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hey everyone, who is going to start the Trump thread over on the new forum?

If a person can be removed without due process, it can be a citizen, since without due process they do not have the opportunity to prove they are a ci...

I wouldn't stand for a hypocrite, either

the following exchange reveals that Trump is the one with the low IQ, and that he is depending on his supporters being low IQ as well Reporter: "Hakee...

I'm not an expert on AI - I wish I could remember the details of an article I read some time ago - that describes how neural networks function quite d...

I machine does not have thoughts the way I understand them.

Two different structures with two different functions processing information in different ways

Not like I do

Apparently, Trump has a melt-down during the Governors meeting, flying into an uncontrolled rage, yelling out, "These f*cking courts!" How dare they b...

I don't need to think your thoughts to know you have them

I put my faith in the scientific method, but I can't make predictions about what discoveries might be made in the future. But there is a significant b...

Lighten up

Good point. I'm sure the function of oxytocin is complex. Its negative effects are mitigated in the presence of women. I did find this - Similarly, es...

Let’s begin with the recognition that there exists variation within the human species, as well as within the female sex and the male sex. It is never ...

I've really enjoyed my time here. It's been great interacting with so many different personalities, sometimes frustrating, always enlightening, and I ...

But I didn't. I asked you to quit with the judgments. Your incorrect speculations are not appreciated.

No. What produces your reality? I'll give you disclosure as I read My favourite kind!

You were right when you said this. There is no positive side to girls getting raped and murdered. You were wrong when you said this. Turns my stomach ...

Consciousness makes our reality - as does matter and energy - so it may be pertinent to see what physics has to say about it all. I'm not that familia...

A totally unfounded assumption, and I take offense to it

Philosophers have been concerned with the questions surrounding consciousness for hundreds of years. All those questions really boil down to the natur...

Correct, science does not. They offer best explanations based on the evidence. That observations are always in error is a dubious claim. Philosophers ...

Clearly, science has not solved the hard problem, but it is difficult for me to accept explanations that are supported only by faith, not evidence. Th...

Yes, fine, get them all, but I don't understand getting pleasure from it

it is not about a contest between political sides.

You don't get it. My only feeling from it all is great sorrow for the suffering so many girls went through

How can you characterize anything to do with the Epstein files as a gift? That's sick.

I never claimed it was. You seem to be having some difficulty comprehending what is meant by the function of a biological structure. Here are a couple...

I am specifically talking about the highest reaches of government covering up for the rape and murder of girls

of accepting scientific knowledge as valid?

Quit with the judgments. It really makes me not want to discuss with you But I'd like to. So, address the issue

the only substantiated knowledge we have

Lol! Good observation! that's why I defer to science

From my own experiences and internalization of 60+ years of living, and a commitment to do the right thing. I wasn't just an observer in my life.

When I make decisions, i abide by my own morality, not the morality of others

It's hard, when there are so many judges out there, ready to condemn you, for taking a stand. It's tough to be true to yourself, but I hope in the end...

Thanks. Looking forward to it.

How about you just explain to me what it is?

Why should I accept a theory of consciousness produced by that very same human consciousness?

Kant made some important contributions to the understanding of cognitive science – 1. The mind is a complex set of abilities (functions) 2. The functi...

I gave the feeling that some want to separate consciousness from the person who is experiencing it, and for me that is an impossibility, a non-starter

Okay, let's add to the list self-reflection

A coordinated set of mental capacities that include awareness, emotions, rationalization, analysis, synthesis and responsiveness

How do you make the leap that being progressive means you hate the past? This is not accurate. Psychology is widely considered a science because it us...

You keep moving the goal posts. At first, you claimed that all brains are identical, and I answered that they are not. Then you claimed that conscious...

here's a pretty straightforward description of what happens - How Do Neurons Fire? By however the circuitry is arranged to store the memory - Where ar...

neurons are firing neurons are firing

I understand it differently. Consciousness is the function of the structures of the brain. Consciousness consists of the "content" produced. Otherwise...

How do you separate the two?

There is a rage growing in women. When they see children and babies hurt, but instead of addressing that pain, institutions close ranks and protect th...