dimreepr

No you don't, there's a reason I didn't have to read it.

No it didn't, enviromental stress altered the DNA and in some cases that helped it to survive, I haven't read the study; but I didn't really have to...

So, what do you think is the best tool for the job? Excuse's are often confused with reason, this crinkle cut nail is impossible to hammer in with a screw driver...

It reminds me of that little kid, in the play ground, that hides behind the bully before they start to taunt. IOW, If you need god, then you're hiding from yourself...

The picture describes the arrogance of man... Anthropomorphism usually describes our empathy for a dog, bc of it's sad look, god is just the other side of that coin; which has nothing to do with nature and how it evolves...

It's designed to combat self expression, so by extention littering, everyone carries their own straining whip, and most people would prefer it was used on someone else; a little heavy handed but largely effective, until it's used as a weapon by the likes of Banksie, and classically backfires... The only real solution, if you care, is to pick up some rubbish, and forget about who dropped it...

Not at all, it's quite nuanced when you think about it; the average guy on the street, thinks they know the answer to many different thing's, until you drill down with a couple of well aimed why's, rainbow's for instance, we all know there's no pot of gold at the end, but when asked most would say "it's something to do with reflection or refraction or something, hang on let me google it" and then we enter a whole new rabbit hole of trust...

Don't you have to trust the evidence?

Why does it need too? The thing is, we can see the evidence, even the seemingly magical (placebo, cough), and we're free to question. Can you honestly say that you have seen god, or had an answer when you talked to him? And no, an epiphany, or seemingly magical intervention, doesn't count; for instance "as for my epiphany, so to speak, I woke up this morning with nothing to eat, no skins or truffles and no money for cider." And then "I went to the food bank at 9:30 (usually 12:30) just in case, to be told come back at 12:30, but on my way home 'the morgan' stopped me and asked if I wanted an hours work, I said yes, of course, and he dropped me back just in time to be 1st in que and money for skins and cider...", it had to be god, I'm never that lucky... If you want to question science about religion, your going to have to think of a much, much better question...

But they do have a design and they were subject to an algorithm, causation caused it; therefore, with enough understanding it's possible to reverse engineer, you...

Indeed, it's easy to forget that these discussions are little more than a parlour game...

If there was ever a place for philosophy, it's in a political discussion, and you're proving my point with the "my child" chide. The video was for clarification and if you want a more detailed clarification you should watch the full episode, it's relevant. My point is, bad news is much easier to digest and so weighs more heavily on the scales. And I'm guessing too, bc I have no idea what you're trying to say; and they say I talk in riddles...

As far as I can tell, what you mostly dislike is reasonable argument's that you can't refute. The irony is strong with this one @iNow, he refuses to learn anything from science that doesn't agree with his belief; almost Pythonesque, in a life of Brian quest for the holy grail sort of way.

I read that some artist's would forge a work, that 'was' new, once upon a time...

I think I know, but apart from that... If one is a fruit fly, 7 years worth of generation's would take them back to 'before the stone age'; it's all a matter of perspective... 🧐 Not that you'll be able to read this, which is ironic... So, what are you trying to say? Because AI is really good at forming new images from external sources.

Do you realise how much you would need to 'Torture' that premise!!!

If we find life elsewhere in the universe, what difference could it make??? We can't comunicate and we can't make a meaningful extrapolation, vis-a-vis the universe; IOW a meaningless project... But, it's a bloody good excuse for funding...

The Total Perspective Vortex will show you your value...

An ant has evovled to prove intelligence doesn't matter... 😉

"Oh come on, it's right there 'in the script'" "Jesus" 😣 "OK, let's take it from the top"...

Human spirituality means nothing to AI, much like AI imagination means nothing to us. As I've previously mentioned, it would be like talking to God without the magic guy 'voice of god' (translator). AI consciousness will always be a mystery to us, but never impossible...

That's my point, you don't have too: Liike I said it's a yin-yang thang... 🧐 Glad to see you haven't lost your dislike of me, I hope it brings you comfort... 😇🙏

LOL, it has it's place...

“One swallow does not make a summer, neither does one fine day; similarly one day or brief time of happiness does not make a person entirely happy.” ― Aristotle, The Nicomachean Ethics The yin to your yang.

Logic takes us to the most likely explanation from the available information; when it meets a paradox, it doesn't mean the paradox is real, it means the information is unavailable. Therefore logically, to draw the conclusion that logic is therefore illogical, is illogical... Couldn't be bothered to read the rest.