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SSwammerdami replied to the thread Define God.I have a simple somewhat-facetious view of the Creator God that might be is similar to Tom's. It develops as follows: Creatures...
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SSwammerdami replied to the thread Define God.A universe based on mathematics will have law-like order. A universe based on the whims of some supernatural creature(s), OTOH, might...
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SSwammerdami replied to the thread Philosophy Of Science.The very word "philosopher" comes from Greek "lover of wisdom" or "lover of learning." For centuries the greatest scientists regarded...
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SSwammerdami replied to the thread Internal monologue?.I talk to myself much of the time, sometimes even moving my lips! :eek: I used to think I was abnormal but several months ago saw a...
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SSwammerdami replied to the thread Philosophy Of Science.Many of the great scientists drew inspiration from religion or mysticism. Kepler was deeply religious. Oppenheimer may have been...
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SSwammerdami replied to the thread The Most Extraordinary ______ that Humanity has ever produced.Recently I've thrown some questions -- including the above -- at Google or ChatGPT to see how they respond. Google's AI summary just...
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SSwammerdami replied to the thread Philosophy Of Science.I gave a Wow! rather than just a Like! because I didn't know that, and it leaves me somewhat astounded! Thanks for this, pood! - - -...
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SHow Hume helped Einstein dream up relativity
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SWell, I disagree. It's not spam. I'd say that a distinction can be made, that the information content of my quote was both reasonable...
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SSwammerdami replied to the thread Online Puzzles.The very next Range I tried also seems difficult. I will watch some TV, go to sleep, and try again tomorrow. Here's your chance to...
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SSwammerdami replied to the thread Online Puzzles.If you're looking for puzzles based on combinatorics rather than words, that require less imagination than Connections, but are more of...
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SSteve obviously really applied himself to studying this thread and the associated links, :rolleyes: This is a very provincial view of...
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SAI Overview just gives a summary based on whatever information is available. It may be a reasonable summary or it may wrong. If it...
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SSwammerdami replied to the thread Philosophy Of Science.As usual Richard Rhodes' The Making of the Atomic Bomb is a good source for information. The story of Einstein's letter to Roosevelt is...
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SThe problem is that reality itself has a bias towards pro-social beliefs and behaviors, and these comedians are engaging in their...
