AS: Artificial SoulFor as long as Man has believed himself the creation of the gods, he has attempted to emulate those gods. Whether it be by attempting to build mountains of stone in Egypt, or building islands of mud in Holland, he has striven to master the world around him, either in testament or in defiance of nature. But there has always been one accomplishment that has eluded him; an accomplishment argued as God’s greatest masterpiece: Life. But not just the simple life of any organism (oh no, that would be too easy) but life with that most abstract and important of elements: a soul. A life that is not only conscious of the world around it, but of i
Of Otaku and Oddity“Kawaii” is not, despite its sound, an island in the Pacific. However, it is a word that originates from such an island: an island specifically known as Honshu, which is part of the greater Japanese archipelago. “Kawaii” literally means “cute” in Japanese and is the basis for all Japanese art and pop-culture, specifically Anime and Manga. “Anime” is Japanese for “animation” whilst “manga” is the word used for comics and graphic novels. However, despite these general meaning they are often used more specifically to refer to animation and comics, respectively, which origina
Robes of WhiteRobes of WhiteLet one pause to consider, if thou will, a world much in form and mechanism as our own. And upon this world there are men. Men whose existance is thusly controlled and influenced by the words of a few. These few being of the most learned and knowledgeable sort. And let one suppose, if thou will, that, in recognition of skill and position, these learned men were clad in robes of white. Thus distinguishing them from their lessers of the mind.At which these white-robed ones speak with absolute authority in all things, for surely they are the most knowledgeable and learned amongst us. And surely the path which they preach is supe
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