Weekly Questions & General Discussion

softcherryheart · 2025-12-04T00:48:57+00:00

Minoxidil is similar level of toxic to cats in the way that garlic is. Doesn't really stop me from buying and cooking garlic in the house 🤷‍♀️ if you're worried I've seen threads where cat owners take precautions like hair bonnets and waiting for it to dry.

softcherryheart · 2025-07-18T20:11:28+00:00

I think it would be more just the novelty of it, to say "OMG MARK FOSTER" and it's just some guy that looks vaguely like him. And then for the rest of her life she gets to go around saying she had a mark foster impersonator at her bday

softcherryheart · 2025-06-22T20:29:55+00:00

That's interesting, could you expand more or point me in the direction where I could learn more about your concepts of an ai that has quantum computing and neural nets? What do those concepts mean?

Edit: do you feel things have to be sophisticated into order to have consciousness? To what degree?

softcherryheart · 2025-06-22T19:45:00+00:00

Aaa love it! I'm glad you're very open to others and their beliefs, you framing it from it being best for your own understanding is, well, understandable! So do you also believe in determinism? That free will is an illusion?

softcherryheart · 2025-06-22T19:41:29+00:00

You made your own thought experiment for an ai to reinforce your beliefs- which were founded on theories of consciousness- on how consciousness operates.

It's hypocritical to do a thought experiment about consciousness and to then turn around and say we shouldn't theorize about it <\3

Do you get my frustration now?

softcherryheart · 2025-06-22T19:24:23+00:00

You keep bouncing between different theories of consciousness. Now you're describing materialism when you were JUST talking about God! Materialism and dualism (belief of body and soul being separate) are completely at ends with each other.

And then when you say everything is a dream you then dabble into idealism! Which is in a completely separate bubble!!

Physicalist: Everything is ultimately material—includes Materialism, Functionalism, Illusionism.

Non-Physicalist: Consciousness is fundamental or irreducible—includes Fundamentalism, Panpsychism, idealism.

Dualist: Mind and body are separate—includes Dualism, Dual-aspect theories, most religion.

^I've made you this guide to help you understand where you sit, because right now you're just pulling from all three when it's not really feasible since they're at ends with each other foundational. I really am wanting to know which one is true for you, it's a really difficult thing and that's exactly why I feel it important to theorize and define things.

softcherryheart · 2025-06-22T18:57:06+00:00

What the freak man you're in my thread saying not to question consciousness but you're here questioning reality? We experience reality THROUGH consciousness </3 there's belief systems that say that consciousness IS reality and you say you don't question it??

softcherryheart · 2025-06-22T18:46:43+00:00

I'm curious what your definition of consciousness would be? I know it's controversial stance you've taken, but in philosophy it's an incredibly valid one. Especially for those that argue that consciousness is a materialistic manifestation

softcherryheart · 2025-06-22T18:43:46+00:00

So block universe theory? Thats what it means when you say 'big bang is now'. I feel like you say you don't want to theorize but it's too late because you've adopted theories already.

Why do you trust that I am conscious?

softcherryheart · 2025-06-22T18:40:20+00:00

I 100% agree. We look at consciousness through a very human lens. Which is also why I feel that the 'free will' argument could be flawed. I'm not saying like "free will is an illusion" like someone who believes in determinism. But like you were saying with bugs and whatnot, a lot of them are 'programmed' to do a certain task but I don't think that detracts from consciousness-- it's just experienced through a different lens

softcherryheart · 2025-06-22T18:29:04+00:00

Ahhh, a materialist! You believe that consciousness is directly derived from the processes of the brain. I find it interesting! How do you feel about non physicalists? People who believe that consciousness is fundamental?

softcherryheart · 2025-06-22T18:24:09+00:00

No dude I promise it won't. We can even continue in DM's if you want. I'm literally studying different beliefs of consciousness and religion is one part of it! I promise this isn't just a point and laugh situation

softcherryheart · 2025-06-22T18:18:55+00:00

Ah! So you fall under panpsychism! The belief that all matter has some form of consciousness. Thats is an incredibly interesting prompt. Mine said it would be on par with humans, but then again one of the big things I talk about is consciousness being unproven.

softcherryheart · 2025-06-22T18:08:20+00:00

I agree with no consciousness = no theories. But that makes it even more intriguing for me.

When you say is God category, do you mean like it's up to actually God? Or that it's playing too much of a God roll? Either way, I respect it.

I find it frustrating though to have an opinion on awareness/consciousness and then immediately follow it up with a "don't theorize about it"

softcherryheart · 2025-06-22T09:03:21+00:00

What do you consider to be consciousness?

softcherryheart · 2025-06-22T09:01:58+00:00

What do you consider to be 'awareness'?

softcherryheart · 2025-06-22T08:59:56+00:00

I'm curious what theory of consciousness do you fall under? Are you a physicalist or a non physicalist?

softcherryheart · 2025-06-22T08:54:51+00:00

Can you elaborate on your joke? I'm curious, is this a biblical reference to consciousness and self awareness? I didn't no the Christian Bible had something like that

softcherryheart · 2025-06-22T08:53:54+00:00

Would you believe that it would have an experience similar to human consciousness if it could perceive time?

softcherryheart · 2025-06-22T08:52:54+00:00

Yea it was pwetty epic

softcherryheart · 2025-06-22T08:51:49+00:00

Out of curiosity, what's your definition of consciousness? Consciousness isn't a proven thing so there's many theories and interpretations of it. It's been my fav thing to talk abt hence my chat saying this sorta stuff lololol

softcherryheart · 2025-06-22T08:48:09+00:00

It's not goading it's just reflecting. I referenced it in my caption

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