sequential on/off switches create patterns
some are artificial, some are biological
10011101 is "interpreted" (as the "machine" - mechanical or biological - is programmed to do)
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- Wed May 01, 2024 1:06 pm
- Forum: Logic and Philosophy of Mathematics
- Topic: Peano & Ddk Axioms Ultimately Experienced
- Replies: 6
- Views: 535
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 3:11 pm
- Forum: About this Forum
- Topic: Slow Connection or Slow Server?
- Replies: 46
- Views: 1991
Re: Slow Connection or Slow Server?
hopefully the site is working now
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- Wed Apr 24, 2024 2:09 pm
- Forum: Articles in Philosophy Now
- Topic: When to Hold Your Friends’ Feet to the Fire
- Replies: 2
- Views: 175
Re: When to Hold Your Friends’ Feet to the Fire
frostbitten toes come to mind... (I know, gradual warming...)
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- Tue Apr 23, 2024 8:55 pm
- Forum: Logic and Philosophy of Mathematics
- Topic: ∞ is a free variable
- Replies: 4
- Views: 303
Re: ∞ is a free variable
even if each bit of memory represented one number in the infinite chain, there are a finite number of bits
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- Tue Apr 23, 2024 2:40 pm
- Forum: The Lounge
- Topic: True Story of the Day
- Replies: 1183
- Views: 115324
Re: True Story of the Day
are these pro Hamas protestors thinking it through?
We love Hamas!! Throw homosexuals from the rooftops!!!
From the river to the sea, we want Muslim tyranny!!
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We love Hamas!! Throw homosexuals from the rooftops!!!
From the river to the sea, we want Muslim tyranny!!
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- Tue Apr 23, 2024 12:10 pm
- Forum: Logic and Philosophy of Mathematics
- Topic: ∞ is a free variable
- Replies: 4
- Views: 303
Re: ∞ is a free variable
strings are more free?
if there are a finite number of memory spaces created (as huge a number as that is) within all the connected computing devices, how could a number that is infinite actually fit?
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if there are a finite number of memory spaces created (as huge a number as that is) within all the connected computing devices, how could a number that is infinite actually fit?
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- Mon Apr 22, 2024 6:44 pm
- Forum: Philosophy of Religion
- Topic: The Soundness [???] of Godel's Argument for God
- Replies: 46
- Views: 1158
Re: The Soundness [???] of Godel's Argument for God
do glasses enhance your vision or help quench your thirst?
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- Mon Apr 22, 2024 6:33 pm
- Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
- Topic: KANT BIRTHDAY PARTY!
- Replies: 11
- Views: 392
Re: KANT BIRTHDAY PARTY!
a touch morbid don't you think?promethean75 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 22, 2024 3:22 pm PN members should consider paying homage to Kant by taking a philosophers walk today. Legend has it the time and place of Kant's daily walks were so consistent that neighbors would set their clocks by his passing.
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- Mon Apr 22, 2024 6:28 pm
- Forum: The Lounge
- Topic: Technology and Human Flourishing
- Replies: 5
- Views: 220
Re: Technology and Human Flourishing
card catalogs in libraries (libraries themselves)
believe what google tells you
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believe what google tells you
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- Mon Apr 22, 2024 2:18 am
- Forum: Philosophy of Language
- Topic: Nihilistic Semiotics
- Replies: 8
- Views: 784
Re: Nihilistic Semiotics
the event is not the description of the event
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- Sun Apr 21, 2024 4:09 am
- Forum: Ethical Theory
- Topic: CH 3: a priori categories of moral understanding.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 459
Re: CH 3: a priori categories of moral understanding.
there are degrees of bachelors...
would synthesizer a priori be sheet music of an unheard piece?
yeah, Kant has his "goggles" through which the outer world exists (space/time)
universal moral- avoid the universally bullshit (but even that doesn't fly...)
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would synthesizer a priori be sheet music of an unheard piece?
yeah, Kant has his "goggles" through which the outer world exists (space/time)
universal moral- avoid the universally bullshit (but even that doesn't fly...)
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- Thu Apr 18, 2024 4:12 pm
- Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
- Topic: Christian Civilization -- The Central Issue
- Replies: 829
- Views: 60114
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 3:19 pm
- Forum: Philosophy of Religion
- Topic: The Soundness [???] of Godel's Argument for God
- Replies: 46
- Views: 1158
Re: The Soundness [???] of Godel's Argument for God
monad envy
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- Thu Apr 18, 2024 2:35 pm
- Forum: Political Philosophy
- Topic: How do we make peace?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 607
Re: How do we make peace?
how do you "make" anything?
a question of forcing your will on everything/one else...
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a question of forcing your will on everything/one else...
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- Tue Apr 16, 2024 4:10 pm
- Forum: Philosophy of Science
- Topic: Let's talk about parallel universe...
- Replies: 40
- Views: 973
Re: Let's talk about parallel universe...
if independent parallel parking is simply stopping in the middle of the road, no one will get anywhere fairly soon
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