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Whats the least fun fact you know? (reddthat.com)

submitted 2 years ago by StThicket@reddthat.com to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] NightAuthor@beehaw.org 15 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (10 children)

There are physicist, respected ones, that believe the universe is deterministic. That we don’t have free will.

And psychologists that believe that feeling of consciousness is a result of the brain developing a self-supervising function for higher order thinking.

Essentially free will is just an illusion.

[–] TrustingZebra@lemmy.one 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What difference does it make?

[–] NightAuthor@beehaw.org 7 points 2 years ago

Well, if true, it doesn’t make any difference. Because it always was and always will be. Nothing makes any difference.

But in another way, it’s kinda neat. I guess it’s simultaneously a not fun fact, and a fun fact.

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[–] corm@beehaw.org 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Ducky from Land Before Time was murdered by her step dad for being too famous

[–] Hyperi0n@lemmy.film 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Factually incorrect.

Judith Barsi (and her mother) was killed by her biological father before he killed himself.

There is no evidence pointing to any anger of fame. Both of her major roles (The Land Before Time and All Dogs Go To Heaven)were released after her death.

The father was an abusive drunk that threated to kill the family and himself multiple times.

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