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eerr

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Re: The Philosophy Thread
« Reply #30 on: September 29, 2009, 07:46:40 pm »

new topic: scrodingers cat!

It elaborates on the absurdity of a certain quantum, uh, mechanic.

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Gorjo MacGrymm

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« Reply #31 on: September 29, 2009, 08:03:23 pm »

I am philosophically stunned that I agree with everything Aqizzar said.

Huzzah!
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Re: The Philosophy Thread
« Reply #32 on: September 29, 2009, 08:56:47 pm »

new topic: scrodingers cat!

It elaborates on the absurdity of a certain quantum, uh, mechanic.
And it actually failed totally to do so, but instead turned into a way to explain certain aspects of it.

Going back on something that seemed unfinished:  there is such a thing as a painter.  The defining trait of a painter is using paint to make art.
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Re: The Philosophy Thread
« Reply #33 on: September 30, 2009, 01:05:27 pm »

For the last time.

It's PAULosophy.
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« Reply #34 on: September 30, 2009, 01:14:41 pm »

One thing I've always wondered about is the thoughts of humans.  Why we do such actions that make no sense.  You have a young boy who sees a shiny ring of keys on the dining room table.  He grabs them and starts playing with them.  Two minutes later his mother walks in, sees the kid playing with her keys, and takes them away saying, "Don't touch these keys."  She puts them back on the dining room table, within reach of the boy.  Again the boy goes for the keys (remember now, that the boy doesn't go for the keys until the mother is away).  He starts playing with them again.  The mother walks in again and sees the boy, "Now I can't trust you, I will place the keys high up where you can't take them."  She places them ontop of the refrigerator.  This is the point that baffles me.  The boy will now (when the mother isn't looking) try to get the keys, he will place boxes to act like a ladder, or he will just climb any places he can to get those keys.  I have a two conclusions to draw upon this:

  • The kid doesn't understand his mother and thinks it's a game.  (this would probably explain why he waits until the mother leaves)
  • The kid is an attention freak and wants his mother's attention. (this would be the mothers fault AKA television)

I see no other reason for this except misinterpretation (1) or bad parenting (2).
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Re: The Philosophy Thread
« Reply #35 on: September 30, 2009, 01:20:18 pm »

It's really much simpler than that.

I call it the principle of "SHINY".
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Re: The Philosophy Thread
« Reply #36 on: September 30, 2009, 02:01:07 pm »

I have a much more scientifical name: The Magpie Hypothesis!
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Re: The Philosophy Thread
« Reply #37 on: September 30, 2009, 09:31:06 pm »

A mechanical cat powered by quantum schroedinger stole my keys.
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Re: The Philosophy Thread
« Reply #38 on: September 30, 2009, 11:23:20 pm »

A mechanical cat powered by quantum schroedinger stole my keys.

And hid them in last tuesday.

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Re: The Philosophy Thread
« Reply #39 on: October 01, 2009, 07:43:43 pm »

*eyes Neruz suspiciously.......

How did u know?
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Re: The Philosophy Thread
« Reply #40 on: October 01, 2009, 08:48:14 pm »

Chris cancels think: paulosophizing.
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Re: The Philosophy Thread
« Reply #41 on: October 01, 2009, 08:51:34 pm »

Let the damn bird eat the damn french fry.
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Re: The Philosophy Thread
« Reply #42 on: October 01, 2009, 11:32:19 pm »

Let the damn bird eat the damn french fry.

Can't, Schroedinger's Cat just ate the bird tomorrow.

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Re: The Philosophy Thread
« Reply #43 on: October 02, 2009, 01:53:52 pm »

You with your NetHack....*grumble*....*grumble*...
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Re: The Philosophy Thread
« Reply #44 on: October 02, 2009, 03:39:51 pm »

One thing I've always wondered about is the thoughts of humans.  Why we do such actions that make no sense.  You have a young boy who sees a shiny ring of keys on the dining room table.  He grabs them and starts playing with them.  Two minutes later his mother walks in, sees the kid playing with her keys, and takes them away saying, "Don't touch these keys."  She puts them back on the dining room table, within reach of the boy.  Again the boy goes for the keys (remember now, that the boy doesn't go for the keys until the mother is away).  He starts playing with them again.  The mother walks in again and sees the boy, "Now I can't trust you, I will place the keys high up where you can't take them."  She places them ontop of the refrigerator.  This is the point that baffles me.  The boy will now (when the mother isn't looking) try to get the keys, he will place boxes to act like a ladder, or he will just climb any places he can to get those keys.  I have a two conclusions to draw upon this:

  • The kid doesn't understand his mother and thinks it's a game.  (this would probably explain why he waits until the mother leaves)
  • The kid is an attention freak and wants his mother's attention. (this would be the mothers fault AKA television)

I see no other reason for this except misinterpretation (1) or bad parenting (2).

He could be doing it because he resents having his mother tell him no.  The doing it after his mother leaves thing is a pretty common result of punishment.
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