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actually this is the definition that first came up on a search
“the power of acting without the constraint of necessity or fate; the ability to act at one’s own discretion”
so yeah we do have free will. the rest is philosophical masturbation
actually this is the definition that first came up on a search
“the power of acting without the constraint of necessity or fate; the ability to act at one’s own discretion”
so yeah we do have free will. the rest is philosophical masturbation
exactly. that for me is in fact the definition of free will
totally this, such a simple idea but it’s transformative in so many ways
no i think they are beautiful
you can address these things using CBT and a nice therapist, those flinches will fade
yeah, i think any project needs effective leadership. without it disagreements can fester into conflict and bullying becomes a bad way of resolving or beating those you are in conflict with
i read somewhere a little while ago that some of the LLMs have about that number
i think that’s roughly exactly what happened - i think the new neural nets have 80 billion neurons which is a rough estimate of what a human brain has
the way they work is wildly different of course
Is it true that addicts never stop being addicts
No, although anyone is free to return to harmful behavior if they choose to do so.
they just replace their addiction?
No, but most therapy is based around cognitive behavioral therapy along with many different complementary treatments. CBT strengthens non-addictive behavior and weakens or disrupts (replaces?) addictive behavior. You trained your brain to be an addict so you learn and train it not to be an addict.
there was a handful (like about 3 or 4) of the movement that actually came up with serious economic analysis and ideas for reform, there were a few youtube video presentations of their work from that time but i have no idea if they still exist
it’s true that it was close to impossible for the jury to remain unaffected by the political situation in LA at the time.
But the police and prosecutors did such a bad job it was almost impossible to convict him beyond reasonable doubt. He was convicted easily in the civil case later.
it does not “think”
yep and it has always been a leading misnomer like most marketing terms
wtf, the internet is better than ever
we have to provide picture id an address and they don’t?