A Game Theoretical Analysis of Sports When I was growing up in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, I used to play soccer at school. It was wild. The school was in the middle of the city, so the field wasn’t large. The ball was often kicked off the field, ending up on a roof or in the busy street. The field was made of concrete. The injuries were often brutal. The concrete acted like a grater when it hit our legs and knees. I had some gnarly injuries back in those days. A philosopher play

Why Einstein Was Right About Quantum Physics And What He Missed All our understanding of the universe rests on a set of assumptions about the nature of reality and on theories that interpret reality in light of those assumptions. These theories describe the universal laws that govern the universe. Physicalism is perhaps the classic assumption that even gives rise to the name of the discipline that studies the universe, namely physics. Metaphysics, on the other hand, goes furt

The Tao is something that can never be reached. Therefore, nobody can become a taoist master. The only mastery there is is mastery over oneself. Only through mastery over oneself can one achieve mastery over anything else. But certainly not the Tao. The Tao is not something that can be understood; it is only something that can be experienced. If you don't understand the Tao, you can't have mastery over it. The Tao always has mastery over you. Except the Tao is not something t

There is a serious crisis in our world that receives little attention. The justice system is failing worldwide. The World Justice Project estimates that about two-thirds of the global population cannot access justice and are dissatisfied with the justice system. In other words, over 5 billion people are not served by the justice system. Overall, when looking at trends across justice systems worldwide, the rule of law has weakened for more than 6 billion people. That is an eno

Ownership represented by a magic scroll Ownership determines who benefits from an asset. The asset is deemed to be in the possession of its owner. Ownership itself is established through a legal record that recognizes the ownership of physical assets. In other words, the ownership of physical assets is identified by a concept—namely, ownership—that is stored in some form of physical item. Through this process, the right of ownership is conjured into existence and inscribed on

In the book "Dating Without Fear," Thomas Smithyman describes two different realities that one can exist within: the World of Threat and...

Four Core Problems to Focus On We live in a deeply interconnected but fragmented global society Looking around, you might notice that...

Housing is too expensive everywhere in Canada. We are being told that what is making housing unaffordable is a lack of supply. That is,...

The Underlying Problem is the Concept of "Nation-State" It's been almost six months since Israel started bombing Gaza. Since then, tens...

Trying to get included in neurotypical society is an endless struggle that goes far beyond communication There is plenty of academic...

The Bubbles As I have already talked a little bit about in previous blog posts, we can't know anything beyond our own perception....

The Invisible War for Reality We all have a picture of the world in our minds. We have a description of it, a narrative that explains...

We are largely the result of the experiences we have. We are not separate from the world, we are deeply interwoven with it. We are not...

I've been trying my best to publish one post per month, but this month got too busy. I had a post I was working on but it wasn't quite...

"All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players;" - William Shakespeare I was once on TV. I only appeared briefly in...

Freedom is often thought of as something very simple, such as one's ability to freely act, but that simplicity is clearly not the case...

Close your eyes. Doesn't it always feel like you were born just a moment ago? Maybe it's because all there is is the present. I do have...

The differentiation between us and the universe may seem straightforward but, upon further reflection, it is not as clear where we “end”...

A prison is a place where certain people can’t leave because they are not allowed to leave and are trapped. But the idea of prison is not...

The current oppressive systems that govern our lives only have power over us because they control the resources that we need to survive....