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Is ‘Constructing Reality’ a Valid Therapeutic Option?
It is as it sounds. ‘Constructed reality’ is of the order of an arbitrary – although frequently socially sanctioned – construct. But isn’t academically taught psychotherapy supposed to be based on science? Indeed, such is the social contract: Academia teaches science, which is to be brought congruently to society. Psychotherapy in ‘constructed reality’ Quite clearly Read the full article…
Believe in Your Self!
Unfortunately, many people are not inclined to deeply believe in their <Inner Strength>. Nevertheless, especially nowadays, global fate depends on it. This unbelief is not typical to a specific culture. Its ubiquity means that either: It’s a natural given, making people genetically predisposed to not believe in themselves. It’s a cultural thing in a general Read the full article…
When Enlightenment becomes Dark
Talking about Western Enlightenment, logically, things tend to become darker when pushing reason forward on a defunct view of the human being. You may already know I’m talking about the subconceptual level of mental processing. If you don’t, please make sure to first read some blogs about it. Smartness is not enough. Being able to Read the full article…
Global Human-A.I. Value Alignment
Human values align deeply across the globe, though they vary on the surface. Thus, striving for human-A.I. value alignment can create positive challenges for A.I. and opportunities for humanity. A.I. may make the world more pluralistic. With A.I. means, different peoples/cultures can strive for more self-efficacy, doing their thing independently and thereby floating away from Read the full article…
Consciousness is not a Thing
It is the concept with the features people like to associate with that term. Of course, this is the same as with many other terms/concepts, especially human-related ones — intelligence, feelings, motivations… Changing the question: “Will super-AI attain consciousness?” This question can be changed into a better one: “Will AI get characteristics that you want Read the full article…
Does ‘Salam’ Mean Submission or Peace?
To me, there are two fundamentally different kinds of Muslims according to this distinction. ‘Salam,’ as in Islam and Muslim ― same root, also as ‘sjalom’ in Hebrew. I intend no denigration of Islam or any other religion. Every religion is worthwhile if one dares to fall deeply inside. Otherwise, it’s just a sociocultural happening. Read the full article…
Universal Declaration of Human Values?
No, I won’t solve this problem now, especially since that’s impossible. Nevertheless, we must make valuable strides. How else are we going to see human-A.I. value alignment? One critical stride is the insight into how difficult it is to develop such a declaration ― at least in a sustainable way, even though it’s getting highly Read the full article…
What About Hate?
Weirdly, perhaps, there cannot be hate without love. Yet love doesn’t cause hatred. Is hate then the reverse of love, or is it love-gone-awry? Love is a conditional to, not a cause of hate. Imagine someone without love. That person has no reason ever to hate someone. He would just be indifferent. This includes self-hate Read the full article…
Beyond Neglect or Aggression
Beyond neglect or aggression lies Aurelian friendliness. This is not straightforwardly friendliness toward mere-ego. Aurelian friendliness lies en route to Compassion, basically. The real neglect This concerns the total self. Mere-ego is the main neglecter. Strangely, since mere-ego frequently identifies itself with the total self, it feels neglected, then searches for what/who may do the Read the full article…
Three Answers to Reality-as-Construction
The first answer lies in pragmatically choosing an option. The second lies in not choosing. The third lies in being the choice. Constructionism shows that we are necessarily and significantly active in constructing reality as we perceive it — a costly error in many respects such as playing a causal role in many psycho-somatic issues. Read the full article…
Cultural Roaming
In AURELIS philosophy, the end of the line is not culture but the total person — the individual (un-divided). Culture must serve nature. See: Culture and Nature. One’s culture can be an essential part of one’s being. This mostly happens outside of one’s personal insight ― not a bad thing, principally, since it can strengthen Read the full article…
Patterns + Rewards in A.I.
Human-inspired Pattern Recognition and Completion (PRC) may significantly heighten the efficiency of Reinforcement Learning (RL) — also in A.I. See for PRC: The Brain as a Predictor See for RL: Why Reinforcement Learning is Special Mutually reinforcing PRC shows valid directions and tentatively also realizes them. RL consolidates/reinforces the best directions and attenuates the lesser Read the full article…
The Wrong Experts
The basic cognitive illusion makes us not see what is always there. Domain experts may be especially prone to this precisely because of their conceptual expertise. Thus, where the mind is invisibly involved, the experts of the day are occasionally the wrong experts. Experts are necessary. This text should not give another impression. We need Read the full article…
Why AURELIS-Coaching isn’t Coaching
The differentiation is appropriate since ‘coaching’ is frequently seen as straightforward, therefore, only applicable to issues not requiring more demanding ‘therapy.’ This results mainly from an ego-understanding of a total self-happening. Please read the story of ego. No denigration is meant to ‘normal coaching.’ It can certainly be worthwhile. Nevertheless, AURELIS-coaching is of a different Read the full article…
Super-A.I. and the Problem of Truth Governance
Until now, the truth has always been a philosophical conundrum. With the advent of super-A.I., we’re only at the beginning of the problem. Who decides what is or isn’t the truth if objectivity gets lost? ‘Truth governance’ is a new term, denoting the core of this question. Whence objectivity? Let’s start this story somewhere, as Read the full article…
About ‘Goal’
Having a goal is about intentionality, purpose, free will, and, eventually, consciousness. A meaningful goal is one of the most important assets of any living organism. One can talk of an instrument‘s goal. The goal of the hammer is to get the nail into the wood. But this goal-talk is only metaphorically speaking. The instrument Read the full article…
Giving Peace a Chance
In this video, I bring you some AURELIS-congruent ideas about peace, on the occasion of World Peace Day 2022. [animated video – 13:18′] If you have feedback, please let us know. Here is the full written text. Hi, my name is Jean-Luc Mommaerts. I am a physician with a Ph.D. in Medicine and a master’s degree Read the full article…