Everything posted by iNow
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Hamas attacks Israel with kit rockets and AK47's... US sends aircraft carrier in support.
And those other ways ARE necessary, but sadly too often insufficient on their own.
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Fluctuating magnetic fields cause heart attacks and strokes to double!
As epilepsy is itself related to a faulty flow of electric current through the brain, I wouldn’t be surprised if even there the change in measurement detected from simulated geomagnetic current applied transcranially may be an artifact. The strongest evidence of magnetisms impact on our minds comes from transcranial magnetic stimulation, a more useful and modern day equivalent of shock therapy used to treat specific mental challenges. This, however, is SEVERAL orders of magnitude higher intensity and more focused than that which is being discussed here in this thread.
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Mind
Righto. You do realize the two are mutually exclusive, n’est pas?
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TFG or That Florida Guy? Either way, can the GOP win in 2024?
We’ll soon see just how much integrity he really has, and how principled he is. Or, we’ll see how he shapes his judicial philosophy to achieve his personal political preferences by saying, “Naw….THAT was different.”
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Struggling to understand. Did you say this in an attempt to rebut my point, or to amplify it?
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Part of the problem here is you’re seemingly looking for articles that support your existing conclusions.
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Most of his citations aren’t good ones TBH
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TFG or That Florida Guy? Either way, can the GOP win in 2024?
*their. Stupid autocorrect
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TFG or That Florida Guy? Either way, can the GOP win in 2024?
Or maybe red states move to convince they’re judges to take Biden off their ballots (or both)
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And yet thousands of times per day, every single day, we intentionally make people unconscious by targeting specific parts of it prior to surgery.
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Artificial Consciousness Is Impossible
You mean the link I thanked him for sharing since I found it to be interesting?
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Artificial Consciousness Is Impossible
Thanks for the interesting link, Vat. When I hear claims like those above, they sound to my ear like someone 100 years ago similarly proclaiming loudly that planes will NEVER go supersonic or get us to the moon.
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Is that because of your nude beaches? “Ooh la la… une naturaliste!! Va va voom, enchante m’amore.”
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Artificial Consciousness Is Impossible
He’s been soapboxxing for a long time now. Chip on shoulder. Axe to grind. Seems to have an agenda…
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Like I said, fast and loose. “Seems to show some elements of cognitive behavior” ≠ cognition The worst part is I tend to agree with the thrust of your position but I hate sloppiness like this. Like in this most recent article you cite… they explicitly state naturalism isn’t sufficient to understand our mind. Horseshit, because the only thing left then is supernaturalism and that’s a nonstarter. They conclude by acknowledging this is an argument against materialism… so woo woo wish thinking it is.
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You seem to be using a rather fast and loose definition of cognition
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What are the benefits of understanding our free will?
Yes, agreed. See also my repeated mention of how environment and fatigue and hunger and thirst and illness etc anll influence us mentally despite our loud claims of having freedom. Fairly sure this is another example of us being on same page.
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Artificial Consciousness Is Impossible
Nice strawman. The idea is they can be linked indefinitely allowing nearly unrestricted processing power. The limits are financial and resource based, not technical… and nobody is saying there won’t be exceptions. You are so confident about your predictions regarding the future, practically dogmatic and preachy and soapboxxing. Maybe use your powers for something more rewarding like buying lotto tickets (since you can see the future and all).
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Hamas attacks Israel with kit rockets and AK47's... US sends aircraft carrier in support.
They seem to have escaped or simply been abandoned by their captors. Which actually happened is unclear since they couldn’t be questioned or debriefed. They were hiding in a building and came out shirtless waving a white flag with SOS written out using leftover food when the soldier felt threatened and fired. Two immediately died. One was wounded and went back into the building, but was then shot again and killed when he exited a second time.
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Well, this sure is a fun and enriching way to spend my time.
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Hamas attacks Israel with kit rockets and AK47's... US sends aircraft carrier in support.
My request wasn’t for you to leave, but happiest and healthiest of holidays all the same to you and those you love.
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The Official JOKES SECTION :)
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Not seeing any support for your assertion, just a bunch of waffling.
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So says you. I’m challenging this assertion. You’re making broad sweeping and dismissive claims about an entire field of study. It’s far more likely that MANY researchers are doing this already and you’re simply unaware of their work. And I’m sure you have numbers to support the assertion this population makes a minority?
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What are the benefits of understanding our free will?
The congestion propagates backward, yes. I’m not denying higher order effects, but it’s still individual cars and drivers which lead to that congestion in aggregate and any behavioral focus must be at the vehicle/driver level. They are navigating larger situational restrictions, but it’s still them doing the navigating.