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- Comment on Fear not, and enjoy this mere interlude to its fullest! 2 weeks ago:
I think it’s important to point out that the bicameral mind is one theory, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s true. One of its major criticisms is that it suggests consciousness only arose in humans around the time we started writing about it, and that it didn’t exist in humans before then. It’s also entirely possible that humans were conscious way before that, but when we started writing about it was just when we developed the cultural concept of what consciousness is.
The theory also seems to imply there is something special about human metacognitive processes compared to other animals, which would therefore imply that animals are not conscious. That seems weirdly reductive when various non-human animals show some evidence of self-awareness (mirror spot test, Alex the grey parrot).
It’s a nice theory which ties lots of things together, but it’s no more true than any other theory of consciousness at the moment.
- Comment on Uh oh lol 3 weeks ago:
Might be a dumb question, but if it’s blue-shifting surely we wouldn’t know it’s far away in the first place? I thought the amount of redshift is broadly how we determine cosmic distances?
- Comment on Everybody gets one [choose wisely] 2 months ago:
Thanks that’s perfect, my back feels great.
If I’m allowed another wish, can I get a space suit? Ideally ASAP
- Comment on Everybody gets one [choose wisely] 2 months ago:
Hello wise one,
I find the Earth’s gravity of 9.80665m/s² a bit much. Sometimes my back hurts from standing too long, and the general weight of existence sits heavy on my shoulders.
Can you make it a bit more comfortable please. Maybe 9.80664?
- Comment on Hertz, showing the difference between science and engineering 3 months ago:
With great power comes great corruption and tyranny. So begins the dark era of Terahertz
- Comment on Sagan, you look high. 5 months ago:
And this rising potency is a direct consequence of cannabis being illegal. Producers are breeding stronger and stronger strains with higher THC content and lower CBD to get the most bang for their buck.
If you legalise and regulate it, suddenly that pressure is taken away. Cannabis is produced in consistent and known strengths, distributed in packaging that clearly states the potency so people can make informed choices about what they take.
- Comment on Infinite Monkey Theorem 5 months ago:
I have an infinite number of rooms, so I’m putting two monkeys in each room with two typewriters.
Now I can do it in half the time.
- Comment on Infinite Monkey Theorem 5 months ago:
Hey! I liked Romeo and Djrurleltkitshsnmqlaapj
- Comment on shrimp colour drama 6 months ago:
Ruined my day tbh
- Comment on Fucking hell 6 months ago:
Oh man, that takes me back.
- Comment on Thinkpad for the win 7 months ago:
Well maybe you were cleaning it wrong
- Comment on I've been wondering for some time 1 year ago:
Personality disorders are listed in the ICD-11 (International Classification of Diseases), and are definitely a mental illness accckkkshually