Kaiser Basileus
@kaiserbasileus.bsky.social
I am the best philosopher. Browse my stacks; i promise you won't be bored.
I was censored for telling people not to interfere with a suicide as " incitement", so i'll be moving on permanently. Check Substack.
I was censored for telling people not to interfere with a suicide as " incitement", so i'll be moving on permanently. Check Substack.
December 10, 2025 at 11:50 PM
In which more or less civilised country in the world are you most likely to be left alone and how much does it cost to move there?
November 19, 2024 at 7:51 AM
In which more or less civilised country in the world are you most likely to be left alone and how much does it cost to move there?
Science is rigor.
Logic is a sub-set of science; rigorous relationships that always replicate.
Math is a sub-set of logic; relationships exclusively of quantity.
Quantity is dividing something into equivalent parts and giving them ordered symbols.
Logic is a sub-set of science; rigorous relationships that always replicate.
Math is a sub-set of logic; relationships exclusively of quantity.
Quantity is dividing something into equivalent parts and giving them ordered symbols.
November 19, 2024 at 7:37 AM
Science is rigor.
Logic is a sub-set of science; rigorous relationships that always replicate.
Math is a sub-set of logic; relationships exclusively of quantity.
Quantity is dividing something into equivalent parts and giving them ordered symbols.
Logic is a sub-set of science; rigorous relationships that always replicate.
Math is a sub-set of logic; relationships exclusively of quantity.
Quantity is dividing something into equivalent parts and giving them ordered symbols.
The simulation hypothesis is a non-starter. The only question that can be asked is, "If this was a simulation, what could we expect it to be like? And the only answer is, "Anything at all." There's no There there.
November 19, 2024 at 7:33 AM
The simulation hypothesis is a non-starter. The only question that can be asked is, "If this was a simulation, what could we expect it to be like? And the only answer is, "Anything at all." There's no There there.
Whatever our external experience is of is what the word reality refers to. If it's a simulation or solipcism or an evil genie, replicable evidence is required before it's rational to take the idea seriously, and none is available. All such ideas are indistinguishable from fiction. #TrivialRealism
November 19, 2024 at 6:24 AM
Whatever our external experience is of is what the word reality refers to. If it's a simulation or solipcism or an evil genie, replicable evidence is required before it's rational to take the idea seriously, and none is available. All such ideas are indistinguishable from fiction. #TrivialRealism
Reposted by Kaiser Basileus
Lots of people are about to be really mad that price of eggs goes up but they can’t get a 2nd job because they can’t afford childcare and when they do finally get the eggs they get E Coli because there’s no FDA but can’t go to the doctor because they got kicked off their health plan. #FAFO
November 19, 2024 at 1:18 AM
Lots of people are about to be really mad that price of eggs goes up but they can’t get a 2nd job because they can’t afford childcare and when they do finally get the eggs they get E Coli because there’s no FDA but can’t go to the doctor because they got kicked off their health plan. #FAFO
Your three most valuable assets are time, attention, and peace of mind.
#PracticalWisdom
#PracticalWisdom
November 19, 2024 at 6:02 AM
Your three most valuable assets are time, attention, and peace of mind.
#PracticalWisdom
#PracticalWisdom
there is no god - argument from processing limits:
kaiserbasileus.substack.com/p/there-is-n...
kaiserbasileus.substack.com/p/there-is-n...
there is no god - argument from processing limits
or, It's Infinitely Exponentially Ridiculous, or
kaiserbasileus.substack.com
November 19, 2024 at 5:53 AM
there is no god - argument from processing limits:
kaiserbasileus.substack.com/p/there-is-n...
kaiserbasileus.substack.com/p/there-is-n...
All versions of god are either an untestable force or an untestable personified force. All include one or more ineffable attributes and are indistinguishable from fiction. None can be defined sufficiently specifically to discuss rationally.
#igtheism
#igtheism
November 19, 2024 at 5:08 AM
All versions of god are either an untestable force or an untestable personified force. All include one or more ineffable attributes and are indistinguishable from fiction. None can be defined sufficiently specifically to discuss rationally.
#igtheism
#igtheism
trivial realism - We evolved to perceive the world more or less as it is bc that's most useful.
November 19, 2024 at 5:03 AM
trivial realism - We evolved to perceive the world more or less as it is bc that's most useful.
Best philosopher - me
2) Russell
3) Kant
4) Wittgenstein
...anything less doesn't really matter.
2) Russell
3) Kant
4) Wittgenstein
...anything less doesn't really matter.
