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Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 16th September 2014, 10:46 AM
Replies: 142
Views: 19,195
Posted By Mr. Scott
I've already answered that. So they can do...

I've already answered that. So they can do retakes until they get something usable. They had only one chance to get a good take of the actual beheading. Perhaps Jihadi John and his film crew wanted...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 16th September 2014, 08:08 AM
Replies: 142
Views: 19,195
Posted By Mr. Scott
You didn't see the video, did you? Not one...

You didn't see the video, did you?

Not one drop of blood. Inappropriate type of knife. I had kids, too, so I know what it looks like when they pretend.

...and I've seen REAL decapitation...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 16th September 2014, 08:03 AM
Replies: 142
Views: 19,195
Posted By Mr. Scott
Oh, a combined Straw Man...

Oh, a combined Straw Man (https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/strawman) and Ad Hominem (https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/ad-hominem) attack. I like it! :D
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 16th September 2014, 07:24 AM
Replies: 142
Views: 19,195
Posted By Mr. Scott
Again, some of the comments here appear to be...

Again, some of the comments here appear to be made by people who've not actually read what I wrote. I'm getting used to that.

Jihadi John pretends to saw off Foley's head in a way that looks to me...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 16th September 2014, 03:34 AM
Replies: 142
Views: 19,195
Posted By Mr. Scott
I don't see how I'm arguing from incredulity. ...

I don't see how I'm arguing from incredulity.

A hypothesis that James Foley was killed humanely off-camera, then beheaded, and his head and body posed for the camera, is not contradicted by...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 16th September 2014, 02:59 AM
Replies: 142
Views: 19,195
Posted By Mr. Scott
Off topic. Will not respond.

Off topic. Will not respond.
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 16th September 2014, 01:59 AM
Replies: 142
Views: 19,195
Posted By Mr. Scott
Thanks! That one didn't come up in my searches,...

Thanks! That one didn't come up in my searches, for some reason. It occurred to me that, for all we know, Foley might have been killed humanely and beheaded after he was dead. There's nothing in the...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 15th September 2014, 04:40 PM
Replies: 142
Views: 19,195
Posted By Mr. Scott
OK, since some people I'm arguing with here...

OK, since some people I'm arguing with here clearly haven't read what I actually wrote, I'll use short sentences from now on.

My conclusion is the Foley video was carefully staged, though the...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 15th September 2014, 02:59 PM
Replies: 142
Views: 19,195
Posted By Mr. Scott
You're right. I don't see the irony. Explain,...

You're right. I don't see the irony. Explain, please.
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 15th September 2014, 01:26 PM
Replies: 142
Views: 19,195
Posted By Mr. Scott
Or, did we go to war in Iraq the first time...

Or, did we go to war in Iraq the first time because we were lied to about babies being thrown out of their incubators? After Saddam was assured by the USA that we were neutral about Iraq's border...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 15th September 2014, 10:36 AM
Replies: 142
Views: 19,195
Posted By Mr. Scott
I looked for one before starting this thread and...

I looked for one before starting this thread and didn't find it. Linky?
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 15th September 2014, 09:13 AM
Replies: 142
Views: 19,195
Posted By Mr. Scott
Someone should compose a music cue called "March...

Someone should compose a music cue called "March of the Strawmen."

My conclusion is the ISIS PR people who made this video were so concerned about the professionalism of their presentation that...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 14th September 2014, 06:29 PM
Replies: 142
Views: 19,195
Posted By Mr. Scott
My conclusion is similar. There are many videos...

My conclusion is similar. There are many videos online that actually show a head being sawed off, and the head stays alive (barely) briefly afterwards. The gap in these ISIS works is curious. No one...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 14th September 2014, 01:19 PM
Replies: 142
Views: 19,195
Posted By Mr. Scott
You underestimate me. Have you seen it, yourself?...

You underestimate me. Have you seen it, yourself? I've looked at other beheading videos that are clearly real, and incredibly disturbing. There's something fishy about this one. It's almost like old...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 14th September 2014, 01:12 PM
Replies: 142
Views: 19,195
Posted By Mr. Scott
ISIS Foley Beheading Video Looks Fake to Me

I watched the uncensored video of the 8/19/14 James Foley "beheading" again and it looks fake to me. It's badly acted, and the "special effect" of the beheading is worthy of a 10 year old attempting...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 6th September 2014, 11:48 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,781
Posted By Mr. Scott
I think calling it brain to brain is rather...

I think calling it brain to brain is rather deceptive. Isn't it actually brain to electroencephalogram to computer to email to computer to cranial stimulation to brain? There are a bunch of steps in...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 15th June 2014, 09:09 AM
Replies: 91
Views: 5,733
Posted By Mr. Scott
LOL. Could I tell if you're debating a live...

