Remember: “All models are wrong. Some are useful.”
True direct proof only exists within the most raw philosophies like mathematics. All else is comprised of theories which we haven’t proved wrong yet or, in a few cases, the least-wrong of all our theories.
Quantum physics and relativity fall in that final category. They describe the universe well but not entirely and not together. We know they aren’t currently correct, but they are the best we have at the moment.
At what point does a set of stairs become a wall? How thin can steps be before they are no longer considered steps?
Incidentally you might want to look into a condition called wandering bladder.
Why?
Oh no reason, no reason at all.
Y'know, ch-choose a movie or... Or we can watch some interdimensional cable if you want.
We now return to "Nintendo 69."
Nintendo, oh, what are you doing to me? Oh, Nintendo, oh, Nin...
Or we can watch whatever, y'know.
I would assume the downvotes are more for the “religion is a framework to be shitty” part. I’m also going to get downvoted for a similar reason.
Religion is justification for one’s moral compass / desires.
You see people who think it’s morally okay to rape kids or take away women’s rights or the rights of trans people or the rights of gay people etc. These people can’t justify morals (or lack thereof) logically so they use religion to give them a false sense of rationality. Hence you think religion is a framework for being shitty.
However, there are other people who use religion to justify “good” behavior like compassion and acceptance. These people are still reliant on fallacious beliefs, but their actions are not “shitty” so they get offended. Furthermore, others—who know people in this second category—may also think the remark about religion being shitty is not correct and is rude. That’s why it’s getting downvoted.
Fun sidenote, we can actually formally prove that religion or at least absolute morality doesn’t matter, and that people will just do what they want no matter what:
Proof. We seek to prove that people do whatever they want regardless of the existence of a god or absolute morality. We have three natural cases:
Case 1: Assume neither god nor an absolute purpose/morality exists. Then a person will default to their own morals. Hence, if neither exists, people will do whatever they want.
Case 2: Assume a god or purpose/morality exists that does not align with a person’s current morals. (For example a god that required you to strangle six puppies every year or required human sacrifice, or raping kids, or blowing up hospitals, or working in finance, etc.). Then this person will not follow that god/purpose because they are a bad god/purpose. Hence, a person will do whatever they feel is right regardless even with the existence of a true deity/purpose when that god/purpose does not share their morals.
Case 3: Assume a true god or purpose does exist and that it aligns with the morality of a person. Then that person will be living that way anyway, so the existence of the god or purpose has no effect on them doing whatever they want.
In each case a person will do whatever they want regardless of the existence or non existence of a god or a true purpose/morality. Q.E.D.
I should note that while I did come up with this proof myself several years ago, I learned later that Marcus Aurelius and other philosophers beat me to the punch by several centuries. But hey philosophy is the study of understanding existence, if we both exist in the same existence we can and should be able to discover the same facts about reality.
The whale biologist is one of the best one off characters:
Well, you’ve come to the right guy. I’m the whale biologist, though personally I hate whales. Especially Mushu
Then why’d you become a whale biologist?
I don’t know you well enough to get into that.
…and the fifth reason whales kill is for the sheer fun of it!
Anything else?
Yeah, your suit’s lumpy and you smell awful. Hey, I call ‘em like I see ‘em, I’m a whale biologist.
The suit was ugly! Whale biologist.
Introducing Mushu! The educated whale who thinks he’s better than you!
Stop him! He’s got aquarium property!
Better do what he says; he’s a whale biologist.
I was born after 2000 (though not too long after) and this is actually one of my core memories. I think about the sounds of the static and the sound of the CRT turning off all the time.
Also, we had a really old tv in our basement till at least 2008 that had no remote, just knobs and I remember messsing with the “hue” dial all the time trying to figure out how it worked.
The only reason that tv worked so late is that we had a black box connected to the antenna which I later learned was converting the digital signal to analog for the TV.
Also, you’ve just reminded me that I remember the switch from analog to digital. Specifically, I remember watching Elmo talking with some adult on TV about the change. Now I really want to find that video. I think the guy was wearing a suit had short dark hair and glasses. I also think the background was pinkish purple. I want to know how accurate my memories from so long ago are. (I’ll add the link to the video in an edit if I can find it)
Edit: I cannot find the video :(
As a resident pharmacy technician do you think there will ever be a day in which humans and robots can peacefully coexist?
And on a more serious note, is there significant evidence that doing this once or twice causes lasting negative effects? Or does it have to be repeated use or extremely high dosage to do significant neurological damage?
This has stirred deep, long forgotten memories in me
So happy for the Romans still trying to get to space even this long after the collapse of their empire. I believe in you guys
“Some lady came at me saying I stole her purse. I threw the professor at her but she kept coming, so then I had to hit her with this purse I found!”