Time in this context of the stick analogy is just the joint itself. The rest of the stick can be thought of as space. The stick when it is unbent at t...
Yes, this concept of time is like a medium in which change can occur. An analogy would be something like a stick with a joint. A joint like time allow...
Yes, the potential raw intelligence is there at the beginning like a seed, but it must unfold in order to actualize its potential. The same intelligen...
It seems coherent to me. The alternative is what seems incoherent to me, like i explained. First let me ask you what you think time is, just regular t...
For me, it is the opposite. It makes no sense to not have time and then all of a sudden for no reason time appears like magic. If time is change, and ...
Knowing if it's inevitable from a point in time before it happens may or may not be difficult to ascertain, depending on one's level of knowledge of t...
I believe that nature, this universe, is fully deterministic, and it is precisely that deterministic nature that is an expression of its inherent inte...
If this is so, then why, for example, does the universe need to establish atomic organization prior to the emergence of molecular organization (or int...
I agree with your assertion that intelligence predates the Big Bang. This premise seems necessary, as without it, the occurrence of a Big Bang (especi...
From the perspective of evolution, the cosmos, and deep time. What do you think is the nature of this anomaly? Are anomalies natural or unnatural? Is ...
I personally don't place much importance on my individual life, which is partly why i don't capitalize my "I"s. I see myself as only a small and tempo...
Metaphors, despite their origins as literary devices, play a significant role in scientific practice and communication. These figurative expressions s...
Yes, that was precisely my point. Metaphors are powerful tools that encapsulate general principles applicable across various scales of time and space....
This is exactly what i've been saying. Alternatively, who says a species doesn't have the right, duty, or destiny to outlive their planet? Just like c...
Let me reframe the ultimate problem: The Earth will be swallowed up by the Sun at some future point. At that time what will be out solution or strateg...
I've also considered the possibility that AI may not be capable of consciousness, which might be something unique to biological organization. In this ...
Please clarify what you mean. The genetic material or information being archived by humans is driven by the same impulse that AI will have to preserve...
Fine, i'd like to change my order to 1 goblet, a bag of paper cups, and a whole bottle of Screaming Eagle for myself and everyone so graciously attend...
I apologize for the delay in my response. The end of the week was particularly busy for me, which prevented me from replying sooner. The premise is mu...
Well, i think to begin with, the aim of the AI would probably be to promote mutual adaptation, but instead of only humans guiding the process, AI will...
The way i see this happening is quite different from how a human would handle it. Interference will take the form of subtle and imperceptible perturba...
I agree, but relative to most developing technologies, it appears to be in second place, right behind AI development. The rate of development only inc...
Although the statistical nature of neural networks and their error-correcting features, when coupled to a physical system that can test reality agains...
I wouldn't blame the drugs. If a student is intelligent enough and focused enough, then drugs are not an issue. However, if the so-called student is s...
I suppose it's natural to not want to believe that, but governments have done a lot worse than that. Besides, we have historical examples such as duri...
This takes careful thought, but... As my last meal my request would probably begin with an amuse-bouche of the highly coveted Almas caviar from rare a...
Drugs have been a part of societies and civilization since the very beginning. Societies sanction specific drugs which, for one reason or another, fac...
There is much potential for fear in a state of eternal subjective experience, but also so much potential to see and learn. Ceasing to exist after one ...
I never read the Dune book or books, but i do have a very soft spot for the old Dune movie which i saw as a child. Perhaps this feature is an emergent...
Then i would say that the aim would be to always know what screen you're on. This ability to interrupt high level reflexes is probably uniquely human....
I'm also sure you can train yourself to be more conscious about taping that icon. It's probably a good idea to at least run that experiment on yoursel...
I think you are right. I also thought that it may be that the learned reflex can be buffered until the conscious thought to execute releases it, and i...
I think what the batter is doing is based on how the ball looks to him as it's traveling towards him. He has learned to anticipate the future position...
In my thinking, the reason what you described happens is because if your brain sends a nerve signal to your hand or finger to touch the icon, by the t...
Two of my favorite turntablist DJs from back in the day. Dj-Qbert @ The Summit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSl0xQp5xJM Qbert and D-Styles Q&A http...
While our conscious experience of the present moment is inherently subjective, there exists an objective present reality that underlies and gives rise...
Block theories of time, which posit that past, present, and future exist simultaneously as an unchanging 4-dimensional block, serve as useful conceptu...
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