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I believe that question was answered at PF, while it was still around. Logical space.

Turing test 'em. And as far as I know, AI is being modeled based on... human intelligence.

This is a very good point brought up. I have posted a little about this in the past and subscribe to the notion of a "logical space". As a Platonist I...

Apart from the descriptive stance on the difference between the Tractatus and Investigations, I find the Tractatus one of the most aesthetically pleas...

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Move to Linux. Problem mostly solved (depending on what programs you use). Then there's always VM-ware.

Well, if you look at some studies most of the drugs used do outperform the placebo effect considerably, depending on how sensitive the patient is to s...

I'm not accusing any particular person (Dubbya) or entity (a government) for the events. I just want to investigate the facts and evidence that are av...

I wasn't only talking about QM in my previous post; but, all of the mathematics involved in describing the universe. Thanks for the paper though.

Fine, substitute causal with computable/deterministic. Now, how do you prove computability when you have Godel's Theorem laying around like that?

Well, that's Turing's Halting problem for you... So, a computer can calculate without ordering causality? Seems fishy to me. Anyway, what about quantu...

So basically Stoicism is just too rational for the masses. Think that sums it up about right.

Can you explore that further or point me to some sources stating that? I'd appreciate it. Well, causality is intertwined with the philosophical concep...

Well, causality in scientific terms is what I understand as a deterministic system. I'm keenly interested on this from a quasi-computational perspecti...

Well, before I start spouting nonsense, let me ask some a question. Does quantum mechanics obey causality? My intuition tells me that it does not give...

Wittgenstein in 90 minutes. Has many poor reviews; but, something about it appeals to me in its simplicity. As Wittgenstein would possibly would have ...

Those are metaphysical statements unto itself. Remember what happened to logical atomism and logical hinges?

I say we start a subversion tactic and start a propaganda campaign about the virtues to be found at this website. We can promote this place as freedom...

You're talking about endowing inherently inanimate objects with meaning. That's a human thing to do. But, I would have to agree that guns don't kill p...

Since when do guns cause violence? They don't; but, make it all the more easier to conduct murders on a mass scale. Would one want TNT to be made avai...

Well, you can take his word for it.

I think it might be a rant.

Funny that people jump to the conclusion that something is a conspiracy theory when presented with questions about the validity of the said establishe...

Who said the government was killing people? That claim was never even made. And here at least in the West, people are much more effective at censoring...

I don't think people realize that 9/11 was (at least for me) the most important day in modern American history. It profoundly affected my life, worldv...

Don't take it from me. Take it from a criminal lawyer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8bZFR8XfMQ

Depressing response to be honest. What's depressing about it is the unwillingness to consider any alternatives other than the official spoon fed narra...

Now that sounds creepy if I ever said so myself. And of all places!

Thanks for the thought suppression! It seems everyone needs to censor out things they don't believe in themselves or find too outrageous to consider. ...

So, was my thread about the science behind 9/11 deleted? I wasn't even interested in talking about the politics of the matter if it seemed too outrage...

The media won't do much. Have you ever considered that instilling fear in a population makes the ruling of them all that much easier. Fear is a powerf...

Yea, I guess a properly placed bullet is much more cost effective than jail. Go figure.

Wait, are you suggesting that instead of shooting the therapist by accident, had the police aimed properly they would have killed the autistic man wit...

If you think about it game theoretic understanding it's a never ending game of one person or group trying to outdo the other, that is, until someone f...

No input D: Guess people don't believe in reason.

Call me a conspiracy nut; but, I was always under the impression that PF was a gold mine for creating an ever more intelligent chat bot. Put the datab...

O shieee, that's some awesome news. Thanks for the heads up!

Personally I think this leak is a diversion tactic from Clinton's leaked e-mails.

My notion of a psychopath in essence is a person who is excellent at exploiting others and has no conscience about it. I'm wondering if that definitio...

O Gawd, I laughed so hard.

I'm sorry to say; but, you sound brainwashed. Just sayin.

Ending two wars isn't an achievement? Closing GitMo? Introducing comprehensive healthcare reform? Are you high on the right wing meme themes?

The political pendulum in the US has been on the right for quite a while. But, one thing I don't understand is the hatred against Obama from particula...

Talking it out usually helps. The initial reaction from my poor understanding of psychology is to hold the issues within and hope they go away. Not sa...

Yes, he's a big cat. Fat, plumpy, and fuzzy. *Sniff*

You misinterpret what I meant. The ideology of "communism" was defeated in people's minds with the fall of the USSR. That it happens that socialism is...

"of various parts of the country ... " presupposes that it was already theirs to begin with... which is not the case.

But, but, you just contradicted yourself there, Sir.

A while ago at the Hammer museum: http://i.imgur.com/0HmRmoi.jpg With my fav cat, called "Chudy", which in Polish means "slim" or "skinny", which is f...