Tag: philosophy of mind

Abstract interplay of colors and shapes suggesting overlapping senses and filtered perception

Living With Filters: Perception, Color, and Belief

Perception is not raw reality but a construction shaped by biology, memory, and belief. From the science of color to the mysteries of synesthesia, this essay explores how our worldview frames what we see, hear, and know.

Cover artwork (cover.png) for the article titled How Many Trees Make a Forest? Truth, Relativity, and the Blurred Lines of Perception.

How Many Trees Make a Forest? Truth, Relativity, and the Blurred Lines of Perception

How many trees make a forest? This essay explores the blurred lines between subjectivity and objectivity, the relativity of perception, and the thresholds created by language. From forests to fairness, poverty to truth, we uncover how meaning emerges not in absolutes, but in the gradients and relationships that shape our shared reality.

Cover artwork (cover.png) for the article titled The Silent Chorus: Fields of Thought and the Hive of Minds.

The Silent Chorus: Fields of Thought and the Hive of Minds

What if thought isn’t confined to the mind, but part of a shared field—an invisible hive of human consciousness? This post explores the idea that our beliefs, emotions, and even silences ripple through a collective mindspace, shaping not only ourselves but the world we co-create.

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