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by President Bush
Thu May 23, 2024 11:38 pm
Forum: The Everything Forum
Topic: Weather
Replies: 359
Views: 110436

Re: Weather

multi sub-vortex tornado drone footage...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEFGKMWYD-E
by President Bush
Thu May 23, 2024 10:56 pm
Forum: The Everything Forum
Topic: Planet America
Replies: 915
Views: 324054

Re: Planet America

May 23rd 2024 An american military veteran was killed in the street, presumed to pose a threat when he was exercising his right to carry a gun in public. You might expect America’s gun-rights advocates to demand justice for the dead man. But here’s a bit of important context: when he was killed, th...
by President Bush
Thu May 23, 2024 2:42 pm
Forum: The Everything Forum
Topic: Planet America
Replies: 915
Views: 324054

Re: Planet America

MAGA Stands for ‘Make America Germany Around 1938'
-Stephen Colbert
by President Bush
Wed May 22, 2024 3:15 pm
Forum: The Everything Forum
Topic: dreamed I was typing and woke up with my finger in my ear
Replies: 0
Views: 12

dreamed I was typing and woke up with my finger in my ear

Thread for odd dream fragments...

FL and I were somewhere and heard the neighbors playing the new Neil Young album, singing "how can you be brave if you can't go to downtown bars."
by President Bush
Tue May 21, 2024 11:01 pm
Forum: The Everything Forum
Topic: South American way
Replies: 13
Views: 165

Re: South American way

Stunning! That is nearby a great little town called Salento, Quindío... where we are until end of next week. Bunch of great hikes within half hour or so, here's a synopsis of the general area: https://viajeros30-com.translate.goog/2018/06/21/salento-y-el-valle-de-cocora-eje-cafetero/?_x_tr_sl=es&am...
by President Bush
Tue May 21, 2024 2:07 am
Forum: The Everything Forum
Topic: Reasons Humans Are Doomed
Replies: 95
Views: 41486

Re: Reasons Humans Are Doomed

Oh, okay, I will assume you are not a zombie. Now a question: Was the thoughtful reply to me that you just posted not a physical effect? Again, levels. I'm not physically affecting my neurotransmitters when I reply to you, I'm physically affecting my computer. Now you are contradicting what you jus...
by President Bush
Tue May 21, 2024 1:18 am
Forum: The Everything Forum
Topic: Reasons Humans Are Doomed
Replies: 95
Views: 41486

Re: Reasons Humans Are Doomed

arthwollipot, starting to sound like you don't know how epiphenomenalism is defined. Here is a definition: Not quite how I would have defined it, but it's okay I guess. Going back to what I said earlier... Epiphenomenalism isn't compatible with knowledge of our own mind so how in the world can you ...
by President Bush
Mon May 20, 2024 2:43 pm
Forum: The Everything Forum
Topic: Planet America
Replies: 915
Views: 324054

Re: Planet America

Sounds like an argument for increased immigration.
by President Bush
Mon May 20, 2024 2:07 pm
Forum: The Everything Forum
Topic: Reasons Humans Are Doomed
Replies: 95
Views: 41486

Re: Reasons Humans Are Doomed

arthwollipot, starting to sound like you don't know how epiphenomenalism is defined. Here is a definition: Epiphenomenalism is a position of philosophy of mind on the mind–body problem which holds that subjective mental events are completely dependent for their existence on corresponding physical an...
by President Bush
Mon May 20, 2024 2:45 am
Forum: The Everything Forum
Topic: Reasons Humans Are Doomed
Replies: 95
Views: 41486

Re: Reasons Humans Are Doomed

Because by altering or damaging brain function, you can change the perception of consciousness. You missed the point. How can one make the truth claim that consciousness is only an epiphenomenon of brain function? That would contradict itself. It's not contradictory at all. Consciousness is simply ...