RogueAI

Physics necessarily leads to metaphysics. Philosophy can't be avoided.

I don't think it will be. I think Biden will have a senior moment ala Mitch McConnell and Trump will be in jail or under house arrest. Maybe Harris vs...

I don't know what you're trying to say.

I took Metaphysician Undercover to mean the lack of Trump supporters here is a mark of quality.

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Is there only one Trump supporter on this whole forum?

And don't forget the researchers in the Antarctic! Imagine how much more pleasant life would be for them if the Earth warmed up 20 degrees or so.

Are Mike Pence, Bill Barr, John Kelly, and James Mattis also "incompetent, deep-state bureaucrats"? Also: who got more votes in 2020?

That was Trump's government. Sessions recused himself over undisclosed conversations with the Russian ambassador. Republican Trump appointee Rod Rosen...

The Earned Income Tax Credit is a nice way of redistributing wealth.

I agree completely. Nepotism pales in comparison to insurrection. But it's like George Carlin said: "'Think of how stupid the average person is, and r...

I think Biden's done a good job governing, but even liberal outlets are starting to question some things. "NBC News hasn’t corroborated this reporting...

And there are two whistleblowers who stated under oath that there was. "IRS supervisory special agent Greg Shapley, and a second agent, Joe Ziegler, c...

No evidence, except it's his son and his son is getting preferential treatment from the justice department. It looks bad.

I don't agree. The plea deal that fell apart was a sweetheart deal. It looks bad.

I wanted him to successfully go after China, we almost had a DACA-for-border-funding deal, the Covid vaccine was a legendary accomplishment.

Have you ever criticized Trump here? It's not a hard question to answer. Why do you keep dodging it?

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(A) yes (B) what is a "Boltzmann Universe"?

The lack of observation of any Boltzmann Brains anywhere (they're not limited to space) suggests the density of Boltzmann Brains is rather low. If it ...

yes Well, when we explore space, we don't see any Boltzmann brains, which suggests the density is very low (or we occupy a special place).

Are you asking if I know from experience whether it's impossible to draw/create a long straight line/edge with no deviations greater than the planck l...

For all intents and purposes it's impossible, but I'm talking about something improbable anyway: creating a hugely long line line/edge of something th...

Has anyone ever drawn a perfectly straight line with no deviations? Has nature ever produced a perfect edge? Non-rotating black holes, however, are su...

Someone on a philosophy forum once said the amount of new information (they might have said knowledge) in a dictionary is essentially zero, because al...

Have you ever criticized Trump here?

Have you ever criticized Trump here?

What did you think of Trump praising Xi Jinping?

MAGA is losing the culture wars at all levels. Despite being overwhelmingly Christian, MAGA is very much "of the world" and obsessed with their ideali...

Fake electors just got charged in Michigan.

Why would Ukraine give away land at this point for a peace treaty? After the attempted coup in Russia, they smell blood. If they can attrit Russia som...

Yeah, the U.S. definitely wants to bleed Russia dry, however, China could step into the void and be a peace-maker. I suspect both sides are too far ap...

What will happen to food prices? How many people will starve because of Putin's invasion?

Is Russia willing? What kinds of concessions/demands do they have?

Are you defending RFK and/or his supporters? It sounds like you are.

So it would be fair to say that it's kind of strange that people who distrust the wealthy support wealthy candidates? Esp. ones like, https://www.nbcn...

Shouldn't we suspect RFK (and Trump) of " in underhand, clandestine deals (conspiracies) to extract more wealth"? That's what wealthy people do, right...

Isn't RFK Jr's net worth $50 million?

Putin's hold on power seems rather tenuous lately. I don't see Zelensky having to fight off a coup. Who knows what can happen with another 100,000 Rus...

That's a good point, but the particular sport matters. MMA fighter? Boxer? I'd rather my kid be a sex worker. Ditto for any sports where doping is ram...

Really? Are they actively scheming to fool people or just unwitting dupes of a Bayesian mastermind?

Is substance-dualism making a come back?

I think this passage is interesting: "One huge advance would be the invention of a “consciousness-meter,” which could provide a “precise readout of th...

Have your views evolved? Last time I asked you that, you claimed you didn't understand the question. Do you now admit that questions of "what is it li...

Do you know what it's like to be you?

If an Ai was capable of consciousness, and that consciousness influenced it's decision making, knowing what it knows about the evils we humans are cap...

How can it not be??? If we knew the biology of an alien species to 100% accuracy (or close to it), would we still have any inkling whether they were z...

The mind's eye is a "mystical thing"? No, it's not.

Let's talk about feels. What are you afraid of?

I can't quit you!