Numinous Nonsense

Exponential Growth of Consciousness - Wilber and the Singularity

Just caught this portion of an interview between Acne Paper and Ken Wilber as seen on his blog. This question, and Ken’s answer, are directly related to something I’ve been thinking a lot about lately. Basically if we look at Kurzweil’s theory of “the law of accelerating returns,” where he is describing exponential [...]

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Dr. Wallace I Presume…

I spent a good chunk of my time yesterday meeting with and listening to Dr. Alan Wallace. The first opportunity came in the form of a last minute invite up to Ken’s Boulder house (It’s called the “Boulder house” because he also has a place in Denver where he most often is). Anyway, [...]

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The Uber-Collectivity of Web 2.0

Wilkesboro Blur Originally uploaded by vincenthorn. Last night, I was trying to explain what “Web 2.0” is to a dear friend, who although fairly tech savvy, is just now starting to explore the world of crazy web 2.0 apps. I showed him Zaadz, Ma.Gnolia, Google Calendar, and some others, and the profundity of Web 2.0, especially [...]

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Arguments against Meditation

I was thinking about some of the different ideas I have particularly strong identifications with, or disagreements with. In other words, all the shit I’m polarized on. Believe me there’s a lot! As I was thinking about many of these things (particularly meditation and blogging), it occurred to me that it might [...]

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Bodhisattvas and Singularities: Using Technology to Catalyze Awakening. Part 2.

Inducing Mystical Experience I’m going to take a slight turn away from Kurzweil’s predictions and focus on some contemporary research that is chronicled in the book, Why God Won’t Go Away: Brain Science & The Biology of Belief. The authors of this book, Neuroscientists Andrew Newberg and Egene D’aquill, recorded some interesting findings in the laboratory [...]

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Bodhisattvas and Singularities: Using Technology to Catalyze Awakening. Part 1.

[This article was originally a final paper I wrote for one of my classes. I've split the paper into two parts and added relevant hyperlinks. This is the first half, with the second half coming shortly. Enjoy!] This paper is a thought experiment, one that intends to examine what may at first glance [...]

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