Fine-tuning is not a problem
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Fine-tuning of the universe is not a cogent objection. It gets causality wrong. The idea of a set of knobs that God tunes to get it just rig...
Epistemology with ChatGPT 4.0
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User In the sentence "you are just a machine that is good at putting words together, but has no real understanding, as you are not cons...
Spartophile
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[Conversations with ChatGPT 4.0] Me: Can you write a couple of paragraphs about the meaning of spartophile, and the benefits of eating fibre...
Hivestorm
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Hivestorm (noun, verb): A meta-brainstorm wherein the emphasis is on what the hive-mind can accomplish with higher probability than what any...
Rapidly Eyeball Abstract and Diagrams
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R.E.A.D. = Rapidly Eyeball Abstract and Diagrams "Did you read the paper by Østman et al. (2014) ?" "Yes, I READ it." Wh...
Coronavirus: A matter of tone?
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I had this conversation a little over a year ago, and I wonder how these four people have faired since, and whether any of them changed thei...
The political brainwashing by the rich
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How to reach the people who think Obama is the anti-christ, the racists who think Democrats are communists, and those who believe the global...
Ursuary
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ur·su·ar·y ˈər.suˌer.i Learn to pronounce noun noun: ursuary ; plural noun: ursuaries a large cage, buildin...
Wrong
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Open letter to President Trump
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Dear Donald Trump. You are a great president. Probably one of the greatest this country has ever seen. You have the best mind for it, and th...
And with that I'll take both good and bad questions...
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When scientists give talks/seminars/colloquia/presentations/speeches/lectures/lessons/defenses/instructions, questions are welcomed, and (pr...
Step Acuity
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Please help me with a little science experiment. Measure your Step Acuity (SA) and report it here. Your SA is the number of steps before...
The Ivory Power Manifesto
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The Ivory Power Manifesto The Ivory Tower is not my friend. We will not sit idle and look down at the masses while society goes to hell. S...
Evolutionary forecasting and the tape metaphor
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You may not think so (well, not you!), but evolutionary biology does make predictions. Particularly about the past, for example about the ex...
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