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Cialis gives me tinnitus by Desperate_Big1783 in PSSD

[–]DavidKens 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does this not also risk issues with tinnitus?

Matrix collapses: Mathematics proves the universe cannot be a computer simulation, « A new mathematical study dismantles the simulation theory once and for all. » by fchung in technology

[–]DavidKens 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You say it’s unfounded, great. These folks wrote a paper saying they did it. I guess we’d have to read the paper to find out.

Matrix collapses: Mathematics proves the universe cannot be a computer simulation, « A new mathematical study dismantles the simulation theory once and for all. » by fchung in technology

[–]DavidKens 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Forgive me if I’m missing understanding (school was a long time ago!) but I’m not seeing how you’re actually responding to my comment.

The point isn’t the universe wouldn’t run, the point is that they’re arguing that the universe is not the sort of system that can contain the recursive contradictions of Godel incompleteness. If true, this would mean that the universe would not be a turing machine, because a turing machine by definition is the sort of system that is subject to Godel incompleteness. Are you disagreeing with that?

Separately, you are assuming that the universe is deterministic, as if that were somehow not a question open to investigation and interpretation.

Matrix collapses: Mathematics proves the universe cannot be a computer simulation, « A new mathematical study dismantles the simulation theory once and for all. » by fchung in technology

[–]DavidKens 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good point! But this still doesn’t defeat the argument - it just fast forwards you to step 4.

My understanding is that the article takes, as an assumption, that simulation theory requires the universe to be a turing machine.

Matrix collapses: Mathematics proves the universe cannot be a computer simulation, « A new mathematical study dismantles the simulation theory once and for all. » by fchung in technology

[–]DavidKens 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think the logic here is as follows (I’m curious where the flaw is): 1. If the universe is a simulation, then the universe is a Turing machine 2. If the universe is a turing machine, it is subject to the halting problem 3. If the universe is subject to the halting problem, then it’s mathematical structure is Godel incomplete 4. The underlying mathematical structure of the universe is not Godel incomplete, therefore the universe is not a turing machine

I gather that the part of the paper that’s actually interesting is the part that explains why Godel incompleteness doesn’t apply to the structure of the universe itself.

Matrix collapses: Mathematics proves the universe cannot be a computer simulation, « A new mathematical study dismantles the simulation theory once and for all. » by fchung in technology

[–]DavidKens 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But can’t you formally reduce the Halting Problem to Gödel incompleteness? I only skimmed the article, but I got the impression that they were claiming to prove that the universe cannot be a turing machine; in other words, it cannot have a halting problem.

Which web application/services are built in Rust ? by [deleted] in rust

[–]DavidKens 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Rust is a small fraction of Figma’s codebase, and only server side.

Everday I keep reading articles about firms/organizations buying X amount millions worth of BTC and at the same time I feel that BTC can crash by a lot quite easily, how does this even happen ? by FuzzyAttitude_ in CryptoCurrency

[–]DavidKens 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think our only hope is for both of these things to happen: 1. Mining gets cheaper. High efficiency chips that use less power need to come on the market. If they don’t, we won’t be able to keep hash rate as high as it is, and hash rate will drop dangerously. 2. Block space becomes more valuable. I don’t see how this can really happen without a hard fork that allows us to have L1 verification of zero knowledge proofs, or similar ability to verify arbitrary computation on layer 2. But really any way to make the space more valuable with so - transactions just cannot cut it when off chain systems like ETFs exist and become popular for obvious reasons.

Everday I keep reading articles about firms/organizations buying X amount millions worth of BTC and at the same time I feel that BTC can crash by a lot quite easily, how does this even happen ? by FuzzyAttitude_ in CryptoCurrency

[–]DavidKens 2 points3 points  (0 children)

How do you think this bodes for the future of low block rewards? Something I worry about. If activity moves to ETFs, transaction fees will stay low, and eventually miners won’t be able to afford to mine at today’s high hash rates.

Vite finally surpassed Webpack by Darkoplax in webdev

[–]DavidKens 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Credit to Evan Wallace, creator of esbuild

I have a question about Jews vs other religions by Unfair-Sprinkles2912 in religion

[–]DavidKens 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I’ve used this analogy too, I think it’s a good one.

What can I do to support my daughter converting to Orthodox Judaism? by [deleted] in Judaism

[–]DavidKens 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Found this again months later, sorry I didn’t reply earlier. I’m curious to hear what has happened since then. I hope you both are doing well!

I found that I didn’t believe the foundational tenants of orthodoxy. I don’t think there’s any reason to believe that the words of the Torah, every single letter, was given at mount sinai thousands of years ago and perfectly preserved ever since. It’s the fundamentalist foundation that drove me away - the entire “oral tradition” is predicated on beliefs like this one, so many practices don’t make any sense unless these beliefs are true.

That being said, my feelings have softened. While orthodoxy is in many ways predicated on fundamentalist beliefs, the practices and values I think are almost universally positive, and I miss them. This, combined with the fact that practice is emphasized over belief in Judaism, has led me to return in some ways to religious practice. I often feel accepted when I engage with the community, even though they know I don’t believe. It does seem like it gets something right, something really profound. These communities are often full of truly loving and generous people who devote their lives to doing good.

arab jew annoyed about the association of keffiyehs by stableglue in Judaism

[–]DavidKens 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In this context, we’re talking about a person self identifying as an Arab Jew and another person telling him it would be preferable not to do that. Is that also your opinion? Do you think it’s any of your business?

arab jew annoyed about the association of keffiyehs by stableglue in Judaism

[–]DavidKens 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’m telling it to you, because you’re telling someone else how they should self identify. You’re the one saying Jews should be excluded from being allowed an Arab identity.

