PinnedJeff ShampnoisA New World Is Only a New MindI’m picturing a mostly unconscious human being — a mind occupied all day by video games, food, sex, drink, and sleep. Or I could picture a…Mar 18, 20221Mar 18, 20221
PinnedJeff ShampnoisTruth and DistortionIt’s impossible to comprehend anything without some distortion of actuality. Because in order to understand anything, I have to ignore and…Mar 17, 20221Mar 17, 20221
PinnedJeff ShampnoisCoils and SpiralsThis is a surreal comedy with a tinge of terror. It was based on a dream, and seems to have something to do with the state of the world…Feb 23, 2022Feb 23, 2022
PinnedJeff ShampnoisThe Stupidity of Greatness and the Absurdity of ConflictIntroJan 24, 2022Jan 24, 2022
Jeff ShampnoisThe Limits of Post-Modernism: Post-Modernism as a Depersonalization/Derealization CrisisBetween the idea And the Reality Between the motion And the act Falls the ShadowJun 2, 20221Jun 2, 20221
Jeff ShampnoisStarving the Tree of Racism or Reparations on a Psychological Level: How Seemingly Benign Values…Dear fellow white men, but I hope others stick around as a Greek chorus.May 26, 2022May 26, 2022
Jeff ShampnoisFalling StonesHow could a stone, mere Earth, Falling constantly through space, How could a stone give birth? To all that moves with grace?May 19, 2022May 19, 2022
Jeff ShampnoisDeath Is the Mother of BeautyIs there no change of death in paradise? Does ripe fruit never fall? Or do the boughs Hang always heavy in that perfect sky, Unchanging…Apr 9, 2022Apr 9, 2022
Jeff ShampnoisThe Immaterial Origins of Life and Intelligence: an imaginary interviewIs the Self an illusion?Mar 26, 2022Mar 26, 2022
Jeff ShampnoisNotes on the Difference Between Closed and Open Views of Evolution: or why machine intelligence…Careful how you move. The beginning is always treacherous. Here the pattern is established. The ink dries fast.Dec 19, 2021Dec 19, 2021
