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A Depressing “Take” on life from this article


Connected philosophy forum (metaphysics, ontology, theology, ethics)    17 Replies

Bill37, 2023-04-18, 04:58 PM

I understand there r many ideas, thoughts , philosophies , etc. 

I’ve always been sensitive to suffering , but having it more detailed or statistical, makes it even more depressing !

There are actually people who are against humans continuing :

https://www.truthdig.com/articles/the-bright-s

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Supersymmetry forever


Connected science forum (evolution, ID, cosmology, fine-tuning, quantum mechanics)    3 Replies

sbu, 2023-04-17, 09:29 PM

The title of this thread was inspired by the unsuccessful search for the hypothesized "supersymmetry particles" at the LHC at CERN over the past decade.

Since then, I have become increasingly skeptical of some of the most significant "extrapolations" in physical science, including the Big Bang th

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There are no physical laws in the world


Connected science forum (evolution, ID, cosmology, fine-tuning, quantum mechanics)    No Replies

Sci, 2023-04-16, 08:50 PM



Quote:Dr. Daniele Oriti, from the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, defends the view that physical laws are epistemic in nature, having no independent ontological status.



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Ufo encounters at sea


UFO/UAP forum    6 Replies

diverdown, 2023-04-16, 08:17 AM

So I work at sea, and recently have had two sightings of strange lights in the sky.

First one was On the midnight to 0400 watch, we are coming about 20 miles off the coast of south east Cuba, heading north towards the east coast where I spotted a white light in the sky about 12 degrees vertically

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God as Eternal Becoming: McGilchrist's Hemispheric Process Panentheism


Spirituality and magic forum: science and practice    No Replies

Sci, 2023-04-13, 10:27 PM



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This presentation was given at 50th Anniversary Conference of the Center for Process Studies (CPS) at the Claremont United Church of Christ in Claremont Ca, on Feb. 15th, 2023. The event was organized CPS and co-sponsored

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Does science need intersubjectivity?


Connected science forum (evolution, ID, cosmology, fine-tuning, quantum mechanics)    No Replies

Sci, 2023-04-13, 08:43 PM



Quote:In this presentation, Dr. Emily Adlam discusses the problem of confirmation in orthodox interpretations of quantum mechanics.



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Interesting spirituality of some in Academic/Scientific Mainstream


Spirituality and magic forum: science and practice    2 Replies

Silence, 2023-04-12, 03:17 PM

Wasn't sure what to title this thread or if it will even be of its implied 'broader' interest, but here goes...

Came across a YouTube video (linked below) which is a snippet of a longer conversation between Lex Fridman (an emerging favorite of mine; really like this guy and his approach) and Edwa

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Epic AI Fails — A List of Failed Machine Learning Projects


Skeptic vs. proponent discussion    12 Replies

Sci, 2023-04-11, 10:53 PM

Epic AI Fails — A List of Failed Machine Learning Projects

Mohit Pandey

[quote]Data shows that nearly a quarter of companies reported up to 50% of AI project failure rate. In another study

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Where there’s no will, there’s no way: Why artificial intelligence will never rule...


Consciousness science forum    No Replies

Sci, 2023-04-10, 07:56 PM

Where there’s no will, there’s no way: Why artificial intelligence will never rule the world

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[i]This interview should be considered in conjunction with Rev.

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The bait and switch behind AI risk prediction tools


Skeptic vs. proponent discussion    2 Replies

Sci, 2023-04-10, 06:03 AM

The bait and switch behind AI risk prediction tools

Sayash Kapoor, Arvind Narayanan

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In 2013, the Netherlands deployed an algorithm to detect welfare fraud by people receiving childcare benefits. The algori

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