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TiredThinker

['Member']Joined: August 11, 2020 at 03:32Last active: June 22, 2025 at 02:05214 discussions628 comments
Location: Buffalo, NY

Bio

I am middle aged and am interested in many topics in this world, and wish I had pursued more before I was middle aged and knew what that felt like. I have my bachelor's in psychology and love all the social sciences. I also like to dabble in photography, 3D printing, and cooking.

Favourite Quotations

"Try not. Do or do not. There is no try."

Discussions (214)

Bio alchemy?

December 14, 2022 at 20:25 10 comments Philosophy of Science

Roe VS Wade.

June 25, 2022 at 00:01 1 comments Political Philosophy

Who are we?

May 04, 2022 at 03:36 60 comments Philosophy of Mind

Word Counts?

January 28, 2022 at 21:20 12 comments Feedback

What is wise?

November 12, 2021 at 17:58 26 comments General Philosophy

What is moral?

July 08, 2021 at 03:37 13 comments General Philosophy

Pity = bad?

June 14, 2021 at 03:54 3 comments General Philosophy

Oblivion??

December 19, 2020 at 03:29 6 comments General Philosophy

Optimistic??

December 03, 2020 at 00:23 17 comments The Lounge

Specific Plan

November 09, 2020 at 00:37 8 comments General Philosophy

Specific Plan

November 03, 2020 at 19:26 0 comments Political Philosophy

What is "real?"

