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Sunday, Nov 8, 2009
Read de Chardin's Phenomenon of Man.
It seems clear to me that the Internet, the World Wide Web, and Google, are an evolving brain covering the surface of the earth.
One question is whether one or more governments will appropriate a controlling function over Internet content and accessibility, similar to the various control functions of the human brain.
Another question is whether, if this "brain" is allowed to evolve (which will require millions/billions more programming hours and high-capacity computer chips), anything resembling an identifiable "consciousness" will emerge. If so, the ultimate mystery may be solved: the emergence of consciousness in the midst of matter.
Much of the initial coverage about Fort Hood turned out to be wrong. Is there anything wrong with that?
The accountability imposed by another country for the CIA's kidnapping and torture reveals much about our own.
Fox News' morning show plays to type, talking about whether Muslims in the Army should face "special debriefings"
The survivor and author is upset about comparisons some on the right are making to genocide
Once seen as a lunatic fringe, reactionary anti-women groups are courting respectability
Salon headlines in your mailbox
