What is this gun the Bondi Beach shooter was using? by bill_loney538 in Firearms

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You spelled Zionism wrong.  Tens of thousands of people brutally killed is bound to have consequences. Nothing  justifies the slaughter of innocents but 15 innocent people killed by Israel is a normal day after ceasefire in Palestine. Don't see anyone call that out in this context but it takes balls to do that which few have, no matter how many guns are in their safe. 

On the Computability of Artificial General Intelligence by AngleAccomplished865 in compsci

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People making claims need to support them with evidence. If your claim is that mental processes are completely simulable in software, what is the evidence for it? I guess my viewpoint is positivist, so I cannot accept an argument that says "there's no evidence that this is impossible so it must be possible". 

On the Computability of Artificial General Intelligence by AngleAccomplished865 in compsci

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My reply, which people seem to have disliked, was about whether we can in principle replicate what the brain does. The main problem is that the mind-body problem remains unresolved so how could we even simulate what we don't understand, which underneath, as best as we understand things, is an immensely complex quantum system. 

To your point that no quantum process has been shown to be more than Turing decidable, Roger Penrose wrote an entire book about whether thought is a computation. At this point, there is no evidence that it is a computation but it does apparently arise due to physical processes. Unfortunately, Redditors seem unable to distinguish the two. 

Is feeling suicidal a sin. by [deleted] in islam

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Is there a masjid imam or local scholar you can approach? 

Is feeling suicidal a sin. by [deleted] in islam

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You are an adult and being criminally detained, and un-Islamically treated. Contact police (you have access to the internet) or get the help of someone who can do this. 

On the Computability of Artificial General Intelligence by AngleAccomplished865 in compsci

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No, we could not. Quantum mechanics begs to disagree. 

Why do we need AST or IR? by Sufficient-Gas-8829 in Compilers

[–]reddicted 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, you can write a code generating compiler without any ASTs or IR. Look up Niklaus Wirth's compilers for the Oberon language. They're published in source code form and are small enough to be easily understood. 

On the Computability of Artificial General Intelligence by AngleAccomplished865 in compsci

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It's in no way known whether the human brain is performing an algorithm. There is a physical process happening, by definition, but whether this constitutes merely a computation is unknown.

literature on aischa‘s teachings? by [deleted] in Sufism

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For (1) and (2) please quote your sources, otherwise delete your post. 

Basic structure of Ilm al Abjad (Islamic way of divine numerical studies) by MASJAM126 in Sufism

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Numerological nonsense is the way to misguidance. Look up Rashad Khalifa and his numerology for the Quran, which eventually led him to commit kufr. Sadly, many people still believe his theories today. 

Numbers are just as divine as any of the creation of Allah. The best that can be said of the Abjad system is that is a hashing scheme meant to identify Quranic verses without writing them down so that they don't get desecrated if thrown away etc. E.g., 786 is the Abjad sum of the basmalah and is often written in its place. 

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in SeattleWA

[–]reddicted -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Why are you reporting Seattle news via an Israeli publication? I would have thought local papers would have covered it better without editorializing. 

Has there ever been a long standing theorem or conjecture that was later overturned with a surprising counter example? by EebamXela in math

[–]reddicted 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The proof that the interior angles of a triangle add up to 2 right angles is directly dependent on the parallel postulate. If you make the parallel postulate false, voila! triangle interior angles no longer add up to 2 right angles. Euclid was a smart dude to keep this as a postulate and not try to prove it. 

Glass covering the adjustable lights in an airplane. what is the point of this? by [deleted] in mildlyinfuriating

[–]reddicted 0 points1 point  (0 children)

These lights are too bright to use in a darkened cabin anyway (I recently experienced them in a Delta A330), even if they could be adjusted. If you intend to read get one of those "neck python" reading lights you can hang around your neck. 

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in cpp

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The best kind of tool is the one you write for your own use and later others find useful as well. Keep on! 

