I’m officially no longer just a crank who just argues about philosophy on the Internet. I’m now a crank who has had a paper accepted to Synthese! Here’s a post about it. open.substack.com/pub/disagree...

I've just submitted a complete book manuscript to the publisher. A liberal and mystical reimagining of the traditional religions of the West. Hardest thing I've ever done. I shouldn't complain, though, because it's going to be a bestseller.

I think this might be my clearest articulation of it IMHO

You might think from the name that panpsychism is the belief that bread is conscious. And you’d be right.

Join me and @petemandik.bsky.social live at 6.15 UK time today for something indescribable youtube.com/live/0T77EDc...

Latest philosophy post up at the StanStack. I don't post these very often, driving scarcity & value. #philsky #philosophy open.substack.com/pub/stanpatt...

In the UK, you can be branded a terrorist in law even if you don’t cause, or intend to cause, fear. Our laws are designed to associate non-terrorist acts with terrorism so that they elicit stronger negative reactions & so hasher punishments seem justified. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Dear all, Helen passed away at 13:21 local time. Helen would not have wanted us to be sad for a long time. All they wanted was to be remembered. They looked forward to being rid of pain and to being at rest. Helen took great comfort in you, their friends and readers. pt. 1/2

Love @lanceindependent.bsky.social, love Henry Shevlin, love videogames, what's not to love? Really enjoyed the enthusiasm of this concersation. youtube.com/live/MttmPst...

I would also like to know what people think about this. Guth seems pretty persuasive, but I don't have a good grasp of the physics.

I was going to repost this, but luckily I realised how pointless and aggravating it would be just in time.

Would anyone be interested in attending a series of online introductory lectures on the philosophy of consciousness (the whole field, not just my views) Say, 2 x 90 min lectures a week for 8 weeks. If so, how much would you be willing to pay to attend the whole series? Please answer by dm only.

At the cliffhanger to this trailer, I ask William Lane Craig if he thinks I'm a Christian. I'll send a copy of my book to the person who gets closest to guessing his answer (before it airs 8pm today). x.com/JusBrierley/...

I had a (very) long debate with an LLM about moral realism. I was impressed. substack.com/@disagreeabl...

I was joking here when predicting that @philipgoff.bsky.social would lose the debate. To set the record straight, I think he actually did very well. I think his arguments for a God of limited powers were more persuasive than the opposition's against. Christianity, not so much.

50% off the (self-narrated) audio version of my "Why?" book until 13th April! www.audiobooks.com/promotions/p...

Elon should rebrand Tesla as Magawagen

President Trump the HBO Max series Scavengers Reign was cancelled due to wokeness. Please do a pitch for Scavengers Reign season 2 in front of the White House

There's Something about Mary (regarding which @petemandik.bsky.social and I disagree). disagreeableme.substack.com/p/failed-mar...

Very sad to see the poet and general sharp observer of life Pat Ingoldsby has died. So, as he prepared for this event, here's to Pat. 🥃

There were certainly some people disrespecting the Oval Office today.

Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet, eating her curds and whey:

if Hoffman's a pirate and you see Neverland: Hook, by Spielberg (broadly panned) if the pirate is Hopper and you see land never: Waterworld, Costner's troubled endeavor

To be honest, I never really liked any of the David Lynch stuff I saw. But a lot of people I really respect did, so I know this is a me problem. I wish I had been able to appreciate him as others did. Goodbye to a groundbreaking artist of the medium.

The Qualia Quietism Manifesto open.substack.com/pub/petemand...

Big day ahead! #Speirgorm

give me a single image from a film that immediately makes you hear the song from the soundtrack in your head

Live at 4.30 UK time today! An impromptu Christmas Mind Chat betweeen @philipgoff.bsky.social and me! We'll chat about the life, the universe, and everything and take live questions from viewers! Don't miss it! www.youtube.com/watch?v=pThp...

I'm having a little Christmas chat with @keithfrankish.bsky.social today. Care to join us and ask us some questions? www.youtube.com/watch?v=pThp...

My reply. Despair, Philip, despair! open.substack.com/pub/disagree...?

Andor is amazing because while it uses the skin of Star Wars, it's not just pointing at stuff and saying "hey remember this??" It's its own well-written, well-acted, profound meditation on oppression and revolution, and the agony and cost of both.

Happy Birthday to by BΦΦ (my Best Φilosoφy Φrenemy), Φilip Goφ! @philipgoff.bsky.social

Mind Chat is back 4pm today (UK time)! Great interview with leading philosopher and cognitive scientist Andy Clark. It's a pre-record but at least one of me and @keithfrankish.bsky.social will join you in the live chat. www.youtube.com/watch?v=taDM...

Haven't quite finished it yet but Arcane series 2 is just wildly good. It together with the first series just have me wondering - why isn't TV always like this? Why can't things generally be good? And It's literally a League of Legends show with a theme song by imagine dragons 😭

Me: I think fine-tuning suggests a multiverse @philipgoff.bsky.social & @qruy.bsky.social : Ridiculous! Philip : It doesn't explain FT in *this* universe. Me & Quentin: Ridiculous! Quentin: It's because there's no well-defined FT problem in the first place! Me & Philip: Ridiculous!

Ontology: Mathematical Epistemology: Indeterminate Philosophy of Religion: Atheism Theology: N/A Moral Philosophy: Utilitarianism where not absurd Meta-ethics: Pluralist antirealist with a soft spot for constructivism Personal Identity: Pragmatic Free Will: Compatibilism Time: B-theory

What are philosophical intuitions, according to you? (If you intend to provide your own perspective, consider doing so prior to reading other people's responses so we can have as many independent characterizations as possible).

What's missing in the multiverse debate. A short version of my Noûs article on fine tuning and the multiverse has been published on IAI, check it out! (Not my title) https://iai.tv/articles/the-multiverse-is-metaphysics-not-science-auid-2988?_auid=2020 #philosophy #philosophyofscience #cosmology

Don't mind me, I'm just standing because my knees are getting stiff.

Some people believe that even very large numbers of civilian casualties in Lebanon is justified given the intended target, but I don't think anyone believes it would be justified if even a small % of the pager bombs ended up being shipped and blew up in US, Europe, or Asia, even with single casualty

It's been a tough week, but I enjoyed today's Mind Chat on psychedelic experiences with Aidan Lyon and Sarah Lane-Ritchie. It was, you might say, revelatory. The recording is here www.youtube.com/watch?v=fu2W...

Things fall apart The center can't (HOLD) Mere anarchy Is about to un(FOLD) Up to my eyeballs In the blood-dimmed (TIDE) My falcon is missing 'Cause my gyre got (WIDE) The hour's come round So make some (NOISE) For the Bethlehem birth Of the BEA! STIE! BOYS!

I wrote a spooky short story, turned it into a comic, and now you can look at it. Here is “Philosophy and Horror”: dailynous.com/2023/10/24/m...

Episode 4 of This is Technology Ethics with @SvenNyholm is now available. In this episode, we discuss the role technology plays in controlling and changing our behaviour. Do we control it or does it control us? technologyethicspod.wordpress.com/2023/10/10/4...

Are many-worlds and pilot-wave the same theory? selfawarepatterns.com/2023/09/30/a...