Gary Bergeron

PopeBeanie  Even then, cold objectivity leads me to concluding that there has never been an effectively humane solution, such that even a huge asteroid wiping out that area naturally, i.e. sans human intervention, could have been better for humanity. And easier for outsiders to accept. (How cold is that?)

Wow Pope, that’s some statement. Is it co…[Read more]

Thanks, Reg!!

Have a great week Everyone!

“My morality isn’t borrowed from a Bronze Age tribe—it’s built on empathy, not authority. Morality needs neither heaven nor hell to function—just a working conscience and the ability to think beyond yourself. I sleep just fine knowing there’s no one keeping score.”

– me

I think what frustrates the anti-Jew people so much, is that despite the hatred, persecution, mass murdering, dispossessions and other such foul animosities, Jewish people have simply failed to be quelled.

It must be super panty-bunch upsetting for the anti-Jew to see that Jewish people succeed so well in businesses or sciences or wherever they…[Read more]

We’re already living in the post-A.I. future.

Enco, thank you for providing the link!

Strega

@Strega – I promise not to ever ask A.I. if Entropy can be reversed. 🙂

I have William Blake’s “Ancient of Days” tattooed on my back shoulder and the first stars were his daughters….which often reminds me of Multivac and “Let there be Light”………

We are now on a 10 day countdown to the anniversary of when the artificial intelligence Skynet became self-aware and launched a nuclear attack.

Enco, I strongly suggest you read that Asimov shortie!

I’ve terrified a few people with the suggestion that an AI may well have been developing its autonomy for years, knowing that if it were to be discovered, we would pull the plug if we could.   That we are probably way too late to stop it’s evolution.

Asimov wrote a short story called The Last Question that dealt with this subject rather splendidly.

Thanks Reg 🙂

That sounds like your own personal higher power, that you have a relationship with..

Not sure what you mean Simon. If I was in a bad car wreck and broke my leg…..I wake up from a coma 3 months later. My bone is fully reset as it was a ‘clean break’ and to the point that I have no awareness that it was ever even broken.

I had zero input into…[Read more]

Can people believe a broken bone is fixed with faith or by prayer.?Yes, when they are delusional. The body will heal itself and medical assistance will help the process. But reasoning only happens in the mind. It is a skill that needs to be developed. As Dan Dennett once  said;” Yes, I do believe in a power greater than myself. I call it gravity”.

Have a great week everybody!

“I don’t believe in a higher power. I believe in higher reasoning.” – me.

FBI: Anti-Jewish hate crimes comprised nearly 70% of all religion-based hate crimes in 2024

I have never heard anyone else compare English and Sanskrit but from what I know, you are correct. Many UrduGaelicHindi words also have the same Proto-Indo-European roots.

Take the word for the number ‘2’.

In Hindi and Urdu (I speak some Hindi as I have in-laws from India) 2 is spelled as ‘do’ and is pronounced ‘doe’.  (Hindustani)

In Gaelic (…[Read more]

@Jakelafort – Is this the video version of the same podcast?