If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him. Voltaire François-Marie Arouet (French: [fʁɑ̃swa maʁi aʁwɛ]; 21 November 1694 – 30 May 1778) was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher. Known by his nom de plume M. de Voltaire, he was famous for his wit, and his criticism of Christianity—especially of the...
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FIRST, I embrace monotheism for my capacity to reason (God bless Abraham). I also selectively accept religion. All of them. The post's picture is that of St. Thomas Aquinas. He's a smart one. From Twitter (The TOC Is A List Of Questions) What do you mean exactly by...
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AND, I might add, good marriages, friendships, and familial relations. A quick way to assess a society is to examine the nature of its debates. Course, vile, hyperbolic, and profane debates mean society's participants are emotionally immature (with little self-control). Twitter Thrives In Drama. However, Societal...
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The Hive Mind "Hive Mind: the collective thoughts, ideas, and opinions of a group of people (such as Internet users) regarded as functioning together as a single mind" - Merriam-Webster Is the "Hive Mind" (AI) smart? It depends. Is the hive (civilization) smart? If yes, then the "Hive...
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The Full Development of Homo Sapiens Turns on Suffering -- Christ Set An Perfect Example for How It Must Be Confronted Happy Easter (He is Risen!--traditional good news greeting for Easter Sunday), and belatedly Good Friday (since Friday involves the crucifixion, there can be no "good...
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Free will is, in truth, FREE WON'T (See learningframework.com post on Benjamin Libet). FREE WON'T is also known as SELF-control. Critically, SELF-control is key to emotional maturity and good mental health. Without FREE WON’T (otherwise known as SELF-control), humans cannot be “smart.” These individuals will not be...
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REASON #1: "AI" Lacks "Free Will" Moreover, because Artificial Intelligence cannot intrinsically decide either right from wrong or fact from fiction, I wouldn't even declare AI to be knowledgeable with, potentially, the entire internet behind it. It might be more appropriate to name this technology Artificial...
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A Contemplative Cognitive Posture Is Practically A Must For example, the "woke" are principally postmodernist thinkers. The woke, generally, also include the political left, Marxists, progressives, and neo-liberals. These particular groups comprise people that believe they KNOW the truth. In addition, when the Christian right is...
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On QUORA: How do I know the truth? Truth is established when a hypothesis meets both the necessary and sufficient conditions. Note especially that the proposed hypotheses must be disprovable. The necessary condition is met when a hypothesis explains the observed situation. The sufficient condition is met when all but one hypothesis, including unknown hypotheses, have...
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What if the story of the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah In the Book of Genesis is true? Around 1650 B.C.E., The destruction of Tall el-Hammam, a Bronze Age city in the Jordan Valley, by an exploding comet or meteor may have inspired the biblical story of Sodom...
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