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Unfortunately, it's not that easy. Axon terminals of neurons release neurotransmitters. We know of dozens of different types, but are not certain that we know about all of them yet…

The paper is specifically about how space is represented in the human brain. Data representing space can be encoded in many different, but functionally equivalent, ways. Showing ho…

If a rigorous definition of consciousness existed, how would you be convinced that it was correct?

That's why it's so great to hear they aren't doing well. The delicious schadenfreude.

I guess it depends on how you define religion . I think that we can have faith in anything - science, your doctor, etc. that could work in a similar fashion to religious faith.

We usually wait until Christmas so we can put a giant novelty bow around it in the driveway.

It's a good way to get the kids hooked.

Precisely - these aren't "Warning signs" that are only clear in hindsight. They are proof of fraud beyond a reasonable doubt. If a person or organization has these traits and you c…

Heaviside promoted Maxwell's equations and created clearer, simpler versions of them. So I think it would be a language that uses list processing and functional concepts as a featu…

How do you give your intranet site an internal domain? Or do you make the family use the IP address?

Can this be measured? Does panpsychism predict a difference in worlds that have this property versus those that don't? I don't think it does, but maybe I'm missing something. If it…

The problem with panpsychism is not that it is unnecessary or not anthropocentric, but that it is provably false. If everything was conscious then full anesthetic (removal of consc…

And this small percentage of popular videos are made by a smaller amount of reputable or disreputable channels. Give me the tools and a few months and I'll clean up the English-spe…

I don't see that as the case. Modern JS can do a lot out of the box but the culture looks down on "vanilla" JavaScript. I've seen way too many libraries that are nothing but a thin…

Pharmaceutical companies are evil... who knew? The problem is a medical system that rewards bad actors. The systemic problems need to be fixed. And that won't happen so we can cont…

But they should have been.

Sorry for the downvote. It was a good question, but I did not want to encourage a link between game theory and objectivism to the casual observer because I seem them as complete op…

No, not at all. It's about how it is strategically better for your own goals to work with others.

Exactly! It is a powerful tool that works and conservatives wield it well while the cringing libs are all "But if we use effective techniques doesn't that make us as bad as them?" …

You seem to want us to fight them with one arm behind our back. I, however, don't care whatever it is you think "we" decided. I believe we should fight fascist propaganda with all …

Remember when we all agreed Nazis were bad? Good times.

What's even worse is when people are evil and nobody fights against them while they overthrow your government and commit genocide.

"The People" believe whatever information has been promoted the most. To claim that we should do nothing to stop malevolent organizations from radicalizing vulnerable citizens is r…

A flat head screwdriver was designed to insert and remove screws. But it can also be used to open a paint can! OMG! Is the flat head screwdriver invented or discovered? Our mathema…

I don't think the problem is inherent flaws and limitations of our language. In the spirit of "I would have written a shorter letter, but I didn't have the time" I have seen many e…