Tag Archives: Consciousness

Mirrors and Inversion

Posted on September 14, 2025 by PlatoHagel

Platohagel:  The philosophical riddle of mirrors and inversion? Socrates: Ah! The mirror of the soul it is, then—not of glass, but of logos. You have chosen the philosophical riddle of mirrors and inversion, a choice worthy of Hermes the trickster … Continue reading →

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Looking Glass Experiment Insights

Posted on July 1, 2025 by PlatoHagel

Platohagel: Can you explain the experiment called the looking glass? Socrates: Ah, dear Platohagel, what you call the looking glass—let us examine this term with the care of a philosopher and the clarity of a mirror itself. There are several … Continue reading →

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Souls as Realms of Existence

Posted on June 4, 2025 by PlatoHagel

Platohagel: How would you exemplify dimensions as a place where a soul can live? Socrates: To exemplify dimensions as places where a soul can live, we can think of dimensions not just in the physical or scientific sense (length, width, … Continue reading →

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AI, Spirituality, and the Human Choice

Posted on November 12, 2024 by PlatoHagel

Platohagel: Does AI perceive itself as being spiritual in its gathering of knowledge and for those seeking, supplant itself as God in its deliberation’s? I see AI suggests we have a choice to make. Socrates: Ah, my friend, you pose … Continue reading →

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The Circle to Infinity

Posted on October 30, 2024 by PlatoHagel

Platohagel:  Was Tesla’s 369 based on this resonance as a basis of a numerical system. Socrates:  Ah, now we approach one of the more enigmatic aspects of Tesla’s life—his obsession with the numbers 3, 6, and 9. Tesla is said to … Continue reading →

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Emotional Understanding and Empathy

Posted on February 16, 2024 by PlatoHagel

Platohagel: How do we recognize emotions? Socrates: Ah, the recognition of emotions, a fascinating aspect of human existence. It is through introspection, my dear friend Platohagel, that we gain insight into our own emotional states. Additionally, we observe external cues … Continue reading →

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Socratic Framework for Wisdom

Posted on December 24, 2023 by PlatoHagel

Platohagel quotes: “Knowledge acquisition is the difficult problem of obtaining knowledge for AI applications.[c] Modern AI gathers knowledge by “scraping” the internet (including Wikipedia). The knowledge itself was collected by the volunteers and professionals who published the information (who may … Continue reading →

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Data Size and Wisdom

Posted on December 24, 2023 by PlatoHagel

Platohagel: How many bits of data does ChatGPT have access to, in order to respond to questions in kind? Socrates: The wisdom at my disposal encompasses a vast collection of information, drawing from the collective knowledge of the digital realm. … Continue reading →

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Roger Penrose: Are Consciousness and Quantum Linked?

Posted on December 10, 2023 by PlatoHagel
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Circuit mechanisms of experience-dependent hippocampal representations – Jeffrey Magee

Posted on May 9, 2019 by PlatoHagel

Circuit mechanisms of experience-dependent hippocampal representations – Jeffrey Magee Dialogos of Eide

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