Willie

Nice! That’s a good way to be present.

They issued an arrest warrant for Putin awhile ago. So what?

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I think this is really fascinating to hear an analysis of human intellectual pursuits from an “outsider’s” perspective. And the question of where AI fits into human ethics is a valid one.

Yeah, no. I get it, though. I used to think like you. Like if I could just gather all the facts and make the most comprehensive, unassailable argument against the need for religion, then people would have no choice but to end it because there’s no way to refute how unnecessary it is. Easy peasy! Here’s the catch: 1. Feelings don’t care about facts. If the fact doesn’t feel right, it’s not a good fact. Beliefs are nice and comforting for religious people, and facts that go against those beliefs are the evil machinations of the devil. Thus, easily ignored at best and fought against with a lot of self-righteous passion at worst. 2. Feelings are valid. Always. To say otherwise would mean there’s some threshold to reach that determines whether or not a feeling is satisfactory, and that you know where that is so that you can dismiss any feelings that don’t cross the threshold. For anybody. Including yourself. Which means you’re completely honest and without bias. Please. So just because I’ve learned to live my life without the comfort and protection of some dumb infinite, eternal security blanket doesn’t give me the right to take it away from anyone who still needs it. That would just make me another asshole in the world.

Faith is an expression of love. It also makes life simpler. There is inherent meaning and purpose to life with goals to strive for. Is it silly to have faith? Sure. It’s literally make believe. But it’s also silly to remove faith. Billions of people would have nothing to live for without it.

Replace Spartacus with God.

Step outside of yourself, @Husseinisdoingfine. You aren’t thinking clearly because of your ego. Everything seems highly consequential and seems to jeopardize your survival when you have your blinders on. You have so many options available.

Everything. Everywhere. All at once. And nothing. Nowhere. Never.

@Leo Gura Did you specify what you want to discuss, or keep it vague?

Cool! I voted for her in 2016 for the same reason.

Ah yes, the two-letter caveat.