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Is humanity coding its own extinction? In the 1994 book, “The Physics of Reality,” Frank Tipler wrote that an AI “god” (or superintelligent being) will create a simulation in which the consciousness of every human being who has ever lived will be resurrected within a simulation and live for eternity. Tipler called it the “Omega
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Did you know that without philosophy, modern computer programming would not exist? Computer programming language is based on rules created by philosophers dating as far back as the late 1800s (even further than that if you count 17th century’s Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, only his influence in mathematical logic did not arrive until 1903). But philosophy’s
For parents whose children enjoyed my Penelope’s children’s book series, I have created an online video game. It’s called, Penelope’s Strawberry Catch. I feel it plays better on the computer but you can also play on your phone. It’s a cute game for the readers. I wanted to give children a safe space online. This
Next Monday, tune in to WORT FM 89.9 Madison on December 22, 2025 at 8:30 a.m. CST where I will be appearing to talk about my book The Absence of Reality: Aphorisms and Observations on the Nature of Reality and Existence. https://soundcloud.com/wort-fm
Eric Hoffer Grand Prize Finalist (2025) and Eric Hoffer Book Award (2025) Read the full Introduction to Reality Unbound: The Digital Mind on Google Books. Explore additional details on Google Play Paperback ISBN: 978-1-961823-28-0 eBook ISBN: 9781961823273 Title: Reality Unbound: The Digital Mind (and the nature of reality) Author: E. Hughes Genre: Non-fiction, philosophy, science Availability: Paperback, eBook Google Books
The Absence of Reality by E. Hughes explores human existence and whether we are living in an artificial reality. An artificial reality is the construct of social and technological advances, the hidden objective reality, and humanity’s inability to perceive the world in its natural unaltered state. As the human population marches forward to the Initium
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I thought I would share a short video that I narrated about my new chapbook, The Absence of Reality. The book provides aphorisms and short observations about the nature of reality and perception. The quotes are sometimes long, sometimes as short as free verse poetry. The book provides commentary and criticisms about our increasingly digital
The world seems to be in a daze. It is a mesmerizing spectacle to behold. – E. Hughes
My event is tomorrow on August 30, 2025 at Goodman South Public Library for a discussion: Demystifying AI: Is it the future of humanity or our demise? With E. Hughes, author of Reality Unbound: The Digital Mind (and the Nature of Reality). I will do my best to live-stream the event if possible for online
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