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    Possible discussion in the field of AGI and cognitive evolution

    Don't bother. This isn't Aron's field.
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    So, no discussion here either? Perhaps a more accurate name would have been The League of Silence.

    I only looked into this forum because it was mentioned by Aron. I don't know what the problem is, but it doesn't seem any different than any place else. There are no discussions to be found on Face Book, Reddit, YouTube, The International Skeptics forum, Sam Harris' forum, or even on Scientific...
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    Possible discussion in the field of AGI and cognitive evolution

    I've been doing research since 2013 in an area that includes Artificial General Intelligence, Consciousness Theory, and Evolutionary Cognitive Theory. This is all the same field. It includes how humans and other animals are able to be conscious, how this developed from non-conscious round worms...
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    The information theory argument

    I have no idea what you are trying to say here. I guess I need to define this: Information specifically with regard to Information Theory is a reduction in uncertainty. This doesn't require any great effort to understand. Suppose I have a box and inside this box is a circle. I drop four colored...
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    The information theory argument

    tigert, I don't mind discussing Information Theory but it seems pointless to go around in circles on it. I can tell you what the theory says and then we can see if there is any point that can be made from it. A long time ago people understood that a free energy machine or perpetual motion...
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    What are the philosophical implications of abiogenesis?

    All systems will fall into a loop unless they include an unpredictable component. And, of course, if the human brain fell into a loop, free will would vanish. You would just repeat the same things over and over. Secondly, disorder is part of thermodynamics. The more energy a system has, the more...
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    The information theory argument

    I have an even more convincing argument for the existence of God. Our universe (U0) had to come from somewhere. Therefore, it must have had a creator, God. If God created our universe then he must be greater than our universe: If God is greater than our universe then he cannot fit inside it...
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    Are you smarter than an a-theist ?

    Yes, it is skewed American as the text says: Atheists and agnostics, Jews and Mormons are among the highest-scoring groups in a 32-question survey of religious knowledge by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life. On average, Americans got 16 of the 32 questions correct. Atheists and...
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    Reasoning with one who protests reason

    Yes, God created life on the third day before our solar system existed. So, clearly this does not refer to plants on Earth as a careless reading might suggest. This is not correct. The historical narrative of Adam and Eve as two individuals does not begin until the very end of Genesis 3. Prior...
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    Walter Remine: A paper analysis & a lesson in dishonesty.

    Re: Walter Remine: A paper analysis & a lesson in dishonesty One of the issues with Haldane's Dilemma itself is that it describes common breeding practices rather than actual, natural selective pressures. A good example of this is that most registered breeds of dogs in the AKC have serious...
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    Walter Remine: A paper analysis & a lesson in dishonesty.

    Re: Walter Remine: A paper analysis & a lesson in dishonesty I find it strange indeed that you claim that something is correct but less suitable. Assuming the count is not based on correctness, apparently. If the goal is to keep the description vague enough that overly generalized...
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    Aron Ra vs Bob Dutko

    I'm not sure which is worse: Bob's inability to admit that an emu is a bird or Ray's statement that he cannot consider facts because of his religious belief. Interestingly, neither of these notions is based on Christian doctrine. I keep wondering if I am going to have to write a book to explain...
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    Evolution as a "fact"

    Thank you.
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    Aron Ra vs Bob Dutko

    Actually, to me, it is reminiscent of the scientific name for giraffe: camelopardalis.
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    What are the philosophical implications of abiogenesis?

    This problem of origination is not unique to life; it shows up in other areas. For example, I have a prepaid cell phone that has run out of minutes. I buy a card with minutes. However, in order to activate the card, I have to call a number and my cell phone won't let me do that because it is...
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    What are the philosophical implications of abiogenesis?

    Free will is a function of the Uncertainty Principle. This doesn't follow from Christian doctrine. For example, man was created in God's image. Therefore, animals most similar to man would exhibit the most similar characteristics of behavior. You could also postulate an animistic soul, in other...
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    Evolution as a "fact"

    This, to me, is a fascinating argument. I assume you aren't aware that you are asserting a genome centering agent. In other words, you are suggesting that there is some mechanism that prevents the collective genome of a population from changing. There is no such mechanism within the chromosomes...
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    Evolution as a "fact"

    Punctuated Equilibrium is a subset of Evolutionary theory; it isn't ad hoc. Founder Effect and Gene Drift are also subsets. No, it isn't life; it's organic molecules which are necessary for life. This has several incorrect statements. The early organisms would all have been anaerobic. Free...
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    Evolution as a "fact"

    This is a good example of the type of mistake often made in characterizing science. Space travel became a reality in 1897 when Konstantin Tsiolkovsky derived the ideal rocket equation. This could have become the reality in 1813 when the same equation was derived by the Royal Military Academy...
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