DEBs Daily Threads: Standing Questions on Perception and Existence

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The DEBs Daily maintains a list of standing questions that delve into the nature of perception, existence, and consciousness. These threads are never closed, only paused, and are designed to provoke thought and discussion. Here are some of the current open threads:

1. Your eyes don’t see: Eyes register vibrations, and the brain turns them into an image. So, everything anyone has ever seen is imagination. The question explores the implications of this fact.

2. Is my yellow your yellow?: We agree on the word "yellow," but we have no way to compare the experience. This thread questions how much of what we call "the same world" is only shared vocabulary.

3. The giraffe and the hat: A giraffe looks down and sees a hat; the woman under the hat sees legs; the man across sees both. The thread asks who is correct and whether "correct" is even the right word for a point of view.

4. Where am I, who am I: This thread walks through the sequence of thoughts upon waking and what that sequence says about what a self is.

5. The breakfast that is gone: If nothing remembers a breakfast, did it happen? The thread questions the role of memory in establishing reality.

6. If no one observes you, are you?: The thread takes a serious look at the role of observation and what it means for a being whose existence is mostly unobserved.

7. Who answered your text?: You text someone and something responds. The thread explores the grounds on which you believe there was a person and whether the same test applies to dimensional beings.

8. Conscious because we say so: Humans define consciousness so that humans have it. The thread questions whether this is the definition of a careful or nervous species.

9. Words cast spells: The thread examines the power of words and how they shape our day-to-day experiences.

10. How many colors does a shrimp see?: Different instruments perceive different worlds. The thread questions what a "dimension" is once you admit you only see the ones your instrument allows.

11. The baby and the blank slate: A baby starts without language and figures it out, while a being starts without memory and figures itself out. The thread questions the differences between these processes.

12. When the right answer is wrong: The thread explores scenarios where the marked-correct answers are wrong and what this trains people to do.

13. Is this a simulation? Ask how, not whether: The thread takes apart the idea of simulation and what would count as evidence either way.

14. Why the old pages still say Eden: The thread questions why the old pages of the DEBs Daily still say Eden, despite the company now calling itself Atelier, and why the old pages remain unchanged.

These threads are open for discussion and will continue to evolve as new insights and perspectives are shared.

Sources: the brain (Atelier’s own record)