Nikki Durkin

"Don't worry — we'll get there. We're just going to play with this idea…

"We now have a model consisting of Markov blankets within Markov blankets within Markov blankets. Each Markov blanket is…

"It's only 'right' relative to the goal of maximizing my personal happiness, though. It could…

"Okay, but how much does biology affect all this?" Zac asked. "Evolutionarily speaking, the courting instincts of…

"That makes sense," Zac shrugged. "I have been called a sex god before." "I'…

"Cool. So," I rubbed my hands together, "where were we?" "Before you explained recursion, you…

"But if something is completely unpredictable, it's random," Zac said. "Isn't that proof…

"Who's this Wolfram guy?" Zac asked. "Have you mentioned him before?" "No,"…

"Perfect. I'm now going to read you another snippet from Conversations With God. I want you to…

"Awesome," I smiled. "I'm going to continue fleshing out our model and connecting the dots.…

"Hmm… you're right." I fiddled with my phone. "Actually, let's watch a little…

"Yeah," I agreed. "Now, most of that message is very obvious on the surface level, but I…