Archive | January, 2025

The Real Problem of the Multiverse

26 Jan

The universe we inhabit is fine-tuned to support life, to such an extent that it seems almost impossible.

To address this observation, some argue that our universe may be just one among a vast number of universes. In this way, at least one of these universes would satisfy the requirements for life.

Here is the problem with that argument: even if there are an infinite number of universes, they must all be generated by some common principle. However, it is this underlying principle—of which there is presumably only one—that must be explained.

The multiverse theory does not eliminate the problem by expanding the scope of possibilities. Instead, it replaces one improbable construction with another equally or more improbable construction. In other words, the multiverse theory is not truly a theory of multiple universes; it is simply a model for a different improbable universe.

The Final Stench

21 Jan

Joe Biden’s parting gesture, in his last minutes as president, was to set off a pungent stink bomb in Washington D.C. that’s stench will not dissipate in this century. He preemptively pardoned his entire criminal family.

To get an idea of the effect it had, notice how little discussion there is on the Left about Donald Trump pardoning or granting clemency to every January 6 protestor. No one on the left wants to bring up pardons in the shadow of what just happened. Instead, they are harping on about some gesture Elon Musk made during some speech somewhere.

I think I will leave off politics and start concentrating mostly on faith and the future. The Technological Singularity is coming, and the old world is about to be swept away.

Capitalism

16 Jan

Capitalism is a very simple concept. Distribution is determined by what people are able to provide and whether or not someone else is willing to trade for it. It is so natural that it happens with no governing body.

The great advantage of this system is that it forces every individual to constantly determine what they can provide that someone else will be willing to trade for, how much of it they are likely to want, and when and where they are likely to want it. This turns every individual into a computational node and results in a form of swarm intelligence that is one of the most efficient systems in nature.

The one problem, of course, is that some people may opt to steal rather than trade. This is where governments come in. Governments ensure that people trade rather than steal.

However, when governments overstep and start meddling in trade, such as by confiscating and redistributing according to some scheme, that is collectivism.

Collectivism destroys incentive. Essentially, it replaces one form of stealing with another more official form of stealing. People quickly realize that it is easier to have their government steal for them than to provide something to trade, and they become unproductive.

Collectivism is also clumsy. Governments never have enough information to distribute with nearly the efficiency of the swarm intelligence of capitalism. They invariably distribute the wrong amounts to the wrong places at the wrong times.

Communism, resource-based economies, and every form of socialism are examples of collectivism.

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The Stench Spreads

14 Jan

For me, last week was like watching popcorn pop over an open fire. Every kernel was a Leftist politician, idea or past decision jumping out of the kettle and into the flames.

My first awareness of this phenomenon was when Karen Bass returned from her ill-advised trip to Ghana and was ambushed at an airport. It was capped off by Gavin Newsom being ambushed by a woman reporter wherein he clearly lied about being on the phone with the President so that he could blow her off.

In the process, I learned that the wildfires in L.A. were the result of criminal mismanagement of water and land.

Then, there was the recorded declaration by Department Deputy (LAFD) Chief Kristine Larson that, “He got himself in the wrong place if I have to carry him out of a fire.” Even if someone in her position sincerely believed that, why would they say it…to anyone…ever?

Eventually, I learned that most fires in that area are started by homeless people. Now, it appears that at least some of the fires were deliberately set by Biden-imported terrorists.

I am growing weary of beating the dead donkey man. Suffice it to say that his stench is getting into everything.

Soon, he will be out of the way, and we will be off to the promising future.