What did you learn today?

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archaic

OK, but if we take the old "I think, therefore I exist." argument, it can be easily disproved by the assertion that the I maybe a simulation running in a computer.

Nothing can be proved to exist.

If we take the possibility that in the future, computers will be able to run such simulations, and if one computer can run such a simulation the possibly many can, possibly multiple times, then the probability that you happen to exist in the one true reality diminishes to the point where it can be almost dismissed out of hand, therefore in all likely hood, even the most basic assumption that one's own mind is sure to exist, is almost certainly false.

Now the only reliable assumption is "I think, therefore something exists."
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阿波

It depends what you mean by "I." The body, brain, etc. cannot be proven to exist, but consciousness and sentience can. No matter if what "affects" them is or is not real, they themselves are.

archaic

Then do you exist if you are a computer simulation of yourself?

Do you still exist if the simulation isn't running?
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阿波

1. That depends if the simulation is sentient/conscious.
2. No idea. Does it matter (for argument's sake)?

archaic

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Quote from: EzyRyder on April 04, 2015, 10:46:13 AM
1. That depends if the simulation is sentient/conscious.
This is the great unknown of Artificial Intelligence, can we be sure whether an AI is truly conscious, or if it just emulates consciousness.
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That what I thought to be the "shin" is actually called the "calf."

Tirea Aean

Quote from: EzyRyder on April 06, 2015, 03:43:00 PM
That what I thought to be the "shin" is actually called the "calf."

had the front/back mixed up eh? :)

archaic

The Calf is easy to identify, it goes "Moo".  ;)  ;D

(I'm in a silly mood today, not sure why)
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Stranger Come Knocking

I learned that chocolate milk is not like white milk.  When the date on the jug says expired, it's expired.
I will not die for less
I dug my grave in this
Will I go before I fall
Or live to slight the odds?

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阿波

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阿波

How to change the strings on an acoustic guitar :)

Blue Elf

That spring's sun can burn too (fortunately, not much)
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Stranger Come Knocking

Senegalese French is very similar to Parisian French, but the mannerisms and culture make all the difference. o_o
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I dug my grave in this
Will I go before I fall
Or live to slight the odds?

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Vawmataw

Quote from: Stranger Come Knocking on April 26, 2015, 04:12:21 PM
Senegalese French is very similar to Parisian French, but the mannerisms and culture make all the difference. o_o
Do you learn French?
Our French is different by the accent and the vocabulary a bit.
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Solve of Schrödinger equation.

and hot glass looks just as cold glass  :(

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That you can prime not only fountain pens, but also engines :)

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Team =
Together Everyone Achieves More
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Blue Elf

Quote from: Tìtstewan on June 04, 2015, 04:04:03 PM
Team =
Together Everyone Achieves More
:)
How nice, must remember! But there's more meanings possible: http://www.acronymfinder.com/TEAM.html
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