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I hope you don't mind if I keep posting my own explorations. I don't know if you are familiar with the Tao Te Ching. I asked Chat GPT to give me a one...

That would probably be better. More authentic.

Consciousness is basically a behavior. The only reason it feels special is because it seems, as you note, private. But it's not really. We see the res...

I'm a bit late to this party, but I have quickly read through the posts. First, I appreciate you've avoided the cliche term usually used for this issu...

In Georgia, they put the same gravy they put on biscuits and chicken fried, hamburg, or salisbury steaks instead of syrup on their waffles. You make i...

Yeah, me either. I'm actually a sock puppet for @"Baden". As a moderator I don't want to overwhelm people with my wisdom, sophistication, and wit, so ...

That's what she said.

https://thephilosophyforum.com/discussion/download/2705/YGID%20small.png Alas, I am 50 years out from my early 20s.

I wasn't sure about this reference so I looked it up. Are you using "kappa" as a Japanese troll? You should know that @"javi2541997" is our resident J...

I'm glad. Welcome back @"green flag". I'm glad about this too.

I agree, but I found I was hurting people's feelings too often if I didn't use them on posts where I might be misinterpreted.

He wants to reread the book before he starts the thread.

I hope it was helpful. What struck me was number of problems the program had with the questions even though they seemed simple and straightforward to ...

I was unimpressed by Carrier's presentation of Bunge's approach. My philosophy, such as it is, is far from any kind of academic approach, so I don't f...

That certainly wasn't my point, which was that I am most interested in the intellectual process itself, not the results of that process. The experienc...

I read it because @"Noble Dust" indicated he is going to start of thread about it. I don't want to lay my thoughts out till he does.

I'm not in any hurry, I just wanted you to know I'm ready when you are. Keep in mind I don't have to work for a living, so I have plenty of time to re...

Here's an extended conversation. My questions are bolded. I've hidden it because it's long. Solve 109 + ((-9.81) * 12) To solve this expression, we ne...

I'm ready to get started whenever you and the other interested parties are. Please put a tag for me on the OP to make sure I don't miss it.

Welcome to the forum. The only way we might be able to tell you aren't a native English speaker is that your vocabulary, grammar, spelling, and clarit...

In the rest of the world, they measure time in the metric system - 100 seconds in a minute, 100 minutes in an hour, 10 hours in a day, 10 days in a we...

Really good, thoughtful post. I think this is right. I remember coming across a fairly well-known essay - "Should Trees have Standing" - looking at wh...

I always looked at it a little differently - 25% of people are really good at what they do, 25% are really bad. The rest are in the middle, somewhere ...

@"Nguyenover"

That's because you live on the wrong side of the International Fools Line.

That's what she said.

I had more redeeming qualities as an engineer than I do as a pseudo-philosopher. Actually, that's not true, as an engineer I behaved just like I do he...

I just got off Chat GPT. I wasn't trying to fool it, just ask some simple questions about how to handle significant figures. It contradicted itself an...

When I was an engineer, I travelled fairly often. Many of the sites I worked on were in old beat up cities, which tend to have lots of good, inexpensi...

Thanks for the link. I skimmed the essay quickly. To start off, I agree with Midgley that metaphysics and epistemology are practical enterprises. I co...

You and I are often in agreement about philosophical issues, but I disagree with just about all of your points here. No surprise - the definition and ...

I can see why you and others would like what he said. I like meta-philosophy like his - philosophy about the nature of philosophy. I just didn't find ...

I watched the first 20 minutes of the video, but I stopped because I disagreed with so much the presenter said about what philosophy is and should be....

I'll revise my statement - Treating people badly doesn't necessarily mean you're evil, it means you're an asshole

You've misspelled "thums."

The golden rule does not describe an "exchange of benefits." It's unilateral, a statement of personal value. You don't treat people fairly or kindly f...

I'm not really interested in writing stories. I like reading them; talking about them; and figuring out what they are, how they work, and how I experi...

@"Noble Dust", @"Manuel", @"Jamal" If you'll pick one particular book and give me a couple of days to read it, I'll participate. Preferably one that's...

I agree with the position you seem to be taking against emotivism, but there is significant scientific evidence to show that emotion has a major role ...

Is it possible that Chat GPT or other similar program hacked into TPF and created Hoo and a chain of sockpuppets including all their discussions, post...

Comments which seem to be trying to address the issues raised in the post they are responding to and in the OP. Substantive arguments expressed in rea...

I don't generally get drunk on beer, I just fall asleep.

I generally respond to posts that are specifically addressed to me. I would feel bad not responding to someone who was being reasonably polite and sin...

It's actually 9, but you asked me what you were thinking, not how much you'd had to drink.

Well, I don't know what you were thinking when you posted that question, but right now you're thinking "Is that 7 or 8 pints I've had now?"

Yes, yes. Great minds and all that.

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Yes. This would be helpful for me too. Thanks for the recommendations.

You and I often agree when we're not trying to prove who the biggest smarty-pants is.