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@Simon

The motivation for people’s sense of responsibility to comply with moral norms and behave morally arises from a complex interplay of psychological, social, and cultural factors. Below are some key motivators:

1. Empathy and Compassion

Innate Response: Humans are biologically wired for empathy, allowing them to feel the emotions of o…[Read more]

Here is where I am at with Chatgpt at the moment. My comment first:

The term ‘dark matter’ is a problem for me. I think “unobserved gravitational effects” might be a better term. This could be a gravitational anomaly caused by black holes.

Gravity (relational gravity) is not an independent Force. It is an emergent phenomenon arising from the int…[Read more]

This is another take on the topic….

https://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/lawrence-elon-musk-says-unrepentant-racists-support-trump-228379205741

Reg the Fronkey Farmer wrote:
Me: “I don’t really adhere to the multiverse theories.”

The video below goes into “gravity leaking between two or more braned universes” as a possible way to explain dark matter and/or dark energy. (Umm, I think?)

PopeBeanie wrote:
(It might even be a connection through a wormhole, but wtf do I know?!)

I was wonde…[Read more]

After the cowardly attack in New Orleans, Trump linked it to illegal immigration on an unsocial media post. He gave no evidence for this claim.

“When I said that the criminals coming in are far worse than the criminals we have in the country … it turned out to be true…

He went on to claim that crime “is at a level that nobody has ever seen.”<…[Read more]

Jesus, the original NEPO baby.

Take the example of playing a game, and you know you’re making a mistake when you push that button when you shouldn’t have, but your mind can’t stop your finger in time.

To me, that sounds similar to when your mind has made a decision before you’re conscious of it. And then some outsider know-it-all scientist or philosopher says “See, your…[Read more]