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    Thread: AI megathread
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Do you think they will be stupid enough to put AI in charge of nuclear weapons eventually? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msW28QRM_y0
Posted by Brian in Other Topics , Yesterday, 08:54 PM
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    Thread: AI megathread
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AI ‘LooksRater' app blamed for rise in bullying at school https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/24254740.ai-looksrater-app-blamed-rise-bullying-school/ (https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/n...
Posted by Brian in Other Topics , Yesterday, 08:45 PM
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    Thread: A new Guardian article on near-death experiences
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sbu Wrote: (2024-04-08, 06:41 PM) -- I suspect others might be growing weary of responding to my comments, so I'm considering taking a lengthy break. -- If you do, so might I.  I don't want to be...
Posted by Brian in Skeptic vs. Proponent Discussions , 2024-04-08, 08:01 PM
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    Thread: A new Guardian article on near-death experiences
Post: RE: A new Guardian article on near-death experienc...

nbtruthman Wrote: (2024-04-07, 10:52 PM) -- And all of this is still trumped by the stubborn existence of a virtual mountain of evidence for paranormal phenomena that clearly indicate the independenc...
Posted by Brian in Skeptic vs. Proponent Discussions , 2024-04-08, 12:41 PM
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    Thread: A new Guardian article on near-death experiences
Post: RE: A new Guardian article on near-death experienc...

I'm having problems with the reply/quote function so I'm working around it. @"nbtruthman"#90  wrote : Quote: -- Any physical brain function-based theory of NDEs has to contend with the empiric...
Posted by Brian in Skeptic vs. Proponent Discussions , 2024-04-03, 07:26 PM
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    Thread: A conventional explanation for the sense of being stared at? Or not.
Post: RE: A conventional explanation for the sense of be...

This phenomenon I have always assumed I must have experienced but I cannot remember one example of it ever having happened.
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    Thread: Does quantum mechanics beckon the end of naturalism?
Post: RE: Does quantum mechanics beckon the end of natur...

nbtruthman Wrote: (2024-03-17, 04:57 PM) -- The way it seems to me to be is that it is apparent that in the subatomic quantum mechanical world at least two of the absolute logic laws are routinely vi...
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    Thread: Does quantum mechanics beckon the end of naturalism?
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nbtruthman Wrote: (2024-03-16, 10:34 PM) --  So the validity of the foundational axioms of logic seems to be conditional rather than absolute. -- I'm not sure I understand you here but the way I se...
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    Thread: The UFO/UAP coverup continues
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nbtruthman Wrote: (2024-03-14, 01:40 AM) -- You complacently pronounce all the UFO cases I cited plus any and all others as mere "anecdotes" and consequently worthless, just imagination and misinterp...
Posted by Brian in UFOs (and Related) , 2024-03-14, 09:07 PM
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    Thread: Does quantum mechanics beckon the end of naturalism?
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Smaw Wrote: (2024-03-13, 10:03 AM) -- This is what made me suspicious of it. Now I'm very much of the idea that quantum mechanics can undermine a lot of different ways that we percieve the world, but...
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    Thread: AI megathread
Post: $60M Reddit AI deal

I thought we had a general AI thread but I can't find it.  Anyway... Quote: -- Reported $60M Reddit deal signed to train AI models with user data -- Quote: -- Reddit has reportedly sign...
Posted by Brian in Other Topics , 2024-03-12, 10:21 PM
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    Thread: Does quantum mechanics beckon the end of naturalism?
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sbu Wrote: (2024-03-11, 01:29 PM) -- Physics and in particular cosmology are not self-coherent sciences. But god of the gaps arguments are not what I'm looking for in my personal journey. -- When p...
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    Thread: Does quantum mechanics beckon the end of naturalism?
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Even classical physics is stuck as evidence shows the universe must have started in a low entropy state and physicists don't understand how https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89Mq6gmPo0s
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    Thread: Free will and obesity
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sbu Wrote: (2024-03-08, 10:13 AM) -- Yesterday, Novo Nordisk, the company that produces Wegovy, surpassed Tesla in value, becoming a significant topic in local news. This development piqued my intere...
Posted by Brian in Skeptic vs. Proponent Discussions , 2024-03-08, 11:37 AM
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    Thread: Can Informational Realism Help Sort Out the Mind–Body Problem?
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stephenw Wrote: (2024-03-06, 04:29 PM) -- What?? No comments from the ID crowd here on Psience! -- You know me already! :Wink:
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    Thread: The Science of Things Spiritual: Live in Lily Dale
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They use the word "science" in the title and the description but mention no scientists, only poets artists and people with an obvious connection to anomalous phenomena. I'm skeptical (as always)
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    Thread: AI megathread
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I remember using an AI image generator and discovering that paedophiles were using it to create child abuse images.  I tried reporting those that I found but nothing ever got done about it. https:/...
Posted by Brian in Other Topics , 2024-03-03, 11:57 AM
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    Thread: The soul, suffering, healing, learning, and spirituality [Night Shift split]
Post: RE: Night Shift: The Brain’s Extraordinary Work Wh...

David001 Wrote: (2024-02-29, 05:10 PM) -- The interesting thing about the concept of souls reincarnating is just how much evidence there is for this phenomenon there is for this, or which is consiste...
Posted by Brian in Spirituality , 2024-03-01, 11:32 AM
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    Thread: Night Shift: The Brain’s Extraordinary Work While Asleep
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There is a lot of surmising and jumping to conclusions going on here.  Can we return to what we can actually know please?  This thread is about what the brain does when asleep, we have a spirituality ...
Posted by Brian in General Consciousness Science , 2024-02-27, 12:48 PM
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    Thread: James Webb telescope finds ancient galaxy larger than our Milky Way
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sbu Wrote: (2024-02-26, 02:05 PM) -- It's no secret that I'm a big fan of what evidence-based science can teach us. Standard cosmology has been showing signs of strain for various reasons, including ...
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