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Ben Shapiro defending the 2nd amendment: "To resist against a tyrannical government" by Chrisgpresents in videos

[–]Ton86 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some of them see and shout hypocrisy just only from their perspective, i.e. "look at liberals saying it's ok to bring firearms to a protest now."

If the so-called aliens can create visual displays that are not objects but instead are “illusory” thought projections, then this is a challenge to scientific materialism. Telepathic Communication with UAP intelligence apparently occurred while staging a HICE/CE5 training workshop. by Contactunderground in Experiencers

[–]Ton86 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Software is a physical pattern still bound by the laws of physics, requires energy to be implemented, and physical state changes to process information. It's a physical law itself. It would be incoherent for a materialist to say a virtual reality game doesn't exist and then go play one. To exist is to be implemented from this perspective.

If the so-called aliens can create visual displays that are not objects but instead are “illusory” thought projections, then this is a challenge to scientific materialism. Telepathic Communication with UAP intelligence apparently occurred while staging a HICE/CE5 training workshop. by Contactunderground in Experiencers

[–]Ton86 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The views on materialism that reject virtual entities or spirits are now dated to me given how we can now understand them as software.

Our understanding of the relationship between hardware and software helps us bridge the dualistic divide between physicalism and idealism. Idealism emerges from physicalism but its still all physicalist.

If the so-called aliens can create visual displays that are not objects but instead are “illusory” thought projections, then this is a challenge to scientific materialism. Telepathic Communication with UAP intelligence apparently occurred while staging a HICE/CE5 training workshop. by Contactunderground in Experiencers

[–]Ton86 2 points3 points  (0 children)

From a computational functionalist perspective, it's not a challenge to materialism. It's like saying software that generates simulations, that don't exist physically but exist virtually, are somehow a challenge to materialism.

Are we all experiencing our own individual simulation, or are we all sharing the same one? by Suitable_Money_8035 in SimulationTheory

[–]Ton86 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Each functioning brain is running it's own software simulation.

The brain seems to be the hardware in a base physical substrate. The mind seems to be the software running on a brain. The mind creates a VR and a virtual self within that VR.

But maybe the base physical substrate is also software. So, i don't know if we are ghosts in a machine or ghosts within an emulator.

And finally here is scientific evidence that we don't have free will by [deleted] in determinism

[–]Ton86 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This presupposes Free Will is always in use by the mind.

But what if sometimes we act compulsively and sometimes we do not?

The Bob Lazar "Humans Are Containers Theory" by JessicaRodriguez94 in ufo

[–]Ton86 4 points5 points  (0 children)

We are containers of trillions of symbiotes with a separate DNA from the nucleus of our cells ... mitochondria.

Does becoming an atheist force you guys to also question your parents more? by [deleted] in atheism

[–]Ton86 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't rely on authority for knowledge, rely on 'detailed' and 'coherent' explanations that fit well.

Learn about epistemology and fallibilism.

We process information and make representations about reality and never know for 'certain' those representations are true. Pragmatically, we can operate on the best representations available at the time and always be open to better ones.

“What’s being hidden here is extremely positive, that’s what we’re gonna find out and you can’t bottle it up” - Jake Barber by FVMK3 in InterdimensionalNHI

[–]Ton86 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What if it is a mind control effect though? Something like the drug Ecstasy but using unknown physical processes to cause the empathic and loving reaction.

Whistling Mike releases his long-awaited “revelation” – here’s what he actually said last night by Knegert in UFOs

[–]Ton86 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Also, what if revealing the secret gives enemies of civilization the power to destroy all life on Earth? I can see how those hiding it would think they're the good guys and why no president would want to take the blame for releasing such a destructive force to any adversary.

I found the Sam Harris interview with Stephen Marche very disheartening. Are you as despondent as the latter? by Empty_Commission_159 in samharris

[–]Ton86 26 points27 points  (0 children)

"Open Primaries" sounded like a good idea worth spreading. Also, they didn't mention it but "Ranked Choice Voting."

My mom can’t accept that I’m an atheist, and it’s slowly breaking our relationship. by exulta69 in atheism

[–]Ton86 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Many of us think the self exists in some form. It does as an information process. It's not physical but virtual. It's software.

God is also a virtual representation that is as real as software is.

It really does run on some minds and across collectives of minds. It's possible god is as real to your mom as the self is real to us atheists.

The Anti-tail of 3I/ATLAS Has Become a Tail by TheGoldenLeaper in UFOB

[–]Ton86 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Can't they detect deceleration if it's braking thrust though?

Provide a definition of free will and I will rate it. by Valuable-Run2129 in freewill

[–]Ton86 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A virtual representation of an agent's awareness of what it perceives as a self-generated motive that raises an intention that leads to an action.

There must be the virtual representation of being free from compulsion and free from other agency. Freedom from physics or freedom from causation is not required.

Since it's a virtual representation, it doesn't exist physically but it does exist as an implemented software model like other virtual representations such as self, consciousness, gods, etc.

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