September 03, 2020 at 03:30 132 comments Philosophy of Science

Comments

In: Juneteenth as national holiday.  — view comment
I asked chatGPT about percentage of freed slaves by date. Jan 1, 1863 ~0–10% Legal freedom declared, but little enforcement yet May 1865 ~82–88% War e...
June 20, 2025 at 04:22
In: Measuring Qualia??  — view comment
My biggest concern was that it was fmri research which isn't the highest res and often delayed data so that is kind of fuzzy on its own.
June 09, 2025 at 17:10
In: Arguments for why an afterlife would be hidden?  — view comment
:up:
March 31, 2025 at 04:14
In: Arguments for why an afterlife would be hidden?  — view comment
Lets assume no deities so no tricks.
March 31, 2025 at 04:12
In: Arguments for why an afterlife would be hidden?  — view comment
I am not presupposing a heaven or hell. Those are primarily Christian beliefs. Not even a majority belief on earth.
March 29, 2025 at 05:06
In: Arguments for why an afterlife would be hidden?  — view comment
Without seeing a theme and patterns in our own lives in reference to all of time we can't get a sense of why we're here and what we're building toward...
March 21, 2025 at 01:48
In: Arguments for why an afterlife would be hidden?  — view comment
I don't remember starting this conversation, but I think I was assuming an existence that doesn't interact with the physical world in a way we can det...
March 19, 2025 at 03:43
In: The term, "TDS"  — view comment
What do you mean they are confident about their "location" "within"? Location within what?
March 07, 2025 at 04:25
In: Should people set a higher standard for others than they were able to have for themselves?  — view comment
Perhaps children can learn well by understanding only the higher ideals that was taught from an imperfect teacher. I think there is a Bruce Lee quote ...
August 11, 2024 at 04:58
In: Should people set a higher standard for others than they were able to have for themselves?  — view comment
I for one have had a few bosses that are incapable of doing the job they have me do.
August 11, 2024 at 04:45
In: Questioning reality at a young age?  — view comment
Yeah, I guess the sense of illusion. Perhaps like many kids I was intuitive when people were being less than honest but had no way to know how far the...
July 24, 2024 at 21:16
In: Probability Question  — view comment
Well we certainly don't know if this teleporter machine has limits as the technology doesn't exist. But I assume essentially going to the same univers...
July 10, 2024 at 02:59
In: Evidence of Consciousness Surviving the Body  — view comment
Sounds like you describe a more Buddhists afterlife. No memories or feelings. Just karma essentially.
July 06, 2024 at 05:04
In: Younger bosses  — view comment
I wanted an MBA once. I had trouble with accounting. I was good at everything else including finance. Just not reformatting into standard accounting p...
June 08, 2024 at 17:50
In: What is the true nature of the self?  — view comment
In Catholicism it is believed that a person isn't complete without their body fully restored at the end of days so technically in that view the soul o...
April 29, 2024 at 23:25
In: Should Americans end Daylight Saving Time?  — view comment
:)
March 14, 2024 at 03:56
In: Should Americans end Daylight Saving Time?  — view comment
https://newsroom.heart.org/news/biological-clock-shock I don't think most people travel that much in a given year. Vacations maybe.
March 14, 2024 at 03:53
In: Types of faith. What variations are there?  — view comment
Perhaps faith as opposed to confidence a person is more likely to put something at stake to represent the sentiment? Like a person sky diving and trus...
March 04, 2024 at 16:21
In: Types of faith. What variations are there?  — view comment
So faith is absolute confidence? But confidence need not be absolute? I understand confidence in plausible things happening, but religion asks people ...
March 01, 2024 at 05:18
In: Types of faith. What variations are there?  — view comment
Well, religion can just as easily involve trusting a story teller as a preacher. Science involves trusting people that can propose a way to verify wha...
February 28, 2024 at 04:21
In: Types of faith. What variations are there?  — view comment
Is there an academic division between types of faith based on different criteria? I took philosophy of religion but other than the range between theis...
February 27, 2024 at 03:56
In: Proof that infinity does not come in different sizes  — view comment
Infinity is more of a process of continuing than a quantity?
February 19, 2024 at 17:37
In: Is this image racist? I talked to someone who thought so.  — view comment
I can more easily imagine an African American being the main sayer of "ax" versus "ask", but "pacific" in place of "specific" seems broader to me. Lik...
January 23, 2024 at 23:06
In: Is this image racist? I talked to someone who thought so.  — view comment
No catch. I have seen the same meme with a white guy in it. But the emphasis I would put on it is this black guy is the listener, not the speaker, and...
January 20, 2024 at 17:53
In: African Americans still wearing Covid-19 masks.  — view comment
They get more snow fall in Minnesota? We certainly get rapid temperature changes here.
January 06, 2024 at 06:15
In: African Americans still wearing Covid-19 masks.  — view comment
Just my local observation. I'm in Buffalo.
January 05, 2024 at 05:03
In: African Americans still wearing Covid-19 masks.  — view comment
Well country matters because some countries had much better control than others. Italy screwed the pouch and New Zealand I recall did pretty well.
January 03, 2024 at 22:19
In: African Americans still wearing Covid-19 masks.  — view comment
I'm in a northern state. What country are you from? When did the virus first particularly impact there? A new mutation there?
January 02, 2024 at 03:38
In: Above and beyond. Where does beyond start?  — view comment
I don't sign anything. Lol.
December 23, 2023 at 16:34
In: The objectively best chocolate bars  — view comment
Don't most chocolate bars have nuts or a waffer or something in them?
December 23, 2023 at 02:35
In: Above and beyond. Where does beyond start?  — view comment
What is expected of a person isn't always clear, and many people's duties are to do what needs to be done.
December 23, 2023 at 02:33
In: Above and beyond. Where does beyond start?  — view comment
Indeed. But people usually don't mention this border between the here and the beyond.
December 21, 2023 at 20:04
In: Who else thinks sponge candy is awful?  — view comment
Do they make a candy that literally contains honeycomb?
December 19, 2023 at 05:14
In: Coach Sean McDermott's 9/11 reference. Any justification?  — view comment
I don't know if Von has even contributed enough to justify his salary. I hope he's easy to let go of regardless of the outcome regarding the charges. ...
December 18, 2023 at 01:48
In: Coach Sean McDermott's 9/11 reference. Any justification?  — view comment
I'm sure the team will be fine. Just worried about the image of some individuals. Like Von Miller and the assault charges against him, etc.
December 16, 2023 at 05:30
In: Coach Sean McDermott's 9/11 reference. Any justification?  — view comment
Well the difference would be tactic. 9/11 was an attack on civilians. American forces are generally not considered terrorists.
December 15, 2023 at 02:44
In: Is supporting Israel versus Palestine conservative?  — view comment
How about this. Is there any reason why the UN shouldn't gain exclusive control over the region and turning it basically into a state park for people ...
December 04, 2023 at 06:07
In: Forum focused on people of (non-western European) color?  — view comment
I don't know the age, race, or gender of anyone here. I was kind of hoping there was a source for information on what a majority of people of differen...
November 26, 2023 at 06:46
In: Forum focused on people of (non-western European) color?  — view comment
I think so. What does Destee mean?
November 25, 2023 at 00:01
In: Forum focused on people of (non-western European) color?  — view comment
I assume there must be dedicated forums where minority groups discuss the issues that effect them particularly?
November 23, 2023 at 17:00
In: Write-in votes. Anyone keep track?  — view comment
Yes indeed. And you're from somewhere in time I see.
November 14, 2023 at 05:13
In: Antisemitism. What is the origin?  — view comment
November 06, 2023 at 06:05
In: Antisemitism. What is the origin?  — view comment
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November 03, 2023 at 04:53
In: Antisemitism. What is the origin?  — view comment
Anyone else think they could give Palestine/Israel to the UN and have them run it? No religious skin in the game, no residents, just religious sites t...
November 01, 2023 at 03:57
In: Antisemitism. What is the origin?  — view comment
Native Americans also don't integrate much into American society. They don't get the abuse Jews do.
October 31, 2023 at 22:59
In: Antisemitism. What is the origin?  — view comment
Should there be any country that is controlled under a single faith? Hamas of course is evil and has terrible tactics, but Israel being a Jewish state...
October 31, 2023 at 02:43
In: Is it ethical to hire a person to hold a place in line?  — view comment
Who knows. Perhaps they wouldn't wait in line at all if they couldn't pay someone to do it for them.
October 26, 2023 at 04:21
In: Post removed.  — view comment
So what do you think super intelligence could mean?
September 25, 2023 at 23:10
In: Post removed.  — view comment
The stakes of the question? I just wanted to see if "super intelligence" is a fathomable thing. I have no idea what it is other than a term used by so...
September 25, 2023 at 04:46
In: Does the future affect the past?  — view comment
Thanks. Will give it a looky lew.
August 09, 2023 at 19:34
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