Monthly Archives: December 2014

A Long Trip with Lucius, Part 8

Posted on December 18, 2014 by robertpkruger

We dragged ourselves up after daybreak. Lucius’ burbling snores had disturbed my sleep. I didn’t make an issue of the snoring till much later, when it was really too late. Further into the trip, two mornings after Gullivar left us, … Continue reading →

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The Fall, and the Avatar

Posted on December 16, 2014 by robertpkruger

I’m no theology expert, so you should take my observations on theology with reservation. I’m also not a proselytizer or apologist, only a guy with ideas. If you’re okay with that, then keep reading. I don’t intend for this to … Continue reading →

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The Tao, and the Existentialist

Posted on December 14, 2014 by robertpkruger

I continued my long debate on Facebook with my friend where we argued the Tao, or the Way, and religion and largely talked past each other. I think I finally get his perspective, and it relates to a post I … Continue reading →

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The Tao, Revisited

Posted on December 12, 2014 by robertpkruger

One of my friends on Facebook argued with my religion post. He thinks that I’m lumping philosophy and even science in with religion, remarking essentially — if I understand his point — that the Tao is just another word for … Continue reading →

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The Ancient Singularity; or, The Precambrian Conspiracy: Part 10

Posted on December 12, 2014 by robertpkruger

This morning, Rob sent me a link to the following article, which describes a key bit of future-history-in-the-making outlined in The Junior Guide, the Living Earth Simulator (LES). http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12012082 We did not begin simulating the original earth to help us … Continue reading →

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Born Religious

Posted on December 10, 2014 by robertpkruger

Not all but most of my atheist friends think religion is just comforting lies, a retreat from hard realities into infantile fantasy. And, hey, to the extent they point at silly literalist ideas about such things as Noah and the … Continue reading →

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The Ancient Singularity; or, The Precambrian Conspiracy: Part 9

Posted on December 10, 2014 by robertpkruger

While we wait on Rob’s university fellows to render a verdict on my trilobite artifact, I’ve been pondering the Conspiracy on a different front, namely, the Bay Area computer elite and their dalliance with high technology leaked from outside the … Continue reading →

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What World Do You Live In?

Posted on December 8, 2014 by robertpkruger

Rob sent me the following link this morning on a curiously stubborn geocentric view. The video uses Flat Earth science to make a general point about competing views that fit the same data points, so it’s timely for our exploration … Continue reading →

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The Singularity Con, and Abraxas

Posted on December 8, 2014 by robertpkruger

Vanity Fair has posted an excellent article on Singulatarians among the high-tech community, boosters like Ray Kurzweil and also skeptics. http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2014/11/artificial-intelligence-singularity-theory I find gurus like Kurzweil and Diamandis fun and intriguing, and also a bit alarming, very smart guys who … Continue reading →

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The Ancient Singularity; or, The Precambrian Conspiracy: Part 8

Posted on December 7, 2014 by robertpkruger

Rob just sent me this transcript of a text chat we had the other day. I was going to let him leak it, but he’s still setting up his own blog. Bob Kruger 12/5, [4:04pm PST] 7:04pm EST When I … Continue reading →

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