Homo Credens

In Homo Credens, Boris Kriger explores the intriguing idea that any sufficiently complex system, whether human, animal, or artificial, must hold more beliefs than it can verify, shaping our understanding of memory, perception, and reasoning. Drawing on research and examining the architecture of complex minds, Kriger reveals how this inherent trade-off influences everything from everyday cognition to the functioning of advanced AI, highlighting that complete rationality is an impossibility. The book challenges traditional perspectives, proposing that humans are fundamentally "believers" rather than mere "knowers," and offers insights into how embracing this fact can lead to better ways of believing and understanding one’s place in a complex universe.