Are You Truly Alive if This World is a Simulation?
March 17, 2025 - Reading time: 6 minutes
This story was created for the YouTube Video: Are You Truly Alive if This World is a Simulation?
There has been intense public debate about the nature of reality. Some philosophers, like Nick Bostrom, argue that future civilizations will be capable of running computer simulations in such vast numbers that the probability of us existing within one of these simulated universes is extremely high.
According to this hypothesis, our world is akin to a computer game - a simulation of a reality populated by conscious beings. It operates on a computational system that exists outside our perceived universe. This is not merely an abstract idea; multiple pieces of evidence suggest its plausibility.
Storyblok and Central Content Hub: Revolutionizing Content Management
January 28, 2025 - Reading time: 7 minutes
Considering that the world is digitizing quicker than ever and that creation and access to content are at the heart of operational efficiency and, subsequently, competitive advantage, something like the Central Content Hub becomes necessary for companies down the line as they inevitably establish larger digital assets. The Central Content Hub is the foundation of content operations efficiency based on intra-team communication, strategic planning, and inter-team efforts. Companies such as Storyblok are leading the way with new advances surrounding the Central Content Hub and beneficial integration.
Have we misunderstood the very nature of existence?
January 5, 2025 - Reading time: 6 minutes
Materialists believe that this world exists independently of us. It consists of atoms, molecules, planets, stars, and galaxies. It just happens that there are billions of humans, who, like other animals, are seen as biological robots. They interact with material objects and one another, moving from place to place. Atop their bodies are computational elements - their brains - which have evolved through natural evolutionary processes as tools for survival. These beings store information within their interconnected cells. When they die, the structured cells that hold the memories of life disappear entirely. New organisms are then born, continuing the biological cycle of reproduction and survival.
But what if this view of the world is completely wrong? What if everything you thought you knew about life and death does not follow this materialistic concept?
The alarming state of the human mindset
December 6, 2024 - Reading time: 6 minutes
One of my friends decided to create an educational website. It was a fantastic idea, and I fully encouraged him to pour his heart into the project. However, a lingering question kept nagging me: Are people curious enough to pay attention to this kind of work?
Unfortunately, I was right to worry. The web traffic to his site was so low that he began to feel anxious about what he was doing wrong. Generating a large number of web clicks wasn't the problem - after all, paying Google a few hundred dollars could easily drive traffic. The real issue was that behind these clicks, there were no actual people exploring the content on his website. Essentially, he ended up buying an "army" of internet bots created by the web search company, designed to make him believe his investment was worthwhile.
Coincidences as an argument for the existence of god
October 30, 2024 - Reading time: 5 minutes
The key question of our lives is the question of the existence of God (or gods, in the case of polytheism). This question can be framed more generally: Are we merely complex, self-operating mechanisms created by random forces, atoms and molecules that are entirely indifferent to human beings?
A wide range of evidence supporting the God hypothesis. It can be grouped into philosophical arguments (such as the moral argument), scientific arguments (including the cosmological and fine-tuning arguments), the concept of irreducible complexity, religious arguments, and near-death experience accounts. Some may find these arguments convincing, while others might prefer more concrete, empirical evidence.
Existential questions on the @DesignedWorld YouTube mystery channel
October 3, 2024 - Reading time: ~1 minute
To see mystery in everyday life, you need to be open to it. Some people find mystery in the ordinary things they encounter daily, while others require more evidence. But regardless of your perspective, curiosity about unusual observations is key to advancing progress.
As physicist Albert Einstein once said, "The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science." Years later, another famous physicist, Richard Feynman, echoed this sentiment: "After all, what would be the use of studying physics if mysteries weren't the most important things to investigate?"
Now you can you hold 70,000 books in one hand!
September 29, 2024 - Reading time: 2 minutes
If you are reading this blog, you are a certifiable smart person and probably know about Project Gutenberg (PG). They have been collecting digital editions of public domain books since Michael S. Hart first typed in the Declaration of Independence and posted it online in 1971. Since then, the project has added free books at an increasing rate, passing the 70,000 mark this year. If they're online, why make these books available on a thumb drive?
With about 70,000 local copies of books, it's pretty darned cool to know that, as long as you have this drive, you will be able to access all those books, even in a nuclear Armageddon. The fact that you can search and read the books, and highlight and take notes on them, on any computer with the drive just makes it better.