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"No use in you runnin, or screamin an cryin..."
bogol, a logob —
Authority: 107
Indeed not. Welcome to 1978. Those of you who are too young to remember those days may not realize how ordinary and unremarkable these events were, in that long-vanished age. We came this far, but then, somehow, we lost our way.5 days ago -
Relationships from God’s Debris
Qwaider Planet —
Authority: 167
In a conversation with my sister mentioned that she was reading God’s Debris and mentioned something about the chapter called Relationships in it. I read the book back in 2004 so I couldn’t Read More......( read more )5 days ago -
David Chalmers and the Singularity that will probably not come
Blogs —
Authority: 160
David Chalmers is a philosopher of mind, best known for his argument about the difficulty of what he termed the “hard problem” of consciousness, which he typically discusses by way of a thought experiment featuring zombies who act and talk exactly like humans, and yet have no conscious thought (I explained clearly ...1 week ago -
Wealth in Massive Games (gedankenexperiment)
ProjectPerko —
Authority: 111
There has been a storm of concerned armchair economics gurus that has come out of the woodwork over the past few months. Ive become steadily more angry at seeing people trot out tired old theories that show a deep misunderstanding of even the most basic facts about money and wealth. You can learn more about economics ...1 week ago -
Schrödinger Manga Museum
NeoShinka —
Authority: 128
Exultation ~Bakemonogatari E09 Tokyo International Manga Library In a move to promote serious study of Japanese manga, a university in Tokyo plans to open a library with two million comic books, animation drawings, video games and other cartoon industry artifacts. Tentatively named the Tokyo International ...2 weeks ago -
On Disguised Unemployment: Some Issues
Undergraduate Economist —
Authority: 92
This post discusses some of the broad theoretical issues underlying the category of ‘disguised unemployment’. The discussion is made clear by closely examining the hypothesis that Indian agriculture is plagued by the presence of high disguised unemployment. Let us take a glimpse at the Economics textbook for ...2 weeks ago -
The veil of ignorance: great thought experiment
The Hannibal Blog —
Authority: 121
John Rawls What if we could get together to form a new kind of society … and we did not even know who we would be in that society? This is a famous thought experiment , proposed by the Harvard philosopher John Rawls in his 1971 book, Theory of Justice . Jag, of “idiomology” fame , mentioned it in ...2 weeks ago -
Tuesday Thought Experiment: Subjectivity
Kelosophy —
Authority: 116
"My opinion is as good as yours" is something you often here when discussing what we consider subjective forms, such as art for example. When it comes to what we like or dislike, we assume that ultimately it comes down to our own thoughts and feelings - and no-one can tell us otherwise. Who are Rolling Stone to argue ...3 weeks ago -
Do You Dare to Be Bad?
Blogs —
Authority: 160
What would you do if you could do anything, and no one would get hurt? For some, such a thought experiment is easy. For others--especially women--it can be incredibly difficult. Getting Unstuck , a guide to unblocking your creativity, says you ought to try talking to your shadow side to learn whats holding you ...4 weeks ago -
Einstein’s unfinished thought experiment
The Hannibal Blog —
Authority: 121
Mark Anderson As you know , I am fascinated by many aspects of Albert Einstein, and one of them is his habit of doing thought experiments . We don’t do those enough! In Einstein’s case, he mused (picture him day dreaming) about things such as elevators falling through space and painters inside of them, about ...4 weeks ago
