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Essays on Conway's Game of Life

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Feb 19, 2025ACX

Tegmark's Mathematical Universe Defeats Most Proofs Of God's Existence

Scott Alexander explores how Max Tegmark's mathematical universe hypothesis provides counterarguments to classical proofs of God's existence, suggesting that the existence of mathematical objects alone could explain the universe without requiring a deity.

8 min read 1,171 words

Jul 13, 2014SSC

Growing Children For Bostrom’s Disneyland

Scott explores a dystopian future scenario of hyper-optimized economic productivity, speculating on the emergence of new patterns and forms of life from this 'economic soup'.

15 min read 2,254 words

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