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Author Topic: The Big Random Questions Thread  (Read 16053 times)

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Re: The Big Random Questions Thread
« Reply #30 on: February 03, 2022, 07:17:47 pm »

Philosphers of the present are a different ball game to the past.

SEMANTICS bruh! Take that to the shop. When you find a sweet spot people say this is what they're made for. Humanity is in pursuit of the same concept but in general.

New question: Worldmind, brain... uh...

Brains organize with those that work together, often with similar brains. They can't be shared, so there's no one human brain. But all of them working together is...
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« Reply #31 on: February 03, 2022, 08:14:17 pm »

If we're going to put semantics on the table, I'm going to need you to agree on a common set of semantics, because I have no goddamn clue why that's a counterpoint, or a gotcha, or... Whatever... That was.
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« Reply #32 on: February 03, 2022, 08:53:13 pm »

Saying "this is what you're made for" happens enough that you shouldn't debunk the concept.
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« Reply #33 on: February 03, 2022, 09:12:57 pm »

... why not? It's a pretty horsecrap saying, generally trying to either pigeonhole you (implies other stuff you might want to do isn't), downplay your efforts (assigning to nature or someone else's designs your accomplishments), or give credit to someone or something questionably related to the issue (generally, but not always, some god).

Tries to minimize your work and whatnot, assign it to some other creator or crafter. It's often not much of a compliment, if at all. Lots of stuff that gets (or used to get) said plenty could stand a good debunking.
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« Reply #34 on: February 03, 2022, 10:16:14 pm »

"Vaccines cause 5G" is also said often enough, but that one's definitely horsecrap too. As is "God hates fags" (pardon the language) or "masturbation makes hair grow on your palms (or go blind)" or "babies are delivered by storks" or "you can't go swimming if you've eaten in the last 30 minutes" or, heaven forbid, that there's a taste map on your tongue where certain regions taste certain flavors.

Also, existentialism and the philosophers that touted it really came into their own in the 1940/1950s, which is really pretty modern. Given you're grappling with meaning today, I'd reckon it's the very same ball game.
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« Reply #35 on: February 04, 2022, 04:12:34 am »

I thought the people were saying 5G causes vaccines.
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« Reply #36 on: February 04, 2022, 02:25:28 pm »

Given you're grappling with meaning today, I'd reckon it's the very same ball game.

With a world of different tools.

People are naturally suited for certain things. Humanity as a whole is naturally suited for something.
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« Reply #37 on: February 26, 2022, 10:27:31 pm »

How often do brains balloon, and how easily can they be popped?
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« Reply #38 on: February 27, 2022, 12:08:40 am »

Uh. Rarely, and with a fair amount of difficulty? The general constitution of a brain doesn't lend itself to popping. More squishing or oozing.

Human ones, anyway, there's probably some critter out there with a brain equivalent that pops real easy, I'unno. Haven't spent much time looking into the reactions of brains to pop tier pressure.
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« Reply #39 on: February 27, 2022, 02:50:35 am »

Pretty sure you'd die if your brain popped.
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« Reply #40 on: February 27, 2022, 08:22:18 am »

I got my license from Theme Hospital which disagrees!

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« Reply #41 on: February 27, 2022, 07:13:47 pm »

HOW TO BREATHE?
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« Reply #43 on: February 28, 2022, 01:40:26 am »

Is there any ethical way for a man to initiate a relationship with any woman that he works around?

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« Reply #44 on: February 28, 2022, 02:04:21 am »

HOW TO BREATHE?
Have you tried turning your self on and off to restart the breathing process?
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