

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Radical Non-Duality: In a Nutshell

Posted on May 6, 2023 by Dave Pollard

Midjourney’s take on cats and peace, because… well, because there’s a cat. My own prompt. Recently, Indrajit Samarajiva wrote a post about the illusion of the self and the absurdity of the ‘self-help’ industry. In it he said: The whole … Continue reading →

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