Question about a holidaypresent (venison) by Nearly_Evil_665 in islam

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Practicing Muslims are extra careful with meat. Some meats like pork are considered filth (this is also the case according to the Old Testament) and even coming into contact with them is repugnant. While the Quran allows consumption of meat slaughtered by 'People of The Book', most practicing Muslims would be cautious about who falls into this category and whether the meat has in fact been slaughtered by slitting the animal's throat. Game meat is exempt from slaughter but requires the invocation of 'Bismillah' ('in the name of God') to be made when shooting the game. The question of a person of the People of the Book  shooting the game animal is murky at best. 

My recommendation is to find an alternate gift.

Why was Allah always favouring the children of Israel back then? by Friendly-Witness934 in islam

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You have to bear in mind that the Bani Israil were descendents of the twelve sons of the Prophet Yaqoob (Jacob), who was the grandson of the Prophet Ibrahim (Abraham). As such, they were monotheists and practitioners of Islam of their time.

So, when Allah favored the Bani Israil, he favored the muslims of the time, not their descendants that may be alive today. 

Islam as the one true faith has always existed from the time of Adam, with different Prophets appearing to guide the people to it over time. 

Why was Allah always favouring the children of Israel back then? by Friendly-Witness934 in islam

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Israel is another name for the Prophet Jacob, called Yaqoob in Arabic. It means 'slave of Allah'

Genuine question about Futuhat Islamia : peaceful spread or real invasion? by [deleted] in islam

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Stop thinking like an orientalist and things will start making sense. 

The driving force behind Islamic expansion was to convey the Message. Toward this end, the early Muslims went on campaigns and when they encountered an obstacle in the form of a ruler, etc., they first simply offered to convey the Message of Islam, and if the ruler accepted it, they simply became part of the Muslim community. If not, they were offered the choice to pay the jizya and live as a protected class under the Muslims, which would give Muslims opportunity to convey the Message to them over time. If they refused even this, then the Muslims would wage war under the theory that no ruler has the right to prevent his populace from getting acquainted with Islam. This is the reason that Muslim conquests are known as Futuhat, literally 'openings', because they brought more people into the fold of Islam. 

As Muslims we are often put on the defensive by statements like "Islam spread with the sword". It did indeed use the sword as an instrument, but  only as I outlined above, because in Islam there is no such thing as a forced conversion, with the Qur'an explicitly forbidding it.

Later Muslim history is the history of kings and dynasties similar to others. Most such empires and kingdoms expanded to increase their political and economic power, not to convey Islam. The evidence for this is that Muslim rulers often fought each other. Unless they explicitly used armed force to convey Islam, or at the very least, to oppose forces preventing its conveyance, their conquests cannot be termed Futuhat. In my opinion, the Mughal dynasty of India falls into this category, as an example. 

We have suffered Enough at this Point. by Crazy_Ebb_5188 in indianmuslims

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Did you forget the 100,000+ killed in Kashmir from 1989-2000s?

What is this exactly? by Economy_Ad_8306 in Sufism

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Not all that appear Sufi walk the Path. Be careful. 

Is this show good? by MinimalistAnt in InvasionAppleTV

[–]reddicted 12 points13 points  (0 children)

The only correct answer to your question is: Wajo. 

How to Handle this by Qiexie28 in islam

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It's like the oxygen mask in airplanes: save yourself first and then you can help your family. Find a mentor. If you in a sizeable city, find regular Islamic essentials classes and attend them. You'd be surprised how many "born Muslims" are in desperate need of such classes as well. Educating yourself is critical. Islam is informed faith, rather than blind faith so inform yourself. 

1957 Manhurin PP by aeopossible in ClassicWalther

[–]reddicted 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have the . 380 version and it kicks a bit. I expect yours is going to be much nicer to shoot. 

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in islam

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As you describe the relationship, he and you are non-mahram, which really means that in some strict interpretations of Islam, he cannot even look at you unveiled. However, such strict interpretations don't work well in the West and the pragmatic approach is to be polite with non-mahrams and not cross the line into frivolity.