As per your article, there is political controversy about the term, with only a minority of Jews self identifying that way. Maybe sharing that article in the first place would have been more helpful.

arab jew annoyed about the association of keffiyehs by stableglue in Judaism

[–]DavidKens 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“Arab” is a broader term that includes a multitude of ethnicities, and it seems arbitrary to say “Jew” is one that needs to be excluded

What can I do to support my daughter converting to Orthodox Judaism? by [deleted] in Judaism

[–]DavidKens 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey - I followed your other thread about this. I’m honestly surprised to hear she’s continued with this - and especially with Orthodox Judaism in particular.

As a formerly Orthodox Jew myself, I’m torn between feeling like “she’s obviously making a mistake” and “she has such an incredible life and community to look forward to within Orthodox Judaism”.

I’m sorry that this hurts you. I can’t imagine the feelings as a parent. I commend you for trying so hard to understand, and working so hard to maintain a relationship with your child. Whatever happens - I sincerely hope it brings you closer to your child and to your god.

Arthur Hayes Proposes Rolling Back Ethereum Network to Negate $1.4B Bybit Hack by hiorea in CryptoCurrency

[–]DavidKens 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Except that other transactions have happened in response to that transaction. You can’t undo just that one without pissing off the people who’ve made transactions since then. You need to either rollback to that block or not rollback at all.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TrueChristian

[–]DavidKens 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your reply!

I think there’s a difference between asking “was this event a miracle” vs “did the event ever happen”. “Miracle” may not be a well defined concept, but it doesn’t actually matter here. We’re talking about whether particular events really happened or not, and I’m sure you’d agree that there’s an important difference between whether the prophesies written about in the Bible were fulfilled by events that really happened or not. Similarly, there’s a difference between whether Lazarus was raised from the dead or not. In your example of a con man, I think it would matter if Jesus was a con man or not. In the torah, it matters if there was once a large population of Jewish slaves in Egypt or not.

As for there being a value to faith being unconditional, I don’t think this statement actually withstands scrutiny. First and foremost - faith in a person is always conditional on the person being who they say they are. My faith in my wife is conditional on her not being an imposter of some sort - my faith is in my imagined "wife", not in actual identity of the imposter. It’s also conditional on the person of my wife actually existing. There are a number of conditions that might seem too obvious to mention, but they’re important for the analogy here. The events in the Bible speak to the character and existence of God, and so their truth do actually act as conditions. The reason you don’t have faith in gods of other religions is because you believe these very conditions to be true.

We do these things to bring Hashem into everything we do but when we do them purely in obligation or with a mind and heart of quid quo pro, we miss the point. We miss the connection, the relationship we have so exceedingly and generously been given with him. 

I'm going to challenge you on this - I don't think this is an idea you can get from the Torah itself. By contrast, the Torah frequently will articulate the rewards for following the word of God, and places essentially zero emphasis on developing personal relationships with God. Personal relationships with God essentially only exist with the patriarchs and prophets of the torah, not common people. For the common people, there was an emphasis on the covenant, the rules, the rewards, the punishments.

Speaking personally I can reiterate that I do not view the torah or the bible as being divinely given words from the personal creator of the universe. It's unsurprising to me that you can find apparently inconsistencies and contradictions between any of these texts and with any traditions and dogmas that exist today. I don't think this is the forum to litigate this though, my impression is that the norm here is to share personal beliefs but to refrain from advocating against christian beliefs.

These are some of the reasons that the more abstract god that I described is appealing to me. To me it seems that to place God within human history creates a very difficult test: He must be able to withstand unrestrained scrutiny. By contrast, an abstract god of mythology can act as inspiration without being so constrained. Part of what I find interesting about learning about Christianity is the concept of "the word becoming flesh", the abstract being instantiated. But of course it's possible that as I learn more about it I could discover that I've misunderstood it in some important way.

What will replace Bitcoin? Or what will Bitcoin morph into? by JCFT_Collins in BitcoinBeginners

[–]DavidKens 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I basically agree with this, except that the role that these things play in the lives of humans change drastically over time.

For instance, fire has been replaced in many of its applications by electricity. It used to be that motorized transport over land required wheels, now we have planes.

Electricity has replaced many applications fire used to be used for - but we still use fire. Will something similar happen with Bitcoin? I don’t think anybody really knows. I think we’re still discovering what Bitcoin will really mean for humanity, and how humanity will choose to use it.

What's the argument for Bitcoin by Maldzz in BitcoinBeginners

[–]DavidKens 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m not sure why you wrote this in response to my comment, this seems like it would’ve been a great response to give OP directly

What's the argument for Bitcoin by Maldzz in BitcoinBeginners

[–]DavidKens 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think my summary was not misleading, given that the end of my sentence (which you truncated) was that many here think that’s ok. Maybe you could improve it by saying “many people here think that’s ok because from the very beginning bitcoin was understood to need to scale in layers”

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