No, we are most certainly not living in a simulation out of The Matrix

The anthropic principle cannot be solved by proposing the existence of simulated or alternative universes.  Indeed, it needs no solution at all, but that hasn’t prevented scientists from wandering far afield in search of an answer without a real question.  At least this time they claim there’s an experiment that could prove it… Once upon… Continue reading No, we are most certainly not living in a simulation out of The Matrix

Plato’s Republic and the persistence of the noble lie

It’s long past time to resign the great Greek philosopher’s vision of government to the ash heap of history, and yet the establishment continues to cling to something eerily close to his vision of a guardian class empowered with the noble lie.  Literally everything has changed since Plato’s day, but some things remain the same…… Continue reading Plato’s Republic and the persistence of the noble lie