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2006-02-17, 20:15
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You gamma-minus fucktards
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"It was some kind of evolutionary glitch, she figured; no different than the other unreasonable side effects of consciousness and emotion, like religion and rap music."
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2006-02-17, 21:39
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Well, now we've got astonomy and astrophysics out of the way for a while, let's see if we can't savagely debunk some silly psychologist's research like the limp fish it is.
Read this sensationalised account of a recent study into decision making, and see if you can spot the big problem.
The study is here.
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"It was some kind of evolutionary glitch, she figured; no different than the other unreasonable side effects of consciousness and emotion, like religion and rap music."
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2006-02-18, 12:33
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It's a subjective opinion that they are basing it on, i.e. choosing the 'best' car?
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2006-02-18, 21:37
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Close. Possibly a problem, depending on the way you construct the study.
But not as serious as something else.
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"It was some kind of evolutionary glitch, she figured; no different than the other unreasonable side effects of consciousness and emotion, like religion and rap music."
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2006-02-18, 21:57
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far_beyond_sane - contributing to the moral decay of your children since 1982
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2006-02-18, 23:12
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Close. Possibly a problem, depending on the way you construct the study.
But not as serious as something else.
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The way in which if a person uncovers a particular unconscious thought , it no longer is in the unconscious, and is subject to the same "problems" this pop psychologist describes, that enter conscious thought?
Or is it the fact that a person can't possibly know what kind of unconscious decisions he's making, and if one does, it's no longer an unconscious decision?
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2006-02-21, 22:11
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The way in which if a person uncovers a particular unconscious thought , it no longer is in the unconscious, and is subject to the same "problems" this pop psychologist describes, that enter conscious thought?
Or is it the fact that a person can't possibly know what kind of unconscious decisions he's making, and if one does, it's no longer an unconscious decision?
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Yeah, now we're getting to it.
More like BILL AWESOME! GO CYBERBILL!
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2006-02-24, 10:29
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2006-02-24, 12:21
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So in essence, what the boneheads that constructed Deep Thought (Hitch hiker's guide to the galaxy...) really should have done, whas shutting the thing down and see if maybe something had happened the day after.
One question though, to anyone more up to date than myself on quantum computing:
Even though you can control the state of the photon you send into the system - you can decide to put it into a superposition - how can you control what the computer does, since the thing technically is shut down? Or do you just start (no, no pun intended) the process and hope for the best?
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2006-02-24, 12:38
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That one seemed fairly intriguing. But I can't help to feel that there is a certain risk in tampering with your own consciousness in order to gain knowledge about your consciousness. A little bit like setting out to open a box with the key that is safely locked away in said box. And, perhaps even more, a little bit of modern physics as well (good going FBS, you've found a philosophical connection between your subjects) in that it appears, to me, impossible to observe without affecting. Are the humanists, in fact, heading towards an uncertanity principle all of their own? I am looking forward to more posting on this matter from you, FBS.
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Listening to Slipknot and cutting yourself is ridiculous
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"He preferred the hard truth over his dearest illusion. That, is the heart of science."
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"Imagination is more important than intelligence" - Einstein
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2006-02-24, 17:07
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So in essence, what the boneheads that constructed Deep Thought (Hitch hiker's guide to the galaxy...) really should have done, whas shutting the thing down and see if maybe something had happened the day after.
One question though, to anyone more up to date than myself on quantum computing:
Even though you can control the state of the photon you send into the system - you can decide to put it into a superposition - how can you control what the computer does, since the thing technically is shut down? Or do you just start (no, no pun intended) the process and hope for the best?
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Presumably, the computer is not shut down completely otherwise there would be no means by which to view the answer. Maybe the series of commands is known but not "run" and so you get the answer whether you run the command or not. Quite startling really, but not the weirdest occurrence in the quantum world.
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2006-02-25, 12:51
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Certainly not. Jeez, I've been studying the practical aspects of science for so long that I'd almost, well not forgot but anyhow, how endless much fun that can be derived from the field of quantum mechanics.
We salute thee, Planck.
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2006-02-26, 14:26
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Say now, you are not going to abandon this thread already are you? It's things like these that really make the forum, if you get my drift.
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Listening to Slipknot and cutting yourself is ridiculous
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"He preferred the hard truth over his dearest illusion. That, is the heart of science."
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2006-02-27, 23:08
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Say now, you are not going to abandon this thread already are you? It's things like these that really make the forum, if you get my drift.
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You must be kidding. This is the only thread the morons are afraid of. I love it, and want to let it rape me.
Today's science is pretty gay.
Finally. I always suspected this was true. The more we know about faggery, the less people will be scared of it.
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2006-03-02, 10:38
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OH DEAR, THIS IS FANTASTIC.
My name is Far Beyond Sane, and I heartily endorse the phrase "Penis-Melting Zionist Robot Combs".
Too awesome for words. Read.
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2006-03-02, 16:12
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Whatever next?!
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2006-03-03, 19:54
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