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Is AI just a Wittgensteinian language game devoid of meaning, proving that he's right and that he's wrong. Right in the sense that use is all we need ...
June 02, 2025 at 13:26
Perhaps this quote makes the point that meaning and utility are not the same: “Man of the twentieth century is proud of his practical achievements, of...
June 02, 2025 at 13:02
I suspect not so long ago, nostalgia wasn't what it is today, the past can now be made so present with photos, videos, documents, recordings. We evolv...
June 02, 2025 at 03:40
/uploads/resized/files/qp/we27wgktngzkuz3o.png Turns out the Pied Piper was giving Jerry Seinfeld a root canal while Poe's raven flew overhead. Seems ...
June 02, 2025 at 00:03
Fair enough, although those far away "I just murdered and ate the neighbors" AI eyes might undo that obsession. But do let me know if you want me to p...
June 01, 2025 at 22:04
Lemme know if you wanna see what is to the right of Ms. Shields.
June 01, 2025 at 21:10
Alright, I had it pan to the right, and next to you is Brooke Shields in a soccer uniform playing the banjo. I have no idea what sort of absurdist sur...
June 01, 2025 at 20:58
I am to understand that despite a photograph of you with a Belgian waffle in your mouth, and despite a very stern referee chastising you, you still de...
June 01, 2025 at 20:28
Better pic. More personalized./uploads/resized/files/96/hfvhjwhu14oagxgu.png
June 01, 2025 at 16:32
Understanding occurs. It's within the mystical parameters of consciousness which AI lacks yet seems to outperform us on. I don't demand language for c...
June 01, 2025 at 16:24
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June 01, 2025 at 16:21
Equating cognitive grasp of propositions to an experiential event necessarily eliminates any non-empirically based propositions, with the obvious exam...
June 01, 2025 at 16:06
Started Kripke's Naming and Necessity. I appreciate the preface begins on page 1. Often prefaces start with i then ii, then iii and so on and you have...
June 01, 2025 at 15:45
Do you take the assessment of the truth value of a proposition as knowing-how knowledge, equivalent to juggling balls? Seems evaluating statements req...
June 01, 2025 at 12:47
The Death of Ivan Ilych by Tolstoy. Pow!
June 01, 2025 at 01:29
You try to speak with an air of unquestionable authority, yet @"BC" says otherwise, having advanced knowledge of the origins of exquisite foodstuffs, ...
May 31, 2025 at 23:39
Perhaps indulge me with the origins of the sprout, that other Belgian delicacy.
May 31, 2025 at 23:28
I believe you're thinking about waffles. Belgians eat waffles, not rabbits. You got the two confused. Common mistake.
May 31, 2025 at 20:38
I've never eaten a rabbit. I had a thought to write some children's books called Rabbi Rabbit wears a Habit. It's a fun tale of an ordained rabbit rab...
May 31, 2025 at 20:14
That sounds responsive to the question "Hey, Clarky what do you normally do, and what are your thoughts on the word "justified?" But that's not what I...
May 31, 2025 at 20:05
You really can't say dreamt without pronouncing a p after the m. Thoughts?
May 31, 2025 at 16:43
I dreamt my clothes were covered in velcro and I would cling to people throughout my day, some delighted to have my company, others inconvenienced by ...
May 31, 2025 at 11:55
I wanted another dessert, so I ctrl-c, then ctrl-v. I accidentally threw away my fork, but ctrl-z brought it back. Didn't like my curtains, so I did a...
May 31, 2025 at 11:47
The article you cited leads with the following sentence: "Sex differences in psychology are differences in the mental functions and behaviors of the s...
May 31, 2025 at 09:47
T=K/JB. That's the formula for Truth because K=JTB.
May 31, 2025 at 01:07
So we have two things: A = justified true belief B = justified belief You propose we assign the word "knowledge" to B ( instead of to A). What word do...
May 31, 2025 at 01:01
If knowledge doesn't require belief, then i can know Superman can fly even if I've never heard of Superman?
May 31, 2025 at 00:56
This actually seems to be occurring now. For some reason Fox News and the right have a sudden obsession with UFOs. I tend to think the claims more bul...
May 31, 2025 at 00:45
I bathe in the soap of freedom, its lather spilling past my belly, emancipating my body and spirit of the stench of enslavement, my fetters slipping o...
May 31, 2025 at 00:21
My life is similar in that the bulk of my artistic contributions were made possible through the generous stipends granted through the TPF Trust.
May 30, 2025 at 18:10
There are two bases I can decipher for why I would want to create an amoral system: (1) the imposition of morality within a system is immoral in itsel...
May 30, 2025 at 17:25
I drink only unsweet tea.
May 30, 2025 at 15:21
I drink tea with every meal. Hot tea in the morning and iced tea on all other occasions. I could not fathom otherwise. Get a lot of work done that day...
May 30, 2025 at 14:00
I had not thought about it before, but another thing that divides the great Western lands of America and Europe is America's never ending efforts at m...
May 29, 2025 at 19:28
It's the peach state after all. You'd expect to see an orange in Florida. The peach is standard issue, but you can order all sorts of specialty ones i...
May 29, 2025 at 12:23
I found God on the way home from work. Honestly, I was expecting, I don't know, something more maybe. /uploads/resized/files/bs/19mrstcwxs9xiuqs.jpg
May 29, 2025 at 11:24
https://youtu.be/q1lsbFVwgEA?si=4HUGMNLHI07L3V6g
May 29, 2025 at 00:22
When I was a kid, they didn't have cell phones yet and you had to call people through a conch. Everyone had a car conch and they'd get distracted usin...
May 28, 2025 at 21:39
I appreciate that this is a hypothetical, so it's not entirely right to question the premises that you've asserted as given, but we do need to conside...
May 28, 2025 at 21:29
I predict AI will result in the re-enchantment of the world, responsive to the revelation of the inadequacy of technology, now in such magnificent for...
May 27, 2025 at 00:56
Did you know that the female poppy plant is called the mommy? Yeah, it's the stupidest dad joke (literally) of all time, but you laughed, so there's t...
May 26, 2025 at 21:53
Poppy seeds are flavorless, designed to lodge in between your teeth to show the dentist where your gaps are to be filled.
May 26, 2025 at 21:28
The shit was shipped in from overseas. Company is called Shipt Shit, LLC. Opiod users use the service because they miss shitting. There's a market for...
May 26, 2025 at 20:03
Alright, my fuller version: We grow fresh our own poppy seeds and make a tangy morphine butter we slather on our toast for breakfast. The power and pl...
May 26, 2025 at 19:10
We grow fresh our own poppy seeds and make a tangy morphine butter we slather on our toast for breakfast. The power and plumbing have since been turne...
May 26, 2025 at 18:44
Halvah is a delicious sesame seed treat. I fully expect you guys to start appropriating that too, like the bagel.
May 26, 2025 at 18:16
Growing up, bagel rigidity was expected, but things are more fluid now, particularly in the cities and among the young. You'll find greater acceptance...
May 26, 2025 at 11:32
I wasn't arguing that Positivism meets the claim of a scientific theory in fact. I was saying it could in theory. This is a distinction between necess...
May 25, 2025 at 20:25
I'd suggest, from what you've written, that positivism does not fail under the Popper revision of falsifiability you've described. In other words, I f...
May 25, 2025 at 19:49
The theodicy of Peanuts.
May 25, 2025 at 14:09