Short showLiving Thought Experiments
Step inside the world's most fascinating philosophical dilemmas and experience them firsthand as immersive stories. From time travel ethics to simulated realities, we explore the deep tradeoffs and values hidden within these mind-bending puzzles. Discover the implications of abstract ideas on your real life through narrative exploration.
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God on Trial
The paradox of a good deity in a world full of pain.
Is Morality Older Than God?
An ancient paradox on the source of our values.
Are You Living in a Shadow World?
Why we prefer comfortable illusions to harsh truths.
Could an AI destroy us to make paperclips?
When a superintelligence takes its job too literally.
Kill One to Save Nineteen?
The price of saving lives might be your soul.
Survival or Murder?
What happens when self-preservation breaks the law?
Do You Already Know Everything?
The problem with 'unknown but knowable' truths.
The Bootstrap Paradox: An Idea From Nowhere
An object or information is trapped in an endless time loop.
Would You Pay for a Ride Out of Hell?
Why being rational can be a fatal flaw.
The Unwinnable Lawsuit
A legal loophole that creates an impossible paradox.