So this is Cognitive Distortions, not cognitive distortions? I looked it up and it refers mostly to psychopathology. Is that how you're using it? How'...
I've noticed that I am taking more time to write things these days. Not just here on the forum, but at work and in other places where I write. I find ...
So: We define a Type 1 person as one who is lazy. We define a Type 2 person as one who works hard. T Clark is lazy - he really is. Q: Why is T Clark l...
How is what you quoted from me snotty? For me to say I think you misunderstand something is a perfectly civil and reasonable thing for me to say. I wa...
I have been very serious in my posts. I mean what I say. Can you point out a comment I made, other than those about @tom's snottyness, that is juvenil...
As I said, I can provide no evidence that the universe is finite. This is the same as the strong anthropic principle, isn't it? I am not a fan. Why do...
Snottiness may be an effective rhetorical device in some situations, but it is not reason and it is not a valid response to a serious argument, even i...
Why the snot? Why would a physicist be good source for information on metaphysics? Most of them deny the value of philosophy. There are a lot of scien...
You always seem to want to describe scientific thought as the result of a conspiracy. It undermines your argument, some of which I agree with all of t...
As I said in one of my other posts, conflating causal issues related to QM with causal issues that are metaphysical and have been around for thousands...
The verb "matter" is a human concept. For that reason, it is most applicable to events affecting humans. Whether or not we are pimples on the ass of m...
I haven't participated in this thread except back at the beginning, but I've read all the posts. It's an interesting discussion - better than most dea...
The butterfly effect describes the fact that in some situations, a very small action may lead to a very large reaction in an unpredictable way. In my ...
When I said that octopi, crows, and tucans have shown signs of consciousness, that was hypothesized, by others, based on use of the mirror test. It is...
I see you're still posting. Are you asking for an intervention? Do you need to be saved from your own pathetic impulses? I'm in Massachusetts USA. Is ...
How do you know this? Is there evidence or just your intuition. It is my understanding Octopi, tucans, and some other animals can recognize themselves...
There is some evidence that some animals have a sense of self, obviously without language. Crows, octopi for God's sake, toucans. Certainly not conclu...
In what way is this "ingrained habit" any different from the experience we call the self or the soul. Now I can add that to my list. I'm being serious...
Holy smokes. I looked up River Alph and Xanadu - that's bullshit, it says it's in Antarctica. Those are trees and flowers. Then I read down and it say...
Intuitively I expect that the universe is finite. I have no more justification than you do. It just seems right. I have always found the formulation o...
The feeling of self, identity, soul, ego, and similar aspects of ourselves is a common human experience. It makes sense that there would be a word for...
Sam26 - You should know that TL does not actually look like Ava Gardner or whoever her avatar is this week. There are even unverified reports she may ...
Keep in mind I am not religious and these thoughts are not based on any thoughts about participation by God. If you look through all my posts (not a s...
Still don't understand. This should have nothing to do with Doppler. That changes the wavelength of the light but won't change the frequency of the fl...
Sorry, I have to agree with the general direction of the posts here, if not the tone of some of them. I've never seen a situation where I thought voti...
I'm thinking about this and I'm not sure. Why would the rate of flashing be different when it is approaching vs. moving away from me? The only differe...
I really love this response. I have a file where I copy posts that I want to keep so I can reread them later. I copied it there. You are talking about...
I think this is not correct. Why do I only get one peek? Let's say the clock on the ship is constructed to flash a light at an established frequency. ...
Well, yes, the Earth is always accelerating - it is revolving around the sun, which involves acceleration. The whole solar system is revolving around ...
Two cars sitting at a stop light next to each other are in an inertial frame of reference. Two cars travelling at constant speed and passing each othe...
Yes, I'm sure the earth is not accelerating. F = ma. If no force is applied, there is no acceleration. The force is applied to the spaceship, not the ...
Special relativity only applies to inertial frames of reference - those that are not accelerating relative to each other. Non-inertial frames, those t...
I know that you know that I don't need to be told who Pussy Galore is. I know you have to tell some of the youngsters. My brother and I went to Goldfi...
Start the post. Click the paperclip at the top of the box. Use the box that opens to go to the directory where the picture file is. Double left click ...
Not pushing, but personal is fine if you want. For example. My grandfather's farm on the Chesapeake Bay near Easton, Maryland, USA, where I was born. ...
Very nice. How do you get photo files from your computer or phone to load as visible images on a post rather than as files you have to click on to see...
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