My PHILOSOPHY...explained by cats

Starring Kurt & Elvis, the philosophical Devon Rexen

@kallekavat

Right... This is not going to be your averagedeadpan powerpoint presentation.

This presentation will attempt to challenge your ideas about reality,perception, faith and logic.

Time does not have to be linear, neither do you. Please feel freeto use the back button at any time.

I consider myself as lucky to live in a world where quantummechanics, hippies, science,information technology andoddball philosophers arereadily available.

I also appreciate that subversivethoughts are not considered illegal (yet).

-Sorry, Alice. There will be no mentioning of Schrödinger's dog.

Before we begin...

Put your swimsuit on...

...we're going to dive into the sea of strange assumptions...

1. there is no spoon

-Ok with me. As long as there is tuna.Have you been smoking catnip again?

The spoon might be there, but there is no way to be sure.

If you like spoons, knock yourself out. If not, well thereis none, right?!

“My goal is to try to get people into a state of generalized agnosticism, not agnosticism about God alone, but agnosticism about everything.” -Robert Anton Wilson

-Oh hai! I'm Schroedinger's invizibul, white ninjakitteh! I'm so invizibul that I don't even exist...maybe

“I think, therefore I am?” ..I think not!

-I think, therefore I'm hungry, dude!

The being that 'I' seem to refer to as 'I' seems to be convinced of its own existence, therefore 'I' have prejudices regarding my own existence.

-Can you have some prejudice aboutbringing me some food too, plz?

Who is the masterwho makes the grass green?

-I'm not sure. But I'll bet your garden hose helps.

Observation is not a passive process. Every sensory input is interpreted and manipulated by your brain and sensory organs.

Do you think that it is possible to separate the external worldfrom your interpretation of it?

...so, there is no spoon!

-Ah. I get it.There is no spoon, since there is no 'is',right?! Ok. Bring tuna naow,plz!

2. information is life

-Whoa dude! That's deep

What is the difference between genes and memes...really?

What is lifeif not simply a matter of prejudice?

All we know are prejudices.

Perhaps we should choose them wisely. -Edible?!

Consider this:The fundamental building blocks of our reality are not particles or energy, but information.

Perhaps god is to be found in white noise, in the decimals of pi, or in quantization errors? Entropy could be god aging?

-Oh Hai! Check out my string theory; It's sneaky!

communication facilitates evolution

-Life wants to live! Information wants to be free!And all your cheese are belong to Kurt!

Better!Faster!Stronger!

3. reality is not binary

-It's just a matter of perspective, silly. Send my regards to Schrödinger's cat, he is/was a cool dude.

Null-A logicis true!

Why notgive it a trytoday!

Realitiesare likeespressomachines -Everybody'sgot one!

-I'll burst your reality bubblez!

Summary:

1. There is no spoon

2. Information is life

3. The world is not

binary

-And there is no 'is', dude. *doublefacepalm*

Three simple rules

Everybody has their own prejudice regarding reality – Seek to understand, not to control!

Just because you have chosen a path does not mean that it is for everyone – Show respect!

You cannot fly with both feet firmly on the ground - Dare to let go every now and then!

Sources of inspiration:Claude Shannon, Robert Anton Wilson,Erwin Schrödinger, Friedrich Nietzsche,Nick Bostrom, Ray Kurzweil, Jean-PaulSartre, Jean Baudrillard, Alvin Toffler,Timothy Leary, Tor Norretranders, MaxStirner, Alfred Korzybski, Niels Bohr,Bertrand Russel, Eugene Wigner,Werner Heisenberg, Richard Dawkins,René Descartes, Hans Moravec, FrankJ. Tipler, Roger Penrose, Zen koans,Taoism and the other well knownreligions.

...and of course Kurt, Elvis and Alice!

Rants or Raves? Twitter: @kallekavat

Thank you for your attention!

Karl-Magnus Möller