By Augustine Wasef Objects have a sanctified quality, unlike thoughts which are abstract, or memories which appear as rock solid but instead are flawed. Objects are anchors for our consciousness. The digital world grants the user the power to create almost anything they can imagine, see goat simulator . With this power we gradually lose our touch with reality. An infinite supply of free universes means our own becomes increasingly worthless. Without a tether to earth we bec

Free will has been a long standing debate across various fields–from religion to quantum mechanics. In that regard it is unique, a singular touchstone connecting subjects that are involved in the contemplation of humanity's role in the universe. Consciously, we disavow free will. But we subconsciously accept it. One of the dominant arguments against free will is that it is being replaced by modern neuroscience. Historically one's choices could not have been produced by the b

By Augustine Wasef The quenched flame charred selectively Without appetite for some dwellings, Mythologies of the mind were telling, But no angels dwelt retrospectively. Abandon your belongings, We marvel at planes dousing We must be more than housing And a vessel for our longing Thank you for choosing Inflection Magazine and human authorship. Image credit: Pixabay/ojkumena

By Augustine Wasef Disclaimer: I may trade stocks or ETFs relating to topics I mention. This is not investment advice. The inexplicable handprints pictured above are from the Cueva de las Manos cave complex, which contains art dating from 7300 BC to 700 AD. The academic community has searched for more than a century for an explanation and has championed relatively utilitarian explanations for prehistoric cave paintings. But to claim that these handprints were merely just serv

Science has been, seemingly eternally, a group of disparate theories with only the weak unifying theme of the search for knowledge about the universe. Until the late 20th century when a ragtag group of scientists embarked on a seemingly absurd quest - to unify every branch of science, and by extension the entirety of our knowledge about the universe, into a united and coherent theory. They started a frenzy of research where a multitude of papers were released and increasingly