What Is Called Thinking?

What Is Called Thinking?

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"The stone lacks a world, the animal is poor in world, the human is world building."

"The stone lacks a world, the animal is poor in world, the human is world building."

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Jul 24, 2023
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Heidegger is right: “The stone lacks a world, the animal is poor in world, the human is world building.”

These are the only meaningful metaphysical categories.

AI is a stone. It is existentially mute.

Transhumanists are world builders who self-delude, or pretend to.

TikTok influencers who identify as animals for tips and attention are world builders. Tho…

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