Deeper Knowing

In pursuit of knowledge about ourselves and the world.

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7/ Thank you to @JanineLeger, @JuliaLipton, @johnsonmxe, @josephwandile, @different_mj, @beller, and @malmurhalmex for reviewing previous versions of the post.

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“You are not a drop in the ocean; you are the entire ocean in a drop.” - Rumi

For millennia, mystics across cultures have described a universal interconnectedness. We’ve all heard the stories, but they are easy to dismiss. No science. No proof. Just poetry.

But now there is a new source that points in a similar direction: enter the Telepathy Tapes, a podcast that suggests non-speaking autistic individuals can communicate telepathically and tap into a shared consciousness.

Impossible! Perhaps. But the Telepathy Tapes matter regardless of whether or not their claims are accurate.

They matter because we are at a unique moment in time to take questions about the nature of consciousness and the science of our interconnectedness seriously. To approach them with curiosity, humility and rigor.

Why? Because the answers have the potential to enhance our understanding of the universe and our potential for widespread flourishing.

Read more here: https://t.co/UBHdnkSteq

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6/ That’s what the Telepathy Tapes invite us to consider.

They aren’t proof of anything.

They are a reminder to question our assumptions.

And they are a call to action to approach this terrain with genuine curiosity.

People like @johnsonmxe, companies like @jhanatech and @nudge, and research orgs like @UVA Division of Perceptual Studies are already doing this work.

But we need more talented individuals pushing the frontiers.

Because the results have the potential to change the world - across everything from AI, to physics, to the foundations of human flourishing.

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@crainbf @EthCC @redhorizonhost Just added!

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@VitalikButerin @VitalikButerin you should also check out Urbit (it isn't a social network, but it has social features, and it's the perfect complement to Ethereum): https://t.co/KneYuvsl01

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@proofofjake_ Read the whole post and tell me if it still doesn't make sense. I am happy to take the time to explain it to you.

https://t.co/KneYuvsl01

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@proofofgail @urbit You should do it!

And in case you need help explaining what Urbit is to your friends, start here: https://t.co/KneYuvsl01

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@ReignEnjoyer It's actually starting to do a lot! I'll cover more tangible examples in Part 2 of my introduction to Urbit, but you can learn more about the current state of the network here: https://t.co/KneYuvsl01

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@charlesdhaussy @wycdd @SpruceID @urbit @inrupt Urbit as infrastructure for web3 identity is under appreciated. This is something I will explore in Part 2 of my introduction to Urbit. You can find Part 1 here: https://t.co/KneYuvsl01

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@PepeFisher Here is something to help you go down the Urbit rabbit hole: https://t.co/KneYuvsl01

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@odysseas_eth It takes time for the power of Urbit to fully click. Hopefully this helps: https://t.co/KneYuvsl01

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@cburniske @urbit @cburniske if you haven't caught up on Urbit lately, you should - here is a piece to help you go further down the rabbit hole: https://t.co/KneYuvsl01

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Urbit does all of this while leveraging the structure of the modern internet (e.g. centralized data centers), letting everyone own a personal computer that lives in the cloud, without the requirement to run your own hardware.

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I couldn't find a good articulation of what Urbit is or why it's important, so I decided to write one.

My synthesis: Urbit is what the personal computer would look like if it had been built from first principles today.

https://t.co/KneYuvsSPz

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For everyone: Urbit unlocks an entirely new paradigm for building and using software. Developers benefit from an expanded design space and lower frictions for creating software, and users benefit from the creation of products that can be personalized to their specific needs.