Benjamin Cain
May 2, 2023

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Well, my standpoint is rather cosmicist, which is the opposite of anthropocentric (links below). I also like to ponder the prospects of transhumanity, and the nature of enlightenment (of peaks states of consciousness and understanding that dwarf conventional thinking).

But yes, I aim for my worldview to be naturalistic and consistent with scientific knowledge, yet I criticize science-centered culture. For instance, I critique the secular humanistic conception of progress, and I reject the scientism that influenced new atheism. I criticize also consumerism, orthodox economics, Western psychiatry, and so on.

Indeed, computer algorithms might eventually become a superintelligence hiding in plain sight (see the third article below).

https://medium.com/the-philosophers-stone/enlightenment-and-cosmic-horror-f5a071a1870c?sk=7875e2f70bc69c5f179f6eadf97c574b

https://medium.com/the-philosophers-stone/transhuman-epistemology-knowledge-in-the-greater-scheme-78d68bdc6704?sk=e47050735c56aeda7ec12647bbc090b3

https://medium.com/grim-tidings/misaligned-ai-and-philosophys-surrender-to-capitalism-d47cbdabf7b?sk=4d793b7c74350cffe4370e39d056f5bd

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Benjamin Cain
Benjamin Cain

Written by Benjamin Cain

Ph.D. in philosophy / Knowledge condemns. Art redeems. / https://benjamincain.substack.com / https://ko-fi.com/benjamincain / benjamincain8@gmailDOTcom

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