Project Aqua Essays and stories to help create a better world. Project Aqua © 2026 by David J Campbell is…
Philosophy
Should we be afraid of AI?
Accept that the AI made in our image could be conscious or accept that consciousness is something non-physical. Or at least requires squishiness.
Why am I self aware?
Why am I self aware? I ask why, like a child asking why can’t I fly Daddy. And like Daddy…
Mind, community, universality – three modes, one whole
My recent book Fluidity – the way to true Demokratia outlines a way to make a more inclusive and empowered…
Leisure not work is our true calling – Betrand Russell in Praise of Idleness
Not long ago leisure was held in greater esteem than work. Aristotle, Thomas Aquinas, De Tocqueville and more recently Barry Jones all…
Fluid writing
Lets just imagine I want to create a new style of writing one without the old syntax and apostrophes but…
Contented progress (wellbeing)
I want to propose an idea that can make us contented (happy), imaginative, and progressive. Some may say contentment with…
What is the purpose of life?
Within this question are other questions that have been asked by people for millennia. What is the meaning of Life?…
Consciousness and AI – creating a mind
Perhaps to discover what our consciousness is we should try and create an artificial consciousness. So what would we need?…