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Cake day: July 2nd, 2023

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  • I know what emergent properties are, though not sure how that relates to anything I said? You mean the part about consciousness?

    If so, the sentence you’re looking for is this one:

    consciousness arises out of the complex interaction of various component parts working together. No individual neuron is responsible for the processing of information or the experiencing of emotions, this is only possible through the linking of millions of neurons together

    I never claimed a single neuron is responsible for consciousness, but if you’re trying to imply that it’s somehow magical, your own source says otherwise.


  • Time and gravity are not abstract ideas, both are measurable like temperature and weight. One is a property of space-time itself, the other is one of the fundamental forces, very likely caused by a physical particle.

    Life is simply a bunch of chemical reactions tied together in a way that allows us to think. There’s nothing beyond the physical form, even your very thoughts are tied to the chemical reactions in your brain.

    If you want a proof, simply look at anyone who has had a dramatic shift in personality after a head trauma. If there was a “soul” (or whatever you want to call it), wouldn’t their personality remain the same?



  • Well, they’re basically an entirely different meal, that probably shares name only for historical reasons.

    The Czech version doesn’t contain much vegetables, is a thick paprika-based sauce and has onions. Hungarian is more soup-like in consistency and has some vegetables. The Czech one also has dumplings as a side dish.

    The Czech one is slow-cooked until the meat is tender, easily taking many hours to cook if you use beef (as is the tradition, but many people use pork because it’s cheaper). Beer is sometimes added for flavour.