November 19, 2024 at 5:01 AM
Best philosopher - me
2) Russell
3) Kant
4) Wittgenstein
...anything less doesn't really matter.
2) Russell
3) Kant
4) Wittgenstein
...anything less doesn't really matter.
There are three primary kinds of philosophy bc philosophy has three primary aims;
a) Truth Wisdom is universal answers.
b) Practical Wisdom is individual solutions.
c) Academic Philosophy is social acceptance proven by credentials earned through compliance. <spit>
a) Truth Wisdom is universal answers.
b) Practical Wisdom is individual solutions.
c) Academic Philosophy is social acceptance proven by credentials earned through compliance. <spit>
November 19, 2024 at 4:58 AM
There are three primary kinds of philosophy bc philosophy has three primary aims;
a) Truth Wisdom is universal answers.
b) Practical Wisdom is individual solutions.
c) Academic Philosophy is social acceptance proven by credentials earned through compliance. <spit>
a) Truth Wisdom is universal answers.
b) Practical Wisdom is individual solutions.
c) Academic Philosophy is social acceptance proven by credentials earned through compliance. <spit>
We need not hate the beautiful for attracting more than their share of everything in order to acknowledge the importance of the alternative.
November 19, 2024 at 4:56 AM
We need not hate the beautiful for attracting more than their share of everything in order to acknowledge the importance of the alternative.
a) Deepak Chopra is an evil moron.
b) Alan Watts is an insufferable fool.
c) Terrence McKenna is an insidious idiot. ( insidious - mixes legitimate Practical Wisdom with asinine metaphysics )
Respect any of them at any level at your own peril.
b) Alan Watts is an insufferable fool.
c) Terrence McKenna is an insidious idiot. ( insidious - mixes legitimate Practical Wisdom with asinine metaphysics )
Respect any of them at any level at your own peril.
November 19, 2024 at 4:51 AM
a) Deepak Chopra is an evil moron.
b) Alan Watts is an insufferable fool.
c) Terrence McKenna is an insidious idiot. ( insidious - mixes legitimate Practical Wisdom with asinine metaphysics )
Respect any of them at any level at your own peril.
b) Alan Watts is an insufferable fool.
c) Terrence McKenna is an insidious idiot. ( insidious - mixes legitimate Practical Wisdom with asinine metaphysics )
Respect any of them at any level at your own peril.
If a settlement contains the condition of silence it's an avoidance of accountability and prima facae unethical.
November 19, 2024 at 2:16 AM
If a settlement contains the condition of silence it's an avoidance of accountability and prima facae unethical.
Is there any ancient philosopher who sayd astrology, aether, elan vitale, etc. Might be the answer to x or were they all fools who sayd those Were the answer?
November 19, 2024 at 1:28 AM
Is there any ancient philosopher who sayd astrology, aether, elan vitale, etc. Might be the answer to x or were they all fools who sayd those Were the answer?
FYI, Alan Watts is an idiot second only to Deepak <spit> Chopra.
November 19, 2024 at 1:24 AM
FYI, Alan Watts is an idiot second only to Deepak <spit> Chopra.
You don't necessarily have to know how someone will react to trust them, but you do have to be certain about the range of their response. Arbitrary can never be trusted.
November 18, 2024 at 11:51 PM
You don't necessarily have to know how someone will react to trust them, but you do have to be certain about the range of their response. Arbitrary can never be trusted.
Reposting my equivalences I've collected on my site
November 18, 2024 at 5:20 PM
What's between your legs and what you like to rub it on is no one else's business and they shouldn't have to hear about it.
November 18, 2024 at 5:20 PM
What's between your legs and what you like to rub it on is no one else's business and they shouldn't have to hear about it.
For decades i've been trying to find a way to participate in this society that doesn't make me want to kill myself. I'll report my progress at a later date, when i get some.
November 18, 2024 at 4:54 PM
For decades i've been trying to find a way to participate in this society that doesn't make me want to kill myself. I'll report my progress at a later date, when i get some.
I have yet to find any algorithm that actually gives a shit about my actual preferences.
November 18, 2024 at 4:46 PM
I have yet to find any algorithm that actually gives a shit about my actual preferences.
You literally don't mean it most of the time you say literally.
November 18, 2024 at 4:37 PM
You literally don't mean it most of the time you say literally.
My net worth is somewhere between zero and the gross national debt
November 18, 2024 at 4:22 PM
My net worth is somewhere between zero and the gross national debt