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We're pattern chasers! That, however, ain't the whole story, oui?
August 09, 2022 at 03:04
Superb post! Given the choice truth or survival, we've been programmed to opt for the latter. A delusion/illusion can make the difference between life...
August 09, 2022 at 02:57
I stand corrected but lament the fact.
August 09, 2022 at 02:48
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It's true that Alzheimer's is treated as a debilitating illness and so is amnesia. I was simply wondering if DC/Marvel comics could create a superhero...
August 09, 2022 at 02:41
Copy that!
August 08, 2022 at 08:16
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Wow! A question: Is there anything in your life that you don't want to remember or wish you could forget (but can't)? There's no need to breach your c...
August 08, 2022 at 08:09
Neil deGrasse Tyson (astrophysicist, science educator, author) said something to the effect that the universe isn't in any way obligated to make sense...
August 08, 2022 at 07:17
Finally!
August 08, 2022 at 05:02
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@"180 Proof" Recall you divided the mind into 3 parts: 1. Metacognition 2. Cognition 3. Subcognition Bravo! Assuming all these 3 aspects of the mind h...
August 08, 2022 at 03:55
Assuming evolution is true, 1. Our senses would've evolved to get as close to the truth as possible as any deviation from veracity would significantly...
August 08, 2022 at 03:40
All that I can say is that, absit iniuria, homosexuals seem to be the chink our armor against certain, not all, infections. I hope I don't ruffle any ...
August 08, 2022 at 03:18
I compare any antiphenemenological stance to interplanetary civilizations; in a sense phenomenology is, to put it mildly, mundane, restricted to, let'...
August 08, 2022 at 03:02
I stand corrected. In my humble opinion, one of the worst things anyone could do is refuse to accept that there's a problem for it delays the search/d...
August 08, 2022 at 02:58
Don't worry, you'll get there. Keep at it, that's a motto, not sure!
August 07, 2022 at 11:55
I believe the right question to ask is a rather simple one, cui bono?
August 07, 2022 at 09:10
Most profound questions! You must be Einstein's descendant! Please comtinue, you must...for our sakes...you must.
August 07, 2022 at 09:08
Touché mon ami!
August 07, 2022 at 08:22
Oh, apologies!
August 07, 2022 at 08:21
Yep, it doth not make any sense at all!
August 07, 2022 at 08:14
Right you are! Good job!
August 07, 2022 at 08:12
Great question!
August 07, 2022 at 08:00
Self-Talk :snicker: Please calm down, take a deep breath and relax. Pagliacci will be with you shortly!
August 07, 2022 at 07:42
:chin:
August 07, 2022 at 07:04
:smile: You never know, you never know. Let the profits made speak for themselves.
August 07, 2022 at 05:51
Nope! :grin: Edify me, please!
August 07, 2022 at 05:49
Too bad, it's a sincere request for forgiveness.
August 07, 2022 at 05:49
In other words, unlike other philosophical ideas, Wittgenstein's views remain unchanged or static since the time of its inception. Is it, in that case...
August 07, 2022 at 05:48
Above me pay grade, mon ami! You're on your own! Danke for the exchange. Bonam fortunam!
August 07, 2022 at 05:17
It appears that Wittgenstein has broken new ground in re language & thought (philosophy, etc.) but no one has, to my knowledge, worked out the nuances...
August 06, 2022 at 13:19
Well, conscription is there for a (very good) reason obviously. It's worked before; why shouldn't it now or in the future?
August 06, 2022 at 12:53
:pray: You see the light in the dark! Good to have you on the team.
August 06, 2022 at 12:50
I believe this :point: What makes an observation true or false will be helpful! Synthetic a priori? Never had the time nor the brains to dig deeper in...
August 06, 2022 at 12:49
We do what we can!
August 06, 2022 at 12:45
I never understood duality. Sorry Heraclitus.
August 06, 2022 at 12:08
How do we know that Nancy Pelosi's Taiwan trip isn't designed to make big sums of money for her and her husband? Killing two birds with one stone. Sma...
August 06, 2022 at 12:07
That's how I made sense of your position that there hasta be true statements that need no proof! Have you read Gödel's incompeletenss theorems? It mig...
August 06, 2022 at 11:59
Most perceptive! Allow me to assist you as best as I can. Act I (Your) Conclusion: There are statements that are true sans proof. (Your) premises: ? A...
August 06, 2022 at 11:42
:up:
August 06, 2022 at 11:38
They're lookin' for you! Quick, hide!
August 06, 2022 at 11:37
:up: The only choice for a solipsist then is to say he wasn't really absent. :scream: :grimace:
August 06, 2022 at 09:25
You need at a minimum 9 lives to be as curious as a cat! :snicker:
August 06, 2022 at 09:19
A few years back I posted on another thread that free will is most likely inexplicable as all explanans are causal i.e. exist in a deterministic frame...
August 06, 2022 at 09:00
You gotta point there, but it may not be as simple as increased chances of anal/rectal abrasions, lacerations, etc. that have been found in those enga...
August 06, 2022 at 08:21
Well, if you've ever watched youtube videos, you'll realize that you're not alone in this OP: some people, as one so eloquently put it, have what they...
August 06, 2022 at 07:45
:lol: :up:
August 06, 2022 at 07:26
To say that infectious illnesses have something to do with sexual habits i.e. to claim a correlation between them we have to demonstrate how transmiss...
August 06, 2022 at 06:47
Yes, yes! That's a totally different take on negatives. Is it possible to construct a coherent/consistent system of operations ( +, -, ×, ÷) on negati...
August 06, 2022 at 05:52
Good points! Sometimes, people would do things willingly if only...
August 06, 2022 at 05:49
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Danke for the input. I wish we knew how Doc Brown could deliberately forget i.e. delete memory files.
August 06, 2022 at 05:46