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10 Chilling Reasons Scientists Now Think Consciousness Isn't Inside Your Brain
Via: Drakkonis • News & Politics • 70 Comments • 5 Likes • one month ago
“ For most of the 20th century, the dominant framework of science rested on an assumption so foundational that it was rarely spoken aloud. Matter is...”
For a long time, I've felt that the essential me, the "person" that experiences life and all that implies, existed as a separate thing from my physical body, and that my body and its requisite brain is simply the interface necessary for me to experience the physical world. Soul + body, in other...
US nuclear regulators want to nix a requirement that keeps exposures to radiation low | AP News
Via: Drakkonis • News & Politics • 1 Comments • 4 months ago
“The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is proposing to eliminate a foundational safety principle that has for 50 years minimized the radiation people in...”
The kneejerk reaction to this is that this is a bad thing. Most likely because Trump's name was attached to this. But if you can get past that, this is actually a long overdue change necessary if we want to rely less on fossil fuels. In my first comment, I will post a YouTube video that will put...
They lied to you about nuclear energy.
Via: Drakkonis • News & Politics • 2 Comments • 6 months ago
“Fear is an extremely powerful motivator.”
So many States and municipalities are trying to force us onto electricity for everything. Our cars, homes, yard maintenance equipment and whatever else they can think of. They want to get rid of all fossil fuel to the extent possible. That's fine. There's a lot of advantage to that. But it seems...
Goodby.
By: Drakkonis • Metafied • 54 Comments • 10 Likes • last year
I've had it with biased moderating in here so I'm going away for a while. Maybe for good. Will miss some of you but this place isn't doing anything useful, especially when one side can pretty much say what they want. Hope you guys (you know who you are) keep fighting the good fight, but this...
My Response To The Left… By Nick Freitas
By: Drakkonis • Politics • 44 Comments • 4 Likes • last year • LOCKED
“But we aren't one people, are we? The truth is, we haven't been for some time now. And there is really no point in pretending anymore if there ever...”
I think what Nick says here is most likely true. I don't want it to be, but participating in discussions in this place only gives evidence that he is right. Nothing of use gets done in this place. No real discussions. It's just one side attacking the other. Maybe because we've simply come to live...
A Conversation With ChatGPT
By: Drakkonis • AI LLM • 51 Comments • 6 Likes • last year
“AI is an Informed Assistant, Not an Oracle”
I had a conversation with ChatGPT concerning a seed someone posted concerning AI LLMs checking Trump's statements. My purpose was not to question the results but, rather, gain a better understanding of the processes they use to reach their conclusions. I asked a series of questions (highlighted...
Is It An Actual Tariff?
Via: Drakkonis • News & Politics • 24 Comments • 1 Like • last year
“What I'm getting at is they're not really tariffs so what are they?”
I found this to be an interesting take on the tariffs. This is posted for your consideration and, if desired, discussion. Speaking for myself, I'm not taking a position on this because I'm not sufficiently aware of the issues Hansen brings up to know whether his views are correct or not. I will...
