This poem's a bit of a departure. But in my mind, it fits right into the universe of this project. Sometimes science sounds like magic, philosophy of mind reads like religion, and technology feels like witchcraft. We can simulate a galaxy better than we can simulate a human brain, and there are more connections in the brain than stars in the Milky Way. When I consider how little we understand about our minds and our universe, I’m sure that very big surprises, that might sound now like sorcery, are in store for us. I can’t believe for sure there are no ghosts, when we don’t even know yet why we dream, or where memories go, or why ketamine makes us dissociate. The mystery of human consciousness — a black box that’s fundamentally intertwined with AI’s ascendance — makes me speculative and deeply unhinged! Which leads me to this poem.
Another example of this! Was when we were reading tarot at your house and you said ok read mine! And a bird flew straight into your window with a clunk and then we couldn’t find it.
This poem's a bit of a departure. But in my mind, it fits right into the universe of this project. Sometimes science sounds like magic, philosophy of mind reads like religion, and technology feels like witchcraft. We can simulate a galaxy better than we can simulate a human brain, and there are more connections in the brain than stars in the Milky Way. When I consider how little we understand about our minds and our universe, I’m sure that very big surprises, that might sound now like sorcery, are in store for us. I can’t believe for sure there are no ghosts, when we don’t even know yet why we dream, or where memories go, or why ketamine makes us dissociate. The mystery of human consciousness — a black box that’s fundamentally intertwined with AI’s ascendance — makes me speculative and deeply unhinged! Which leads me to this poem.
This is absolutely gorgeous. Every line so yummy.
Another example of this! Was when we were reading tarot at your house and you said ok read mine! And a bird flew straight into your window with a clunk and then we couldn’t find it.
ABSOLUTELY another secret hatchway.
Wow!
Wow! That was a lot to pack in!