ToothyMaw

Cocky Libertarian gets humbled by Neuroscientist on the Reality of (the nonexistence of) Free-Will. edit: I'm going to actually try to say something s...

:ok: Well said, sounds about right for me too.

I've noticed that I seem to be using two different meanings of the word "logic". I am designating goals as being logical, and also using the more scie...

I suppose. My point is that even the successful, less logical outcome must contain some logic to be of use given there are some basic logical prerequi...

Well, in that case, I at least, try to think that way. I have some overarching principles and really only view that which is logical and reasonable as...

I'm only talking about some instances in which there is a deliberate, rational consideration of what to believe. I don't think humans really think thi...

I think that to say that perspectives only have value insofar as they produce the desired outcomes doesn’t deal with the selection of which outcomes s...

I would like to discuss Aristotle with you but, honestly, I'm reading about this and none of it is making sense. Wikipedia is not ideal for learning t...

The proximity to the powers that be seems to be important to me: the corporation, while faceless, takes the position of the provider to a certain degr...

It seems arbitrary to designate the illogical and fallacious perspective to be correct merely because it produces happiness. But I understand you are ...

Okay, but - and you seem to agree with this - the formulation of good moves is still informed by reason in chess, even if it isn't the same kind of re...

Upon reading a few more times: did you actually write this, Judaka? It's like you told ChatGPT to write like a cross between the Joker and someone try...

I hope my post wasn't too critical, by the way. I think it is a thought-provoking OP. I get the feeling Judaka is concerned with an individual's inter...

You make it sound like the process of reaching conclusions goes backwards; when someone addresses an issue of some complexity, I would expect them to ...

Okay, I think we almost entirely agree. That doesn't happen a whole lot on this site. Would you say we ought to reduce suffering regardless of the sta...

Thanks to the people who read my story and voted. I enjoyed reading everyone else's submissions too. The critical feedback was mostly great. Honestly,...

I don't feel like I deserve those compliments, but thank you.

Hypericin for Is this a Turing test.

No, I mean that the test is for a machine or human reading the story. The story seems to intend to expose a machine i.e., a machine that can identify ...

Yeah, I feel bad for saying what I said. It does what it intends to do, so I can't fault it in that regard. edit: now I don't feel bad

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I think "Is this a Turing Test?" is perhaps the most misunderstood story submitted yet. It is flawlessly written, but it's a little weird considering ...

Okay, this seems important. A machine would likely read this as the AI not getting enough credit, and a normal person would likely view the gratitude ...

My guess is that this was submitted by a relatively new member. edit: I have a good idea of who it was, but it doesn't really matter, honestly. Good w...

Quite incisive. An open question is if the story is a Turing test. Well, a normal human probably wouldn't think of it as so and would just comment on ...

I must be missing something. Literary interpretation is not my strong suit.

I want the time I spent reading this back. edit: although I understand the exercise

Right. Thanks for the wisdom, Josh. I'll look into some more contemporary accounts of philosophy of science.

I find that every time I talk about something I don't really understand on this forum I get corrected. Maybe I should stop talking about things I don'...

Right. I agree, I'm probably just not in touch with how science is related to culture. Probably because I'm no scientist or philosopher of science. Bu...

I don't see how culture would get in the way of good science. Scientists, if they are good scientists, largely shouldn't pay attention to culture. Tha...

What? Where are these aliens? Do you mean smart people? I think people often change their worldviews in light of discovering new, complex ideas, altho...

I just used the term because it was expedient. I could have said "the totality of all of the things that make depression, depression", but that is cum...

I thought about it some more: philosophy of physics definitely matters, but most of our science is done through the same old methods outside of that h...

Not necessarily. What if their civilization imploded because of rampant moral relativism?

Thanks for the extended version of the argument and link to the article. Makes a lot of sense, and I certainly have no immediate objections.

In my experience, you can't cure a sadist or a psychopath, but you can get them to play by the rules. edit: for whatever that's worth

Yes, one can overcome such a predisposition. I have a predisposition for doing self-destructive things, but with time that has diminished. Sometimes y...

So, we are caused to will, but we are still willing one thing over another. Seems like a safe thing to say. How does that relate to the (probably misr...

I think Strawson would argue that the way we are is caused itself. That seems implicit in (3). edit: thus, our will would be caused because we will wh...

Okay, this doesn't make sense. You also behave the way you do based on external constraints. You might will one thing over another because of some eve...

I have mixed feelings about that man. edit: he is right about free-will and on religion, that is true, so I think he has been a force for good. But I ...

Definitely.

As for identifying them, I don't know. Maybe science will eventually give us some answers on that one, as philosophy doesn't seem up to the task. edit...

lmao, neither am I Given a basic text to interpret, yes. But the only objective common ground we seem to have is some putative universalized claims an...

edit: going to resolve this elsewhere than the actual thread

Maybe a promise creates an obligation, but that also doesn't propel it into facthood.

No, I'm saying that saying that if you promise to do something, and then say that there ought be a phenomenal manifestation of that promise being foll...

And you jerk yourself off every time you write a post, you sad little man.

You are claiming that the implicit promises somehow entail that we ought behave in ways that fulfill them. In what way do these implicit promises enta...