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by LanDroid
Thu Mar 07, 2024 1:50 am
Forum: Religion & Philosophy
Topic: Both science and religion are wrong
Replies: 36
Views: 22274
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Re: Both science and religion are wrong

I mean, for me the process by which people reflect on ethics and refine them is God at work, but that view doesn't fit well with the idea that a once and for all revelation arrived by some back channel of supernatural connection, and must never be modified. Hmmm....OK so sacred texts that purport t...
by LanDroid
Thu Mar 07, 2024 1:11 am
Forum: Current Events & History
Topic: Ukraine invasion
Replies: 42
Views: 17869
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Re: Ukraine invasion

Trying to reconstruct a bare bones timeline of recent history in Ukraine. It seems none of this should be happening based on critical earlier agreements and the US is more complicit in the chaos than generally understood. 1994 Budapest Memorandum US, Russia, and Britain agree to existing borders an...
by LanDroid
Sun Mar 03, 2024 1:03 pm
Forum: Religion & Philosophy
Topic: Both science and religion are wrong
Replies: 36
Views: 22274
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Re: Both science and religion are wrong

The story of the woman caught in adultery ("whoever is without sin among you may cast the first stone") appears in manuscripts of John after about 400 A.D. but in earlier manuscripts is missing. Similarly some ancient manuscripts have no resurrection appearances at the end of Mark, but ju...
by LanDroid
Sat Mar 02, 2024 2:59 pm
Forum: Religion & Philosophy
Topic: Can ethics be taught?
Replies: 10
Views: 1526
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Re: Can ethics be taught?

A trial is a crucible in which all else is burned away and only The Truth remains. - Starfleet Officer Jean Luc Picard A lot of people believe that, but is it really true? Consider a situation where a defendant performed X felony, which corresponds to a 5 on a 1 - 10 scale of severity. The prosecut...
by LanDroid
Fri Mar 01, 2024 8:55 pm
Forum: Religion & Philosophy
Topic: Both science and religion are wrong
Replies: 36
Views: 22274
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Re: Both science and religion are wrong

While I agree with the basic observation, that science as a process seeks upgrading while religion resists it, I want to take exception to the absolute way this has been expressed. First, because empirically it has happened: Buddhism is an "upgrading" of Hinduism (as are Jainism and Sikhi...
by LanDroid
Sat Feb 24, 2024 10:46 pm
Forum: Non-Fiction General Discussion
Topic: Life-changing nonfiction books
Replies: 19
Views: 14093
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Re: Life-changing nonfiction books

Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl was a weird experience for me. The main thing I remember - please correct if I'm wrong - was his discussion of boots in Nazi concentration camps. Experienced prisoners would advise newcomers wearing boots that Nazis hated boots (obviously in addition to num...
by LanDroid
Sun Feb 18, 2024 9:57 pm
Forum: Non-Fiction General Discussion
Topic: Promortalism by Gontlemang General-Segolodi
Replies: 3
Views: 1118
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Re: Promortalism by Gontlemang General-Segolodi

Not sure what to make of this strange video except it appears that in addition to advocating for the elimination of all life, Gontlemang General-Segolodi is an unrepentant pedophile. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMi3UCQAqDU Dunno why I decided to take a 2nd look at the "arguments" in th...
by LanDroid
Sun Feb 18, 2024 12:41 pm
Forum: Non-Fiction General Discussion
Topic: Promortalism by Gontlemang General-Segolodi
Replies: 3
Views: 1118
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Re: Promortalism by Gontlemang General-Segolodi

Don't think I've ever seen a trailer for a book before. (Link at last word in previous post.) Here's a link at Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/PROMORTALISM-Study-Existential-Antinatalism-Promortalism-ebook/dp/B0CR45WFSK And here's a direct download link: https://gontlemang.simdif.com/ There are censo...
by LanDroid
Fri Feb 16, 2024 12:18 pm
Forum: The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck - by Mark Manson
Topic: The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck - Ch. 1: Don’t Try
Replies: 18
Views: 4897
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Re: The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck - Ch. 1: Don’t Try

Yes at first it seems Sagan focuses on our infinitesimal place in the infinite space of perhaps multi-trillions of galaxies. But he also examines the history of human activities in the context of deep time and concludes it is ALL up to us, there is no one coming to save us from our own potential des...
by LanDroid
Thu Feb 15, 2024 10:54 pm
Forum: Arts & Entertainment
Topic: ARTificial Intelligence
Replies: 2
Views: 1046
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ARTificial Intelligence

There are quite a few programs that allow one to input text prompts and receive artwork based on those instructions created by complicated software programs, i.e. "ARTificial Intelligence." Here's some AI art I created entitled " Science: A Candle in the Dark ." That is the subti...

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