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And if they’re part of reality, then they are subject to scientific inquiry. The human condition is very much at risk in several significant ways right now in large part bc humans keep ignoring scientific findings and continue relying instead on their own subjectivity.

Is that subjective? But it happens! I’ve seen it with my own two eyes!!

It appears you didn’t bother reading the article before posting?

Starting to?

Of course there are. You have size of the context window and how many tokens are allowed. You have how many billions of parameters the model was trained on. You have metrics on different efficacies of training type like RAG or RLHF. There’s lag between query and response and how many hundreds of milliseconds it takes to receive audio responses to voice prompts, or how many modes can used to engage it. On top of that, most releases have a model card which lays out how the system was setup and what to expect in the results. There’s human rankings based on how capable the model is, and ranks that are calculated based on tests designed for PhDs or mathematicians. You can determine how good it is as writing and repairing its own code. https://huggingface.co/learn/nlp-course/chapter4/4 Details matter here, but assume fancy Google for now with most goods available today to consumers

There are machines which measure activation and intensity and blood flow across brain regions.

Well, in fact, I just made the Kessel Run in 12 parsecs. Sorry for having some off topic fun in your problem solving thread, Genady. Well wishes on the leak being easy-ish to correct.

Thanks

Correct, bc opinions are like arseholes. Everyone’s got one and they usually stink… and this a science forum FFS

Whah…. Whah… whah… does someone need a snack or new diaper?

Yes, that’s the point

If not imagination in one of its many forms, then from where? Anything which surfaces naturally has a natural explanation and source underlying it. Those are both subject to scientific inquiry.

People eating magic mushrooms and LSD feel the same. Exactly as you said, easily explainable neural response.

Meditation is quite beneficial, but it changes one’s cortisol and adrenaline and stress levels much like relaxed breathing does through increased oxygen consumption, but (beyond the small space between your ears) does not alter spacetime itself. I encourage you to keep meditating because right now your thinking is rather sloppy and perhaps that will help. You don’t even realize how often you contradict yourself because you’re so convinced everyone else is wrong and must be argued against. A poet might say that humans are the universe trying to understand itself for a little while, and poetry often provides us with new perspectives and insights, but it’s value again involves thoughts and feelings not in altering spacetime more broadly (and no, survey results are also irrelevant to the claims you’re making). It’s important keeping an open mind, but not so open that your brains fall out.

So, contrary to your original point, NOT “beyond time and space.” If this is the case, why did you argue when I suggested it only existed in one’s imagination? Now you’re agreeing with me.

And you’re suggesting that’s NOT imaginary? Will you please drop a pin there on google maps so I may better locate it? There’s nothing silly about those quotes. They’re very insightful comments about the human condition. They’re also unsupportive of and irrelevant to the assertions you’re making here. Agreed

Sorry, how warm is that in Fahrenheit though? /rimshot

Unroll a package or two of paper towels across the lawn and walk across them? See where the water soaked in most? Curious to hear your report.

The imaginary parts?

How so?

I'd say it a different way: Science is a process to systematically remove bias from what we believe. Religion is a tool that codifies that bias and ends the search.

Fair. I’m no expert on moisture meters, but I bet there’s a tool or process beyond divining rods to figure out which areas around the drain line are wettest relative to the surrounding vicinity. With that knowledge in hand, you could then focus your dig on a smaller section of yard. Otherwise, just redo the whole line and move on with your life.

Depends on the topic, intent, and channel. YouTube is an amazing resource for learning how to DIY stuff in the home or for fixing autos, for example. User critical thinking still required, but mention of “any topic” made me bristle

Grab a soil moisture probe and start poking around in a grid pattern. Record measurements taken within each cell of your grid and see where it’s wettest https://www.bestbuypick.com/elite/best-5-soil-moisture-meters-of-2024-2/ Do it every foot or 2 for more granular precise measures https://www.bobvila.com/articles/best-soil-moisture-meter/

He is not a practicing scientist