LOL. Could I tell if you're debating a live Libertarian or Libertarianbot? Doubtful.

Many people, especially those with rigid ideologies, turn out to be quite sphexish...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 15th June 2014, 03:47 AM
Replies: 91
Views: 5,733
Posted By Mr. Scott
I don't think Eugene Goostman has achieved...

I don't think Eugene Goostman has achieved artificial intelligence so much as it has spoofed it. Turing didn't foresee how poorly humans would judge intelligence.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 14th June 2014, 02:29 PM
Replies: 91
Views: 5,733
Posted By Mr. Scott
This one is interesting, from Wiki Turing Test....

This one is interesting, from Wiki Turing Test. Again, I think it says more about our shaky ability to judge intelligence than it does about the intelligence of the particular chatterbot.



The...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 13th June 2014, 08:52 PM
Replies: 91
Views: 5,733
Posted By Mr. Scott
"Guess" is a better word than "judge." You don't...

"Guess" is a better word than "judge." You don't judge the guess. It's either right or wrong (succeeding or failing to detect the bot). Then you tally up the right against wrong guesses. It's not...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 13th June 2014, 07:15 PM
Replies: 91
Views: 5,733
Posted By Mr. Scott
After Deep Blue and Watson and self-driving cars,...

After Deep Blue and Watson and self-driving cars, it's reasonable to conclude that computers can or some day will do just about any intellectual task better than people.

I think computers will...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 11th June 2014, 03:30 AM
Replies: 91
Views: 5,733
Posted By Mr. Scott
Yea, I think the Turning Test might say more...

Yea, I think the Turning Test might say more about the shortcomings in our ability to judge intelligence than it would say about the intelligence it claims to judge. We can look at a rock and...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 9th June 2014, 07:23 PM
Replies: 91
Views: 5,733
Posted By Mr. Scott
;) What Turning challengers can do is model...

;)

What Turning challengers can do is model what it is in human answers that make them sound human, and crank it up to eleven. What will it mean when judges consistently guess the human is the...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 9th June 2014, 05:20 AM
Replies: 91
Views: 5,733
Posted By Mr. Scott
In the most recent botprize...

In the most recent botprize (http://botprize.org/) competition, a Turing Test for game AI, some computer-controlled AI players were judged more human than actual humans.

I think that's a hint of...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 5th June 2014, 11:33 AM
Replies: 2,972
Views: 500,821
Posted By Mr. Scott
How, then, to deal with the accusations of...

How, then, to deal with the accusations of victim-blaming after the fact?

Tell God not to strike people with lightning? Tell gangs to give you free speech to insult them? Tell guys not to take...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 29th May 2014, 05:58 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 19,412
Posted By Mr. Scott
Found it! (sent to your private inbox)

Found it!

(sent to your private inbox)
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 29th May 2014, 05:22 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 19,412
Posted By Mr. Scott
Found this on linkdin...

Found this on linkdin (http://www.linkedin.com/in/green92581)

You can try snail mail to:

Jesse Green
CBS Television Studios
7800 Beverly Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 28th May 2014, 09:26 AM
Replies: 2,972
Views: 500,821
Posted By Mr. Scott
I think that's a dog, not a fox, like the famous...

I think that's a dog, not a fox, like the famous Shiba Inu in the doge meme.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 27th May 2014, 08:28 AM
Replies: 2,972
Views: 500,821
Posted By Mr. Scott
Pickup Artist

Pickup Artist
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 26th May 2014, 02:49 PM
Replies: 2,972
Views: 500,821
Posted By Mr. Scott
They go further, sometimes calling feminism "the...

They go further, sometimes calling feminism "the radical notion that women are people." Hurry and buy the t-shirt...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 25th May 2014, 09:01 AM
Replies: 850
Views: 39,862
Posted By Mr. Scott
Then, a computer simulated consciousness is real...

Then, a computer simulated consciousness is real consciousness if it's observed?
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 24th May 2014, 07:40 PM
Replies: 850
Views: 39,862
Posted By Mr. Scott
Fudbucker, you've said a clock program running in...

Fudbucker, you've said a clock program running in a computer does not exist if it's not being observed. Does consciousness running in a brain not exist if it's not being observed?
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 24th May 2014, 05:53 PM
Replies: 2,972
Views: 500,821
Posted By Mr. Scott
Yes, I think PZ is reaching, and don't read any...

Yes, I think PZ is reaching, and don't read any MRA in the shooter's words. It's an angry person who couldn't get dates and the genders could have fallen in any direction. Flip the genders and...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 24th May 2014, 12:24 AM
Replies: 2,972
Views: 500,821
Posted By Mr. Scott
Aron Ra (http://www.aronra.com/) is Texas State...

