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I don't think we're elucidating your comment that we shouldn't legislate morality. Trying a different angle, how would one legislate morality?
September 06, 2017 at 20:11
It's severity or social impact, I imagine. If gambling, for example, proved to be detrimental enough to society I'm sure there would be a push to incr...
September 06, 2017 at 20:06
September 06, 2017 at 19:47
And these other conditions are unrelated to morality?
September 06, 2017 at 19:28
Curious, could you elaborate what you mean by that?
September 06, 2017 at 19:17
Looking forward to it. And do enjoy your evening.
September 06, 2017 at 19:13
So, Trump casinos, pro or con?
September 06, 2017 at 18:38
Emptiness doesn't mean nothingness. If it interests you I suggest that you study the concept to better understand it. If you'd like to discuss it furt...
September 06, 2017 at 18:08
Emptiness.
September 06, 2017 at 17:50
I'm not a nihilist and I didn't claim to make a definitive commitment. I said that my belief advises a definitive commitment should be made. That does...
September 06, 2017 at 17:28
Well, being dim witted and poorly informed can have its advantages at times. For instance I now realize that I've been enjoying the naive notion in th...
September 06, 2017 at 13:41
The line that I thought disturbing: Didn't know there was an AI arms race. If it's true I imagine it will greatly accelerate development.
September 06, 2017 at 01:59
Everything in life is fleeting and provisional (empty), and for Buddhists and people like myself, it is this belief that advises a definitive commitme...
September 06, 2017 at 01:49
It's believed that this works the other way around in people. The predictive brain, operating subconsciously as in your model, would direct the releas...
September 04, 2017 at 15:04
The photos in the link that Cavacava posted are beautiful, with beautiful people and attractive artworks, has all the depth of a Hollywood movie set.
September 04, 2017 at 03:54
I just read in the news that some dude ran into the burning man fire. Talk about getting caught up in the moment. :-|
September 04, 2017 at 00:59
It's theorized that interoception and affect are major aspects of human emotion. Also in the mix are our past experiences and emotion concepts, like t...
September 04, 2017 at 00:54
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4424/36845370391_5364b64c3d_z.jpg
September 02, 2017 at 20:08
Wisdom
September 02, 2017 at 15:14
A winning coalition member in an autocracy is going to lead a revolution to claim wealth and power? They already have that. Revolutions are messy and ...
September 01, 2017 at 22:04
The people tend to do better in democracies.
September 01, 2017 at 19:16
Con: incompetent dictator wannabe. Pro: makes for good satire.
September 01, 2017 at 18:42
Besides, it looks likes the drone needs to practically stand still for it to work. The long range forward propulsion drones travel at over 100 mph.
August 30, 2017 at 22:35
I'd go the drone route myself. Virtually impossible to get caught. High speed. Long range. Large payload. And this technology will improve rapidly. Co...
August 30, 2017 at 21:28
Digging a tunnel would be a lot of work. I guess the easiest and cheapest would be a catapult or a rope ladder. Remind me to buy stock in rope ladders...
August 30, 2017 at 20:41
So you're claiming that border agents are currently low energy (lazy?) because official checkpoints can be bypassed, even though most of the drugs are...
August 30, 2017 at 20:14
Because border agents will feel more empowered??
August 30, 2017 at 19:58
Which suggests that you didn't believe that I knew what I was talking about.
August 30, 2017 at 19:57
You suggested that I look it up...
August 30, 2017 at 19:07
Why are you being so vague?
August 30, 2017 at 19:03
Yes, through checkpoints. Look it up yourself.
August 30, 2017 at 19:03
So you're saying it's illegal to smuggle drugs over the border with drones? Or you're saying it's illegal for pilots to contact the border patrol?
August 30, 2017 at 19:00
Well, maybe the drug smugglers can get a license to ship drugs over the border. :) Most drugs come into the country via commercial and passenger vehic...
August 30, 2017 at 18:57
Even less about border patrol proceedures and equipment. But where did my imagination fail me exactly, in regard to aviation?
August 30, 2017 at 18:43
I have a pretty good imagination so I'll try to picture it myself. Random pilot flying near the border detects a small object flying over the border w...
August 30, 2017 at 18:35
Indeed, you see "massive" amounts of drug trafficking, and none of it by Blacks or Hispanics, yet those incarcerated on drug charges are disproportion...
August 30, 2017 at 18:03
Okay, a regular pilot detects something not much bigger than a large bird flying over the wall. What then? I imagine that it only takes a few minutes ...
August 30, 2017 at 17:49
This is really not a laughing matter. The only thing the 'war on drugs' accomplished is putting more people, mostly black and brown, in prison.
August 30, 2017 at 17:41
Avionics? You realize that the border is well over a thousand miles long. Perhaps there will be a fleet of anti-drone drones on the new wall with fanc...
August 30, 2017 at 17:38
The fear tactic Trump was using in the speech centered around violence associated with drug traffickers, if you recall. Not that the average alien can...
August 30, 2017 at 17:27
Drug traffickers demoralized by a wall? Uh, no. I understand the point of using drones and ultralights, rather than regular aircraft, is the ease in w...
August 29, 2017 at 20:03
Just doing my own 2 min. google fact checking on a phone, Mexico isn't on the top ten list of countries for a high crime rate. Don't know where it fal...
August 29, 2017 at 15:17
If you adjust the exposure you can see that it's not a dude... and she's not pointing. https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4365/36706742012_684692cbfc.jpg
August 28, 2017 at 21:29
I believe one plan is to tax the robots, presumably to support imbeciles like me. I'm cool with that.
August 28, 2017 at 21:27
Roses are red, violets are blue, people are greedy, whatdaya gonna do.
August 28, 2017 at 18:19
Your language is difficult to interpret but what you seem to be saying is that sensations themselves, whether good or bad, do not add sufficient meani...
August 28, 2017 at 17:44
There are many avenues to meaning, and perhaps none better than pain and suffering. Preach it, Viktor! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sd-1CjhbYPQ
August 28, 2017 at 03:46
The child may not have the capacity to see the value of vegetables in terms of nutrition but he could certainly appreciate simpler forms of abstract v...
August 28, 2017 at 02:35
How do you feel about paying for some of the results of unwanted pregnancies that are not aborted, such as welfare programs, correctional facilities, ...
August 27, 2017 at 22:13
So you don't think that abortion should be illegal, or that it's not killing a being with a soul or whatever?
August 27, 2017 at 20:01