Thought experiments

What this gives us: a practice. Two pages remain, because each still gives us something of its own. The cave, the bat, Mary, and the imitation game are folded into the first.

Each frames a question. None settles it.

• Words are not windows2026-10-12

  What this gives us: a warning that words about feelings do not settle whether anyone is there, and the open questions each story keeps.

• The Same Name on the HullThe ship of Theseus · 2026-10-04

  What this gives us: a habit of asking "same what?" (product, weights, or behavior) and a rule against silent swaps.

See also How we check a claim, the tests and protocols, and the glossary.