Ever heard the phrase 1+1=3 for high values of 1? Equations “work” because numbers are abstract representations of value we assign.

We observe particles and forms of radiation we can’t explain the origins of or name literally everywhere we look, which is an infinitesimally, incomprehensibly small mote of the universe.

Never.

I help mod a buddy’s homebrew uncensored AI chatbots. Can’t look away for five minutes or else someone tries to make something despicable.

It’s a Valentine’s day tragedy.

Can I use my clit or do I have to find a dude?

It’s true that it wouldn’t make sense for some countries. I’m thinking more like: South Africa, Indonesia, Phillipines, and Japan, for examples. Countries we don’t see as often in the north western media, especially in North America. The UK is lucky to have the Guardian and BBC covering major news, too, so they’re a special case.

I’m opposed to a bot only because I like to read everything I post, and I tend to select things I don’t see covered on my front page - or at least not from the perspective of the article I post. Though, I would be trusting other people to have read the articles they post if we cross-posted manually anyway. It’s something to think about. I get that may be too big of an ask and hard to prove.

Media Pluralism covers my intent, to some extent, meaning diversity is one of the goals. I put that in the sidebar of my communities, but could make it more prominent with an explanation. If a guardian article has been posted to one or more major communities, I don’t need to post it in mine, kinda thing.

Other than that, I don’t want to micromanage what’s considered independent if I don’t need to. I get that other community mods won’t have the exact same ideals as I do.

It’s odd to believe the universe is deterministic when physics experiments have observed particles that exist outside causality. Even the double slit experiment goes against causality, uncertainty goes against causality, even current particle experiments can’t prove deterministic causality. The prevailing scientific and philosophical findings are that universal, deterministic causality can’t be proved any more than the existence of god.

I’d start with Uncertainty: Einstein, Heisenberg, Bohr, and the Struggle for the Soul of Science. You sound like you’ve probably read A Brief History of Time - but there are edits in later editions and we’ve learned more since Hawking’s death.

Then: Rethinking Causality in Quantum Mechanics. And: Nothing, put out by New Scientist in 2013 — pretty cool, but doesn’t really deal with causality. I just liked that one.

Anyway, you’re arguing in favor of a deterministic universe, but as far as I know with my (limited) understanding, that’s more of a philosophical question that can’t be proved or disproved. We lack the ability to track every particle to its origin, and the inverse is a negative — and you can’t prove something doesn’t happen, only it’s likelihood.

Yes! This is exactly the kind of post I needed today. Let’s bring back tunnelling.

Would you like to read a book? I could recommend several.

I think you missed my point. The same conditions, even in physics, don’t always produce the same result.

Yes. That’s why some people make different choices from people who are 99.99% biological matches who were raised in similar conditions.

Did anyone else see not a foot in a sandle, but Jesus’s weird dick hanging out of his robes?

I wish that all the things you want to tuck remain tucked and all your clothes are affirming.

I loved that. I just assumed that was his IRL gamer tag.

Haven’t read it. The man can’t end a story to save his life and his prose is pretty basic, but damn does he have some good lines. He’s got this genuine enthusiasm for everything he’s saying, especially when he wants to bring in a new concept, and that gets me hooked every time. You can tell he loves his characters.

People have been getting taller over time. Hawking didn’t book a big enough venue.

I love that book.

Best comment I’ve seen today.

I’ve seen this. Knew a guy who couldn’t keep a community manager on staff while at the same time making them clock out when they went to the washroom. Literally paid them by the minute and all of those minutes had to be “work.”

Yes, obviously. I said I thought he was smarter.