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If you interpret "computer" as a concepts rather than a specific class of devices, your view might shift.

Regarding bicycles, I feel compelled to share one of my favourite articles on wikipedia. [1] Still, I think the point you made is valid. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicycle_a…

>- Noticing that thinking constantly about things using language puts reality into categories that are essentially made up. This is a revelation of even higher magnitude for me. Es…

I did not claim that legumes are some kind of wonder food with the ideal balance of fats, proteins, and carbohydrates. Of course you need to eat different kinds of vegetables/fruit…

Depends on your interpretation of plants. Legumes do contain a fair share of protein.

https://xkcd.com/1102/

great eli5. I attended a lecture by one of the Wendelstein-7X engineers a month ago, and the main reason why they would construct such a thing (took 10 years), from what I figured,…

I thought it would be 'luxury yacht' ;)

I did not indent to convey that the empirical findings in biology/chemistry are not important. I agree that you do not necessarily need a quantum description to understand biologic…

I think just the opposite is true. Biology can not explain life without physics, there might not be a complete understanding yet, but physics and math are the only tools that will …

I am not a communist, but I must point out, that it works exactly the same way with capitalism too. If you got some time, there is a great documentation called 'The Century of the …

Short answer: because he was employed by tobacco firms. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Fisher

I like the writing style and assume this piece is well-intentioned. However, speaking as someone who had confidence problems all his life I think what he describes as (over-)confid…

I'm not so sure about the richness, though I get your point. (I recently pondered about the german word "jenseits" not in the sense of heaven, which it may mean, but rather as a po…