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Yes. And since then we’ve come inside. You’re really quite abrasive. Okay. That’s a shame. We like different perspectives here, they just need to be defended with reason and evidence. Btw - You’re welcome to stop posting, but you can’t delete your account. It’s just one of those things. FYI Did I at least correctly summarize your position? You seem to be evading that question.

I’ve reread your posts. You appear to be saying free will exists because of some stuff in the Bible that you won’t cite and the fact that a parasite can take control of the mind of certain organisms. The idea being that control by a parasite wouldn’t be possible if the will of the controlled weren’t first free Is that correct? If not, please restate the position you’re asking me to address, ideally without all the attitude and invective. I suspect I’ve already covered whatever point you’re making in this free will thread or in the many others in which I’ve participated, but perhaps I’ve not and I’m happy to continue the discussion... civilly.

Tmx3 - Thank you for all the negative reps and abusive comments on my profile wall, but the weather is nice here and I’m spending time outdoors with my kids. If there’s a specific question you’d like me to address, kindly please summarize it here and perhaps I’ll consider returning to it later. All the best.

Another retaliatory neg rep. Give me a break.

Then you should’ve PM’d him, but you didn’t. You entered open discourse here which means your ideas will be scrutinized and picked apart by members just like any other. LOL. I recommend you dial it back a bit and focus more on making better arguments than on making personal attacks on the people who dissect them.

Yeah. Put more simply, it reads like this: “I can voluntarily choose to avoid vomiting whenever I want to and no matter how sick I get. For example, every time I take epicac I puke.” Derp. Wtf

Unless you’re citing the Bible as evidence of human gullibility, willingness to accept as true internally inconsistent and contradictory messages, or the idea that popular fictions existed even thousands of years ago, then no. It’s not the type of “evidence” that belongs anywhere near a scientific discussion. Unless you’re saying humans would be somehow immune to this type of parasite, then this example actually speaks to the absence of free will, not the existence of it. It’s directly counter to the conclusion at which you’ve arrived for seemingly religious reasons.

You sample an early patient. You sample a later patient. You compare them. You see how much it’s mutated. You do the same for flu. You see if covid mutates as quickly as flu. How is this a question for you? Depends on human behavior

They’ll be mostly immune unless/until the virus mutates. Once they’re sick and recover, it will generally be safe for them to go out and socialize again... unless/until the mutation occurs.

Apologies if this has already been shared, but it's too good not to be sure. A dashboard with drill-down capability for infections and recoveries from Johns Hopkins: https://www.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6

Fair enough. Maybe this is better. Haven’t read it. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuronal_memory_allocation

The brain is not a computer. Analogies are sometimes useful in aiding understanding, but they also often lead to seriously flawed assumptions. https://aeon.co/essays/your-brain-does-not-process-information-and-it-is-not-a-computer

Many of the tests being done are by the military, but we don't generally have access to those results as members of the the public

You can amplify the learning process and enhance long-term consolidation of newly formed memories through techniques like transcranial magnetic stimulation, but you cannot upload memories directly. No, you DON’T know Kung fu. There IS a spoon.

MigL - You’re a good fella

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Our pregnant friend had a sonogram yesterday and there was a Bloomberg 2020 ad on the readout

The peace prize is just one type. Most scientists win prizes relevant to their field

It’s entirely possible to remove a cig from the pack with your teeth, but if you’re smoking then good health is likely not your primary concern or motivator

Which of course makes it taboo and paradoxically MORE likely they will. Humans are dumb

Yeah, when he said utensils, I’d assumed he was speaking of ones that were just used to eat by an ill person.

Utensils, yes. Clothes, maybe, but probably not. Pets, not likely. See here for more: https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/advice-for-public/myth-busters Similarly, and given your level of concern, information is power: https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019 Unfortunately, it is getting worse. https://abcnews.go.com/International/white-house-requesting-125b-part-25b-plan-fight/story?id=69190968

Indeed, and quite fair. Our OP, however, is in the US and is what promoted my introduction of the word hysteria. While the US is way down at 45th on the global press freedom index (and Japan closer to 65th), most here can still access sources of mostly objective numbers and examine the overall risk with reason and perspective. Maybe that’s the better word... many of the posts and comments I keep seeing on this issue seem to lack appropriate perspective. Of course, even the concept of appropriate itself is subjective, so alas... around in circles we continue to go.

Sensei - You’re generally quite calm and logical in threads, yet here you’re coming across as a bit panicked and emotional. You’re also lashing out at folks like me who push back even slightly on the scale, scope, and risk being suggested around this health problem. If hysteria is the wrong word to describe otherwise bright and very rational people like you doing this, then what’s the right word?

Also, because they're xenophobic thugs, but I live in Trump's america so may have a cynical view right now of where our culture stands.