Athena

I have coffee with a gentleman who can not experience my passion and enthusiasm, and he envies me. I am very thankful I am not depressed like him, exc...

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That is very good advice, and my ego is resistant to it. :lol: Really, until we get a handle on our emotions, it can be difficult to be so reasonable....

I am going to have to respond to one thought at a time, especially because you said you discovered you had PTSD. I am considering starting a thread ju...

Without math, there are many things we would not be aware of. The Greeks honored the Egyptians for their math, and they took the math a step further, ...

I think the discussion would go differently with a better understanding of math. What do you know about using math to discover things or explain how t...

I am not sure what you mean. If X is the idea, yes, I think it is specific to the configuration. But then I ask myself how does this work. I am trying...

What is the meaning of Woke? I read it began with a woman of color telling others of color they should not be passive about tolerating discrimination ...

I can think of doing things that I strongly regret, but in reflection, I know I did the best I could with what I knew at the time. Is it just to whip ...

It is hard being human, and I think we need to lighten up. Since ancient times, it has been said, "if they knew better, they would do better". I am no...

Hum, I 100% believe in universal truths about how things work (logos), and I am opposed to any notions of a mythical god that has human qualities. It ...

I have heard English is not the best language for expressing some things. I know I am often groping for the right word without success. I spoke with a...

I might know something about you, but I do not know you, and this is much more likely to lead to disagreement and defensiveness. I woke in a world of ...

Why is it important to know all the sexual variations and judge people as right or wrong? I don't want to know. I like sex being a private matter. The...

This does not look like the thinking of a binary American. Are you from another culture? In my book, that makes you more valuable. Different points of...

:lol: Well, we can certainly argue that point. If God wanted man to fly, he would have given them wings. Of course, I agree with you, but some might s...

Thank you, that is the most comprehensive explanation I have read, and I bookmarked it.

I love your question. You caused me to wonder who was the first person to think of a circle, and how did this happen, and this goes on and on until we...

For a long time now, I have been wondering what happens when everyone thinks in terms of quantum physics. Our awareness of our enclosure could radical...

Okay, it is the feeling part that makes me believe computers will never be fully sentient, but I am picking up some information that makes me question...

This is a lot of fun, trying to figure your meaning and my thought. What comes to mind is that I have very limited awareness, and we would not be thin...

Interesting. Why not? I have to cheat by using AI to make a point that you can correct. Question: Can quantum computers be self-reflective? . I think ...

Have you looked into quantum computers? What you said is true of binary computers, but it is not true of quantum computers.

I have to disagree with that because I am so aware of my body reacting to life and what I think, and that thinking judges my experience, and may even ...

That depends on whether the thinking is binary or qubits. Can I paraphrase AI? Ancient Eastern philosophy led to an understanding of the trinity. The ...

Sorry, but I do not understand your meaning. What does it have to do with our computers and brains being quantum bits, not binary? Our old-fashioned c...

I think discussion of how the brain works is part of the singularity subject, but not exactly arguing our experience of pain and where that pain is fe...

Our disageement might be semantics. The brain processes pain messages but does not feel pain. Yes, I know of phantom pain, and I think you made an exc...

If you are speaking of a binary computer, no, it could not be conscious. It is mechanical. However, a quantum computer opens new possibilities. Can ma...

Can you point to the spot in the brain that feels? I assume it is one spot you are talking about, but you could mean the whole brain feels the broken ...

The singularity has always existed. It is our way of thinking that makes us aware of it or prevents us from being aware of it.

I don't think our minds feel. The body feels, and our mind makes us aware of the feeling. I think our subconscious fills our consciousness with though...

That is not how our brains work. Our brains are not binary.

Our brains are not binary-coded. This is being debated, but I think we should hold the idea that our brains function like quantum cubits, giving them ...

:grin: Thanks, I really needed that. It is perfect for this moment in my life.

I know something is bad/wrong when I am terrified by the possibility that bad things will happen. I am having one of those moments now and would love ...

I am glad I didn't offend you. I am not always the person I want to be. Some days I read everything wrong because I woke feeling down, and it is so em...

Did I offend you? I am sorry if I did.

I think you are mistaken. I watched a video of robots learning to walk that same way a child does, through experience. This forbidden AI link about th...

The British did a wonderful TV series about blending AI with humans. It asks some really tough questions about our values. Such as, is it okay to play...

I sure wish his followers understood how he is using them and taking advantage of them by saying anything he thinks they want to hear. Those wars you ...

Am I woke or is this a nightmare? :lol: All this arguing over what the word woke means. When I play Scrabble, we use a Scrabble book that lists all th...

:chin: What is the traditional way? I don't think polite society ever engaged in such pushy behavior. We had a system of dueling that enforced good ma...

I write of our pioneer days and the isolation of women, so your guess of where I am coming from is reasonable.

All that information is overwhelming. I can handle only small bits of information at a time. Also, this thread comes up in a google search about the G...

That is outrageous. :rage: That is taking the controlling feature of government too far. I hope that with a return to civics, some of our problems wil...

Thank you. The US is really blowing it when it comes to social harmony, and I have the same sense of wrong when it comes to "in your face" sexuality, ...

In my point of view, woke is like a house guest who goes from being a pleasant person to be around, to acting as though s/he rules and everyone should...

I take it you are as much a fan of Roosevelt as I am, and his wife, Eleanor, was a wonderful First Lady. She was the good woman behind the great man. ...

AI suggests that the Great Depression affected families and increased people's concerns about economic security. This surely made Roosevelt's creation...