A few weeks ago, I wrote about the refreshed Knowledge and Inquiry (KI) syllabus and why I think philosophy needs to keep evolving. You can read my original post here: “Why Philosophy Needs to Keep Evolving: Reflections on the New Knowledge and Inquiry Syllabus”https://jeroybrighterfuture.school.blog/2026/07/22/why-philosophy-needs-to-keep-evolving-reflections-on-the-new-knowledge-and-inquiry-syllabus/ Reading about the changes to the syllabus got me thinking aboutContinue reading “From the New KI Syllabus to Nous: But Can I Defend What I Believe?”
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How I Fixed Conversation-State & Repetition Loops
One problem I ran into while building a dialectical conversation engine was repetition. When a user repeated or rephrased an earlier question, the assistant sometimes started the argument all over again. It would repeat points that had already been established instead of moving the discussion forward. I fixed this by adding explicit conversation-state tracking. TrackingContinue reading “How I Fixed Conversation-State & Repetition Loops”
David vs. Goliath: Turns Out Goliath Was Just a Very Confident Loading Screen
There is something oddly satisfying about trying to debug an AI chatbot that seems far more sophisticated than anything I could build from scratch. It feels a little like David bringing down Goliath. Except Goliath is a giant language model, David has a prompt box, and the weapon of choice is apparently a carefully wordedContinue reading “David vs. Goliath: Turns Out Goliath Was Just a Very Confident Loading Screen”
Middle Knowledge, Molinism, Contradiction, and the Paradox of Free Will
Introduction One of the oldest philosophical and theological questions is how human beings can possess genuine free will if God is all-knowing and sovereign. If God already knows every future choice, are our decisions truly free? Molinism, developed by the sixteenth-century Jesuit theologian Luis de Molina, attempts to answer this dilemma through the concept ofContinue reading “Middle Knowledge, Molinism, Contradiction, and the Paradox of Free Will”
From Maps to Minds to Machines: My Accidental Curriculum
If you had asked my younger self where life was headed, I probably would have pointed at a map. Geography fascinated me. I loved understanding how mountains, rivers, cities, and people shaped one another. Every place had a story, and every border raised another question. It taught me that the world is wonderfully interconnected. ThenContinue reading “From Maps to Minds to Machines: My Accidental Curriculum”
Why Philosophy Needs to Keep Evolving: Reflections on the New Knowledge and Inquiry Syllabus
When people think of philosophy, they often imagine ancient thinkers discussing questions that have puzzled humanity for centuries. What is truth? How do we know what we know? What makes something right or wrong? These questions have not changed. But the world around them certainly has. That is why the Ministry of Education’s refreshed KnowledgeContinue reading “Why Philosophy Needs to Keep Evolving: Reflections on the New Knowledge and Inquiry Syllabus”
Beginning My AI Learning Journey: Reflections on Chapter 1 of The Age of AI
Today I began reading Chapter 1 of The Age of AI: And Our Human Future by Eric Schmidt, Daniel Huttenlocher, and Henry Kissinger. I expected to learn about artificial intelligence. What I didn’t expect was to revisit one of the greatest philosophers in history—René Descartes. Descartes is perhaps best known for his famous statement: “IContinue reading “Beginning My AI Learning Journey: Reflections on Chapter 1 of The Age of AI”
The Trolley Problem at the Cross: An Easter Philosophy Reflection ✝️
The story of the bridge keeper and his son is often told as a moving Easter illustration. Yet beneath its emotional power lies something even deeper: it is also a profound philosophical problem. At its heart, the story asks the same unsettling question raised in moral philosophy classrooms: Would you sacrifice one life to saveContinue reading “The Trolley Problem at the Cross: An Easter Philosophy Reflection ✝️”
🐎 Galloping with Purpose: Spiritual Reflections on the Year of the Horse
The Year of the Horse in the Chinese zodiac symbolizes freedom, movement, and vitality. It embodies strength and grace, independence and discipline, inviting us to reflect on both our outer journey and inner spiritual life. 💬 “The horse gallops, but only with guidance does its power become purposeful.” — Reflective proverb 🔥 The Horse asContinue reading “🐎 Galloping with Purpose: Spiritual Reflections on the Year of the Horse”
