The Author

Mark T. Britton

I could list educational virtues, employment history, drop a bunch of names, list previous publications and awards — but would that really make you enjoy the book more or less?

I am not Albert Einstein, but I'm also not jimbo45 on social media. I suggest reading a bit of the book and then making a guess. Anything between "total moron" and "new messiah" would be acceptable to me. (I would however recommend therapy for the latter and, well, you can't fix stupid for the former.)

My objective is to introduce concepts that I hope will inspire new perspectives. If any of them succeed then I am a happy puppy.

I was born an engineer and as such was attracted to science in general. A rather unique characteristic of engineering is that when designing a device or computer code, beliefs don't solve problems — understanding does. Another rather unique characteristic of engineering is that learning that you are wrong results in a better product. Ego must be sacrificed to learn.

Recognition

Mr. Britton was awarded the prestigious Conceptitus Emeritus award in 1972 by the Jeffrey Davis Cosmological Musicality Institute. Mr. Britton continues to put people to sleep with his philosophical ramblings to this day.

Earlier Works

Pretentious Apes draws on two earlier essays by Britton — The God System and The Perfect Father — explorations of the architecture of reality and the conditions under which life, and the beings within it, genuinely flourish.

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