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Forum: Religion and Philosophy 16th February 2018, 01:53 PM
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Posted By Donn
You seem without matter. Do they have seams over...

You seem without matter. Do they have seams over there, or is all unseemly?
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 16th February 2018, 01:25 PM
Replies: 1,660
Views: 111,171
Posted By Donn
Yes. It's a Boltzmann Again. :p

Yes. It's a Boltzmann Again. :p
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 29th January 2018, 02:21 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 2,305
Posted By Donn
It's inflammable musk.

It's inflammable musk.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 12th January 2018, 06:36 AM
Replies: 272
Views: 20,024
Posted By Donn
I am saying that the moral decision is indeed...

I am saying that the moral decision is indeed taken based on *all* the variables—but we don't need to be aware of, or even know, most of them. Our minds work it out. That's what a mind is. It's a...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 11th January 2018, 11:50 AM
Replies: 272
Views: 20,024
Posted By Donn
Am only sporadically online. I've picked a few...

Am only sporadically online. I've picked a few quotes I think I can speak to.



A series of dismal reasons lead to a conclusion which could only be expressed by a material mind communicating...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 9th January 2018, 08:59 AM
Replies: 272
Views: 20,024
Posted By Donn
The rule of SO?

The rule of SO?
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 9th January 2018, 08:57 AM
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Views: 20,024
Posted By Donn
You were saying science can't choose. I don't...

You were saying science can't choose. I don't agree.



Means is a better word.

Alas, I don't know what I have upset you.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 8th January 2018, 01:56 PM
Replies: 272
Views: 20,024
Posted By Donn
Why should there be one correct choice? My...

Why should there be one correct choice?

My point is much more basic: whatever the choice, it's made by material, not magical, reasons.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 8th January 2018, 12:20 PM
Replies: 272
Views: 20,024
Posted By Donn
Quality is not magic. Neither is subjectivity.

Quality is not magic. Neither is subjectivity.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 8th January 2018, 12:17 PM
Replies: 272
Views: 20,024
Posted By Donn
This would result in at least two axioms. One of...

This would result in at least two axioms. One of us may be better at stating axioms and that axiom will remain.

The process of distilling the inputs and producing an output (an axiom) is entirely...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 8th January 2018, 12:07 PM
Replies: 272
Views: 20,024
Posted By Donn
Do you use magic to define axioms?

Do you use magic to define axioms?
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 8th January 2018, 11:57 AM
Replies: 272
Views: 20,024
Posted By Donn
Put like that, yeah.

Put like that, yeah.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 8th January 2018, 11:55 AM
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Views: 20,024
Posted By Donn
["Is subjective" for w in "Except that the word...

["Is subjective" for w in "Except that the word real is subjective and depends on whether you believe in real or not.".split()]
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 8th January 2018, 11:47 AM
Replies: 272
Views: 20,024
Posted By Donn
Sure. Brains differ. My output would be...

Sure. Brains differ. My output would be something. Brains are not magic.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 8th January 2018, 11:08 AM
Replies: 272
Views: 20,024
Posted By Donn
If science cannot be used to pick between morals,...

If science cannot be used to pick between morals, then you are using magic to pick.

There is no magic.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 8th January 2018, 10:57 AM
Replies: 272
Views: 20,024
Posted By Donn
Decisions are not magic, therefore science is...

Decisions are not magic, therefore science is applicable.

Inputs are context. Outputs are what happens. Same as it ever was.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 8th January 2018, 10:44 AM
Replies: 272
Views: 20,024
Posted By Donn
Well, that was not all I said in my post. Why did...

Well, that was not all I said in my post. Why did you exclude it? It's material (chuckle) to your post.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 8th January 2018, 10:22 AM
Replies: 1,660
Views: 111,171
Posted By Donn
That's a really interesting and observant point....

That's a really interesting and observant point. It's almost a perfect study of why threads here always go down the same road.

We are, on the whole, simply not ready with Theory, and, perforce,...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 8th January 2018, 10:10 AM
Replies: 272
Views: 20,024
Posted By Donn
Why does there need to be a single "right"? ...

Why does there need to be a single "right"?

If the ability to decide on a course is natural, then the inputs to the decision as well as the outputs can be modeled and reasoned about. This is doing...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 8th January 2018, 09:24 AM
Replies: 272
Views: 20,024
Posted By Donn
Is the process of making a moral choice somehow...

Is the process of making a moral choice somehow supernatural?

If not, then it's 100% within the purview of the study of reality—the sciences.
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 5th January 2018, 01:14 PM
Replies: 692
Views: 113,619
Posted By Donn
Flying saucers; making it a dish gallop!

Flying saucers; making it a dish gallop!
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 4th January 2018, 11:57 AM
Replies: 203
Views: 25,347
Posted By Donn
You would not be present to say anything.

You would not be present to say anything.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 3rd January 2018, 02:24 PM
Replies: 1,660
Views: 111,171
Posted By Donn
Ouch! I did track it down to Privacy...

Ouch!

I did track it down to Privacy Badger. I am now of the club who agrees with external reality as observed by your camera.

Phew. This thread had reality unraveling.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 3rd January 2018, 12:35 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 209,476
Posted By Donn
I watch a few vlogger types on Youtube who live...

I watch a few vlogger types on Youtube who live in China. The TCM thing seems to run deep. It crops-up all over and is a basis for behaviour. For example, the will eat dogs because the meat is said...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 3rd January 2018, 12:29 PM
Replies: 67
Views: 19,691
Posted By Donn
It does worry me a little, and I'd do so, but my...

It does worry me a little, and I'd do so, but my country and location within it put me far from the good medicine.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 3rd January 2018, 11:55 AM
Replies: 1,660
Views: 111,171
Posted By Donn
Is it an invisible photo, 'cause I don't see...

