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Join quantum physicist Dr. Shannon Ray and visual designer Oyani Onimiya as they reimagine reality using only the concept of information. Each episode is a small part of the larger whole as the hosts build their metaphorical structure for conceptualizing reality. So join us if you're interested in seeing things from a new perspective that you won't find anywhere other than The Bottom Turtle Podcast.
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The Made in the Image of God Principle and the Foundations of Ethics
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Welcome back! In this episode, Dr. Ray discusses how the principle that we are made in the image of God and Jesus’ two commandments, which are (1) we must love God above all else and (2) to love our neighbor as ourself, formulate the foundations of all ethics. Dr. Ray calls this the made in the image of God principle or the namaste principle. Build…
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The last utterance of this episode is a citation to: https://thebottomturtlepodcast.buzzsprout.com/1454935/14079529-the-ultimate-abstraction An ongoing project of this podcast is to reconcile the relationship between Buddhism and Christianity to say they are the same. But, as stated in the episode The Ultimate Abstraction, Buddhism and Christianity…
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Now we're cooking with gas! Welcome back to the bottom turtle podcast. In this episode, Dr. Ray goes on an epic rant where he discusses the symmetry between art and communication, quantum states as voids consisting of the symmetries of the universe, unitary transformations, creation from emptiness, the concept of time, what it means to be pure and …
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In this episode, Dr. Ray discusses the role of agreement in creating objective truth. In previous episodes like It's Algebra All the Way Down and It's Context All the Way Down, the host makes the argument that objective truth comes from logically sound structures. That is, to create objective concepts one needs a set of symbols and a consistent rel…
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Welcome back to the Bottom Turtle Podcast! In this episode, Dr. Ray recites his poem The Ultimate Abstraction. The theme of the poem is understanding the relationships between paradoxes, abstractions, faith, and truth. The episode begins with an introduction to the poem to help guide the listener to a location in the space of states of mind that is…
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In this episode, Dr. Ray uses his knowledge of quantum physics to communicate his understanding of Buddhism. The main idea is the concept of symmetries and how it relates to the realm of form in Buddhism. One of the goals is to communicate how one stitches together conceptual worlds at the symmetries so they can imbue meaning on each other without …
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In this episode, Dr. Ray takes a critical look at religions and asks the question, what is the code for us to see each other as one? To investigate this question, he discusses the messages of Christianity and Buddhism and how they both direct us to oneness in different ways. He also discusses his credentials as a scientist and why it gives him auth…
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Welcome back! We break our long hiatus with a new episode format entitled Dr. Ray's Rambles. Unfortunately, this will be the first episode without our cohost Oyani Onimiya. Oyani has left the show to pursue his dreams and ambitions and we hope he's successful in his endeavors. With that being said, Dr. Ray is now flying solo. So if you're intereste…
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In this episode, Oyani and Shannon discuss their experiences as black men in America. Oyani gives his perspective as a young man who grew up in Nigeria and moved to the U.S. later in life, and Shannon gives his perspective growing up in Kansas. Given their unique experiences, they discuss the importance of perspective when critiquing one’s country …
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Welcome back to the third season of The Bottom Turtle Podcast! We kick off this season with a discussion about the necessity of faith when worshipping one’s god. Like our episode “What is the Matrix”, we talk about how faith is needed to maximize one’s relationship with their god so that they can reach God Mode while playing the game of life. We al…
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In this episode, Oyani and Dr. Ray discuss their views on the concept of God and the idea that love is worship. They also discuss their experiences with Christianity and how it has impacted their views on religion. To discuss how they view god, the hosts use the same argument from "Pointing in the Continuum" to justify their use of the word spirit.…
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In this episode, Dr. Ray and Oyani discuss the consequences of speculating and what it means to speculate meaningfully. As minds, we are forced to make judgements based on partial information, but how we choose to speculate affects our perception, which affects how we feel. It also affects how we make decisions, which affects how we interact with o…
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In this episode Dr Ray and Oyani Discuss Algebra, Coarse-Graining and Surfaces of Ignorance using a recently finished paper written by Dr Ray. If you enjoy the podcast, please support us by leaving a review, rating the podcast, and/or telling a friend. Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast, and leave a review on our FaceBook page at: https://www…
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In this episode, Dr. Ray and Oyani discuss the importance of faith when actualizing your optimal self using The Matrix, Evangelion, and mixed martial arts. In their review of the Matrix, the hosts discuss the importance of Neo and why he’s The One, the movie’s message of self belief and how it relates to consciousness, and what it means to program …
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Welcome to the Bottom Turtle Podcast! In this episode, Quantum Physicist Shannon Ray and Visual Designer Oyani Onimiya discuss what it means to sacrifice for one’s art and the value of creating. They discuss the value of art in terms of the computational resources used to create it. Additionally, they discuss what it means to enter into a bargain w…
