Agent Smith

In my humble opinoion, I addressed your concern to the degree required. Work is, let's just say, mutating - what it's now is orders of magnitude bette...

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Most of what you wrote went over me head, mate! Even then, what seems to be an important pattern caught my eye. Numbers were initially 1 dimensional (...

As is obvious to you, zero is hard, but not impossible, to grasp. Remember the calendar starts from 1 AD and so, technically, this year is 2021 Anno D...

There's nothing I disagree on in your post. My only fear/worry is that what looks doable from only a general outline may turn out to be impossibe when...

So -4 = i \times i \times 4. A u-turn of whatever +4 is; repeat the offense and it's back to square one! :lol: Nice!

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Truth is I haven't really done my homework on the subject to make any definitive claims; so cum grano salis with regard to my statements. Agrippa's/Mü...

The best response in my humble opinion in re the question of absolute truths is...wait for it...sabrá Mandrake which is just another way of sayin' God...

What you say seems to be historical account of shamanism; not denying the experts on that point. What I've shared on this forum are merely my own anal...

It just struck me that a shaman is/was basically a comms channel between us/people and the great unknown - they (shamans) bridged this terrifying gap ...

Indeed, decoupling is the wrong concept to use here; what I actually meant was how work transformed into something more than, not just, gathering/hunt...

You have a point but work has, in a sense, been decoupled, much to my satisfaction I might add, from food (a need). Gone are the days when work meant ...

I understand your dukkha - something's wrong, I second that motion.

Sounds like a fair deal. What exactly are you complaining about?

The self-destruct countdown began...quando?

That feels right!

0 isn't divisble. \frac{0}{x} = 0 where x is real. What follows? Any ideas?

Life is somewhat of an ouroboros (prey-predator, food web). Death (destruction/0) works against with Birth (creation/1)!

Are there any physical constants that are negative numbers? It seems odd that if I say there's a square with an area of 4 cm2, one value for its side ...

Bonam fortunam, mon ami! Let your journey not end in you concluding that you were better off in your shell!

He has the right to remain silent! :lol:

Perhaps I speak too soon - the circumstances are such that some of the traits we possess can't be identified as good/bad for survival; are some qualit...

Wonderful! Abso-fucking-lutely hits the nail on the head. While painful memories are included under forgettable moments, I'm mainly concerned about, i...

Aporia is somehow supposed to induce/lead up to ataraxia. No clues as to how and why (Wikipedia's not helpful on that front).

The OP maybe conflating chronos with logos.

This :point: The Unexplainable is right up your alley.

As of now, can't find the words! Apologies!

Right you are! Aye, aye! Are you by any chance referring to holism and/or superorganisms? Of course you are; silly me!

Mea culpa. Philosophy ain't no picnic. Sometimes, I feel like I came to the wrong place!

The wise one avoids problems. The virtuous one solves problems. :snicker:

There are certain priniciples e.g. the PSR (the principle of suffucient reason) that have to be, well, assumed innocent until proven guilty.

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2 × -3 = 0 + -3 + -3= -6 (add -3 twice to 0) -2 × -3 = 0 - (-3) - (-3) = - (-3) - (-3) = +6 + = +6 + = +6 subtract -3 twice from 0] :snicker:

On point!

The purpose is inferred from facts as they stand/appear to us. Objection sustained! My life ain't something to brag about but here I am, (seemingly) c...

Fallacy of composition? It is an interesting line of inquiry though, oui? Bios may have a shelf-life i.e. it has an expiry date but we're not talking ...

Fiction & so-called sublime doodads seem to take the edge off dukkha - by just the right amount and just long enough - to make us wanna procreate. Ah,...

:up: That the Hindus did commendable work on negative numbers is part of mathematical canon. Thanks for the memory refersher!

If the mind's divisble...

Now that you mention it, I quite do (regret not living Peoria)!

Food for thought (re anti-life) 1. We're all programmed to die (senex) in a manner of speaking What if, just what if, bio (life itself) is also progra...

Life sucks, eh? :snicker:

@"Alkis Piskas" (re your optical illusion). Something doesn't add up!

I'm interested in bank interest rates and how they relate to inflation. What is the point of depositing x dollars in a bank with y% interest if the ra...

The first culture to do math with negative numbers was the Chinese and they didn't have the concept of 0. I wonder what their definition of negative n...

In this case I merely paraphrased Wikipedia! :lol:

Pain, as of the moment, taking into account our biology, is absolutely critical for survival - consider it a necessary evil if you will. Our nocicepti...