Is it an invisible photo, 'cause I don't see nuffin! Very twisty Mr Cooky.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 3rd January 2018, 10:15 AM
Replies: 1,660
Views: 111,171
Posted By Donn
Where does reality change to unreality? Is sounds...

Where does reality change to unreality? Is sounds like there's a line. Can real things exist when they break with reality at some point down the scale?
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 2nd January 2018, 12:44 PM
Replies: 203
Views: 25,347
Posted By Donn
Once the soul is accepted, the search for the...

Once the soul is accepted, the search for the soul of the soul must begin; whirl without end.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 1st January 2018, 01:13 PM
Replies: 1,660
Views: 111,171
Posted By Donn
That doesn't scan. Materialism is not a fad...

That doesn't scan.

Materialism is not a fad or a competing hypothesis in the ring with gods, magic or navel-gazing. Materialism is a noun that groups the whole of what science has learned.

I...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 1st January 2018, 12:02 PM
Replies: 1,660
Views: 111,171
Posted By Donn
If current physics are not labeled "materialism",...

If current physics are not labeled "materialism", what label should be used?
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 1st January 2018, 11:36 AM
Replies: 67
Views: 19,691
Posted By Donn
How interesting. I get the occasional intense...

How interesting. I get the occasional intense white flashes - like a camera flash going off. Usually as I fall asleep.

I also have a rich swamp of sounds that I'm fairly sure don't emerge from...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 1st January 2018, 11:32 AM
Replies: 67
Views: 19,691
Posted By Donn
Near as I can tell, yes. The recent "update"...

Near as I can tell, yes.

The recent "update" is quite hard to read. (Why are paragraphs so hard to use?) It has added some mention of Buddhist philosophy.

Frankly, I'm under the whelm.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 31st December 2017, 11:53 AM
Replies: 1,660
Views: 111,171
Posted By Donn
The same way you'd sing without notes. :con2:

The same way you'd sing without notes. :con2:
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 30th December 2017, 02:12 PM
Replies: 1,660
Views: 111,171
Posted By Donn
You'd look into the ridiculous and, to start...

You'd look into the ridiculous and, to start making sense of it, find... dah-dah-dah-dah-bam-ting! You're back to the old sciency ways.

What tedious hypocrisy; that you couldn't bear the courage...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 30th December 2017, 02:06 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 209,476
Posted By Donn
Post hoc ergo potato hoc. Surely!

Post hoc ergo potato hoc. Surely!
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 28th December 2017, 03:50 AM
Replies: 692
Views: 113,619
Posted By Donn
. . . Hey look! Aliens landed.

.
. .



Hey look! Aliens landed.
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 27th December 2017, 06:09 AM
Replies: 692
Views: 113,619
Posted By Donn
The indisputable… Ooh, look! Shiney...

The indisputable…



Ooh, look! Shiney...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 27th December 2017, 06:06 AM
Replies: 692
Views: 113,619
Posted By Donn
These pixels are Courtesy of U.S. Department of...

These pixels are Courtesy of U.S. Department of Defense
:words:
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 26th December 2017, 03:21 AM
Replies: 692
Views: 113,619
Posted By Donn
It's very fly-like. I found a channel on YT...

It's very fly-like.

I found a channel on YT that handles this sort of thing very well. In this case, although I'm not sure exactly which UFO video the thread is on about, it could be an X47B...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 23rd December 2017, 03:03 AM
Replies: 692
Views: 113,619
Posted By Donn
This. Why can't it just be this? A bug on the...

This. Why can't it just be this? A bug on the lens.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 11th December 2017, 12:02 PM
Replies: 1,334
Views: 154,911
Posted By Donn
Totally a Samurai warrior!

Totally a Samurai warrior!
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 11th December 2017, 11:30 AM
Replies: 499
Views: 51,874
Posted By Donn
And, as such, man-made.

And, as such, man-made.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 11th December 2017, 10:07 AM
Replies: 499
Views: 51,874
Posted By Donn
And if his one is many; his many, one; then none...

And if his one is many; his many, one; then none is as good as some.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 10th December 2017, 02:13 PM
Replies: 487
Views: 38,387
Posted By Donn
You need some tilt-shift in your life!...

You need some tilt-shift in your life! https://www.google.com/search?q=tilt+shift
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 10th December 2017, 12:47 PM
Replies: 305
Views: 34,918
Posted By Donn
If one were a sociopath, one would also struggle...

If one were a sociopath, one would also struggle with this basic concept. Naturally, sociopaths enjoy the free lunch.

You see:
You have eaten your cake and you demand it on your plate.

You...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 10th December 2017, 11:33 AM
Replies: 499
Views: 51,874
Posted By Donn
No idea, but now I'm thinking they should name a...

No idea, but now I'm thinking they should name a ship, "The Franchise."
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 9th December 2017, 03:16 PM
Replies: 499
Views: 51,874
Posted By Donn
Yes. I tried to show that. Not very well.

Yes. I tried to show that. Not very well.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 9th December 2017, 01:26 PM
Replies: 499
Views: 51,874
Posted By Donn
If there's no difference between HP and your...

If there's no difference between HP and your fanfic, then you can keep going: your fic == HP; fic about your fic == HP; all the way down to whatever broken telephone conclusion you want. You have...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 9th December 2017, 10:02 AM
Replies: 499
Views: 51,874
Posted By Donn
No; but arguably, Parry Hotter!

No; but arguably, Parry Hotter!
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 8th December 2017, 12:54 PM
Replies: 487
Views: 38,387
Posted By Donn
Sounds fishy. The dead are not anything; there is...

Sounds fishy. The dead are not anything; there is no pale within which to make comparisons. We can generalize: trend away from suffering and needless death. This is ethical.
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