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EDIT: Let's cool it with the downvotes, dudes. We're not out to cut funding to your black hole detection chamber or revoke the degrees of chiropractors just because a couple of us don't believe in it, okay? Chill out, participate with the prompt and continue with having a nice day. I'm sure almost everybody has something to add.

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[–] Snapz@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (4 children)

The prompt is dangerous and indulgent for anti-science idiots. You don't "believe in" science... Science is. You can choose to believe in fairy tales, conspiracy theories and other made up shit like religious dogma, don't causally equate the two categories - ESPECIALLY not while naming science directly. Maybe say, "what's a thing that you can't believe it's real?" If you need to post.

I see your edit, but it's still a bullshit post, OP.

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[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The singularity that supposedly lies inside black holes is more likely just a result of a huge gap in our understanding and a dead end in general relativity.

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[–] art@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Intelligence. I think that "dumb" people aren't really dumb, they're just processing information differently.

[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (3 children)

But isn't it outcome based? No matter how you process information, if your conclusions lead you to a sub-optimal solution to problems, whatever they are in whatever context, isn't that "dumber" than someone that can come up with the best or better solution?

If I decide "god will provide" instead of "if I research, think and work hard enough I can fix this problem", which one is exhibiting intelligence?

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[–] DogWater@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (5 children)

For me it's the origin of the universe. This shit has to be a simulation.

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[–] dodgy_bagel@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Birth order effect on personality.

It smells like predetermined horoscope nonesense.

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[–] nirodhaavidya@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (5 children)

That consciousness arises from matter as some emergent phenomenon. Integrated information theory, micro-tubules, or whatever: no.

I believe consciousness is fundamental.

[–] Matriks404@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (4 children)

The problem with consciousness is that everyone has different idea what is is.

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