Some bullet points from my list of “framing concepts” that make up my “world-viewing lens”:
If intelligent design is present in the universe, it’s not something that most, if any, occupants of the universe can easily, if ever, identify. Where would data on the option space for universe design/construction come from? How could that data be verified or validated?
I remain unconvinced that humanity (or any subdivision of it) is some “chosen” group by any definition beyond “advantages they currently possess”. Such mythology is not always ill-intentioned in origin, but it is important to remember that it is, in most if not all cases, mythology.
Learning to “play the game” in whatever you’re doing is generally advisable, but there’s always a chance something will happen to upend the meta. Always keep an eye out for signs that the game is changing or has changed.
While it’s nice to consciously understand concepts and information about the world(s) around us (and even better, to have recordable information!), often we will have to settle for whatever pattern-matching our intuition can perform in the moment. Trying to push back against this tends to be expensive in time and energy and should not be attempted without consciously accepting the expenditure.
Some bullet points from my list of “framing concepts” that make up my “world-viewing lens”:
If intelligent design is present in the universe, it’s not something that most, if any, occupants of the universe can easily, if ever, identify. Where would data on the option space for universe design/construction come from? How could that data be verified or validated?
I remain unconvinced that humanity (or any subdivision of it) is some “chosen” group by any definition beyond “advantages they currently possess”. Such mythology is not always ill-intentioned in origin, but it is important to remember that it is, in most if not all cases, mythology.
Learning to “play the game” in whatever you’re doing is generally advisable, but there’s always a chance something will happen to upend the meta. Always keep an eye out for signs that the game is changing or has changed.
While it’s nice to consciously understand concepts and information about the world(s) around us (and even better, to have recordable information!), often we will have to settle for whatever pattern-matching our intuition can perform in the moment. Trying to push back against this tends to be expensive in time and energy and should not be attempted without consciously accepting the expenditure.