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In this week's episode, Dr Ray and Oyani, discuss The Liberal and Conservative spirits from a non-political perspective. We discuss what the extreme versions of these spirits look like and why finding harmony between both spirits should be the goal. Tune in for other lively discussions about Newspapers, Scrabble, Constraints and Optimization. Stay …
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In this episode, Oyani and Dr. Ray discuss the concept of eternal spirits using Jungian archetypes and the concept of pointing as introduced in the previous episode "Pointing in the Continuum". In their discussion, they define eternal spirits in terms of valid configurations of the universe as determined by the laws of physics. As the universe evol…
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In this episode, Oyani and Dr. Ray present an argument defending their use of the word spirit using the character Colin Robinson from "What We Do in the Shadows". In the episode "Spirits & Waveforms", the hosts define spirit in terms of how something programs the universe and how it is programmed by the universe. This associates the concept of spir…
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In this episode of The Bottom Turtle Podcast, visual designer Oyani Onimiya and quantum physicist Shannon Ray expand their discussion on spirits by reviewing the movie "Spring Breakers" starring Selena Gomez and James Franco. Spring Breakers is the 8th movie by filmmaker Harmony Korine that follows the descent into chaos of four college students lo…
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In this episode, visual designer Oyani Onimiya and quantum physicist Shannon Ray use their information theoretic based language to give physical meaning to the concept of spirit. To do this, they define something's spirit as the way it programs the universe and the way it is programmed by the universe. For anything to program or be programmed, ther…
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We are Back!!! Dr Ray and Oyani kick off the new season by introducing The Configuration Stability Principle and discuss the purpose of consciousness. Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast, and leave a review on our FaceBook page at: https://www.facebook.com/thebottomturtle/ If you have any questions or ideas you want discussed on the show, leav…
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Dr. Ray and Oyani hangout with English teacher Eunice Ray to summarize the season and discuss what it means to establish truth. Episodes of this podcast are not meant to be listened to individually, but are instead pieces of the larger whole. As such, the purpose of this episode is to summarize the arguments developed throughout season 1 on the rol…
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Dr Ray and Oyani discuss information being the bottom turtle using symmetries and metaphors If you enjoy the podcast, please support us by leaving a review, rating the podcast, and/or telling a friend. Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast, and leave a review on our FaceBook page at: https://www.facebook.com/thebottomturtle/ If you have any ques…
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Dr Ray and Oyani discuss his interaction with the folks from r/Philosophyofscience If you enjoy the podcast, please support us by leaving a review, rating the podcast, and/or telling a friend. Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast, and leave a review on our FaceBook page at: https://www.facebook.com/thebottomturtle/ If you have any questions or …
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Oyani and Dr Ray, break down the phrase "speak your truth" If you enjoy the podcast, please support us by leaving a review, rating the podcast, and/or telling a friend. Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast, and leave a review on our FaceBook page at: https://www.facebook.com/thebottomturtle/ If you have any questions or ideas you want discussed…
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Dr Ray and Oyani discuss Conspiracy Theories and False trophies Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast, and leave a review on our Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/thebottomturtle/ If you have any questions or ideas you want discussed on the show, leave us an email at thebottomturtlepodcast@gmail.com If you enjoy the podcast, please supp…
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Dr Ray and Oyani Discuss Causal Structure and World Building If you enjoy the podcast, please support us by leaving a review, rating the podcast, and/or telling a friend. Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast, and leave a review on our FaceBook page at: https://www.facebook.com/thebottomturtle/ If you have any questions or ideas you want discuss…
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In this episode, Oyani and Dr. Ray use the no mentation without representation principle introduced in the previous episode to discuss the similarities between minds and computer algorithms. They then discuss what it means to navigate the conceptual space when solving a problem using thought experiments involving crossword puzzles and optimization …
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In this episode, Dr. Ray and Oyani discuss the process of navigating the conceptual space using the no mentation without representation principle. Here, mentation refers to mental states and representation refers to physical states. The purpose of this principle is to bridge our understanding of the conceptual and physical spaces. To demonstrate th…
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Welcome back to The Bottom Turtle Podcast! In this episode Oyani and Dr. Ray use the degree of freedom soup, introduced in the previous episode, to discuss the simulation hypothesis. They also discuss the usefulness of the hypothesis as a tool for discussing the limits of what can be known about reality. Beyond the discussion about the truth of liv…
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Welcome to the first episode of The Bottom Turtle Podcast! Join hosts visual designer Oyani Onimiya and theoretical physicist Dr. Shannon Ray as they discuss the nature of reality from the perspective of information. The purpose of this podcast is to develop a language for conceptualizing reality using nothing but the concept of information. The ep…
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The Bottom Turtle Podcast trailer If you enjoy the podcast, please support us by leaving a review, rating the podcast, and/or telling a friend. Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast, and leave a review on our FaceBook page at: https://www.facebook.com/thebottomturtle/ If you have any questions or ideas you want discussed on the show, leave us an…
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