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by Buttrock as zen
Sat Mar 12, 2022 10:44 pm
Forum: World
Topic: Are you the only conscious being in this universe?
Replies: 32
Views: 11152

Re: Are you the only conscious being in this universe?

If we created leaf, we could observe and test that it's a living leaf. How would we ever do this with a consciousness? Really depends on how you define consciousness- if it means awareness of self and surroundings, yeah that's a real low bar. I would agree with both the definition and the implicati...
by Buttrock as zen
Wed Mar 09, 2022 7:30 pm
Forum: World
Topic: Are you the only conscious being in this universe?
Replies: 32
Views: 11152

Re: Are you the only conscious being in this universe?

I don't think there's a meaningful qualitative difference between myself and a lobster- it's just a matter of complexity. I think humans have been on the dunning kruger slippy slide since the beginning fawning over ourselves with species chauvinism. This is not to say that our brain isn't literally ...
by Buttrock as zen
Tue Mar 01, 2022 1:06 am
Forum: World
Topic: Run-up to WW3
Replies: 417
Views: 245539

Re: Run-up to WW3

RonaldReaganBurnsInHell wrote:
Tue Mar 01, 2022 12:51 am
NATO will never recognize the resulting state that is formed, and so the sanctions will never be withdrawn.
That's why Trump is going to withdraw from NATO.
by Buttrock as zen
Mon Feb 28, 2022 5:32 am
Forum: World
Topic: Run-up to WW3
Replies: 417
Views: 245539

Re: Run-up to WW3

Wow, I still stand by my initial assessment- this will drag on until Trump is elected and repeals sanctions. A fitting end for the Pax Americana. Putin couldn't humiliate such a sweet rube like Trump, his absolute wet dream of an american president, it had to happen on Biden's watch.
by Buttrock as zen
Sun Feb 13, 2022 8:52 pm
Forum: World
Topic: Run-up to WW3
Replies: 417
Views: 245539

Re: Run-up to WW3

Madrigal wrote:
Sun Feb 13, 2022 3:34 pm
Anybody wanna make any predictions on the Ukraine conflict?
Sabre rattling, war of humiliation/attrition in the press focused on getting Trump in office, then some kind of a "deal" related to gas with Trump admin.
by Buttrock as zen
Fri Feb 11, 2022 9:30 pm
Forum: World
Topic: Covid news and views
Replies: 185
Views: 148693

Re: Covid news and views

Do you know what was really weird, the site of the injection on my left arm started hurting while I was sick. :ph34r: Well, it's generally a blood vessel/inflammatory disease, so it'd make sense that the injection site had more sensitization to the virus, right? IDK. My in-law had it trigger her mi...
by Buttrock as zen
Fri Feb 11, 2022 6:24 pm
Forum: World
Topic: What are you listening to?
Replies: 976
Views: 349137

Re: What are you listening to?



but also this
by Buttrock as zen
Fri Feb 11, 2022 6:19 pm
Forum: World
Topic: What are you listening to?
Replies: 976
Views: 349137

Re: What are you listening to?



booted me right back into Enya softboy mode
by Buttrock as zen
Fri Feb 11, 2022 6:13 pm
Forum: World
Topic: What did you learn about in History?
Replies: 18
Views: 11364

Re: What did you learn about in History?

AP American History was much better attended than AP World History in my high school. We're talking about a school with 95% white kids in the 90s. AP American History was pretty good, we learned down to the level of stuff like the XYZ affair and Tammany Hall. We kinda had to know a lot of facts and ...
by Buttrock as zen
Fri Feb 11, 2022 6:04 pm
Forum: World
Topic: Covid news and views
Replies: 185
Views: 148693

Re: Covid news and views

Wait, what? You tested negative on a PCR? I tested negative on a PCR too and I never found out what happened. Why did he say you'd test negative? She said that they only got reliable info on mild cases when they tested at intervals, so like every day for a week in some cases. The false negative rat...