Aron Ra (http://www.aronra.com/) is Texas State Director of American Atheists (http://www.atheists.org/activism/state-directors).

wOjuIB8a-zI
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 23rd May 2014, 01:13 PM
Replies: 850
Views: 39,862
Posted By Mr. Scott
Then, what observes the particle? An observer...

Then, what observes the particle? An observer doesn't observe if it's not observed by a higher observer. ;)
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 23rd May 2014, 12:38 PM
Replies: 850
Views: 39,862
Posted By Mr. Scott
On what substrate does this observer run? Will...

On what substrate does this observer run? Will any substrate do?
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 22nd May 2014, 06:49 PM
Replies: 850
Views: 39,862
Posted By Mr. Scott
What's with the need for an observer, for a clock...

What's with the need for an observer, for a clock or a mind? Why does a clock not exist if it's not observed? Does a mind cease to exist if it's not observed?

How does a different substrate for a...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 22nd May 2014, 08:47 AM
Replies: 850
Views: 39,862
Posted By Mr. Scott
I saw you ignored the simulated brain in the...

I saw you ignored the simulated brain in the post.

OK, display the simulated clock on the computer screen. Does that change anything? How about if no one looks at the screen? How about a computer...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 22nd May 2014, 12:56 AM
Replies: 850
Views: 39,862
Posted By Mr. Scott
Fudbucker, here's how I'm thinking. Tell me...

Fudbucker, here's how I'm thinking. Tell me exactly where I'm going wrong:

1) A clock made of brass gears keeping time is replaced with an identical clock made of nylon gears. It still keeps time,...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 21st May 2014, 07:22 PM
Replies: 850
Views: 39,862
Posted By Mr. Scott
New thought experiment: We develop a...

New thought experiment:

We develop a nano-robot that does exactly what a neuron does. For the sake of argument, its mechanical pieces are tiny rocks. Given the same inputs as a neuron, it...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 21st May 2014, 07:08 PM
Replies: 850
Views: 39,862
Posted By Mr. Scott
What's the causal mechanism, then, for what makes...

What's the causal mechanism, then, for what makes a system of biological molecules conscious? Why couldn't it apply to a computer that used rocks as storage elements?



If that's true, a real...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 21st May 2014, 03:03 PM
Replies: 2,972
Views: 500,821
Posted By Mr. Scott
Straw man argument noted. The A+/FTB...

Straw man argument noted.

The A+/FTB skeptics have been observing their patterns of behavior. One pattern observed is that, if an alpha SJW makes a statement, the rest must fall in line or be...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 20th May 2014, 01:08 PM
Replies: 2,972
Views: 500,821
Posted By Mr. Scott
First the woman who says Prof. Tyson makes her...

First the woman who says Prof. Tyson makes her wet is to show us.

(What points did you expect to score with that one, d4m10n?)
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 20th May 2014, 12:46 PM
Replies: 2,972
Views: 500,821
Posted By Mr. Scott
A woman suggested that Tyson made her wet...

A woman suggested that Tyson made her wet watching Cosmos.

If I said Alice Roberts gave me an erection watching The Incredible Human Journey I'd be crucified. by SJW feminists, APlussers, and...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 20th May 2014, 10:22 AM
Replies: 2,972
Views: 500,821
Posted By Mr. Scott
Sexual objectification and stalking is fine if...

Sexual objectification and stalking is fine if women do it, white medicine is of the devil, and only your enemies can be hypocrites.

Am I getting close?
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 20th May 2014, 10:10 AM
Replies: 850
Views: 39,862
Posted By Mr. Scott
I don't know if I can experience consciousness...

I don't know if I can experience consciousness without an internal monologue, but this is a minor point. People differ. I know lots of people who always have music going in their heads, for example,...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 20th May 2014, 10:02 AM
Replies: 850
Views: 39,862
Posted By Mr. Scott
That's the problem. You picture consciousness as...

That's the problem. You picture consciousness as "flashes." This is a completely imaginary construct. It's due to cultural conditioning, is a manifestation of dualist thinking, and probably goes back...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 19th May 2014, 03:15 PM
Replies: 850
Views: 39,862
Posted By Mr. Scott
Does anyone here believe that animal brains can...

Does anyone here believe that animal brains can be successfully simulated to produce animal consciousness on any substrate, but not human brains?
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 19th May 2014, 10:58 AM
Replies: 850
Views: 39,862
Posted By Mr. Scott
Yea, it's pretty hard for us to picture...

Yea, it's pretty hard for us to picture consciousness without the internal monologue. I like those stories of people who, while learning a new language, realize for the first time they thought...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 19th May 2014, 03:55 AM
Replies: 850
Views: 39,862
Posted By Mr. Scott
There is the expression "semi-conscious." If...

There is the expression "semi-conscious." If people can be between 0% and 100% conscious, why not 200%?

I also don't think consciousness is just one thing. What kind of consciousness does an...
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