http://trilema.com/2013/were-all-one/ Moving targets for a fast crowd. Wed, 13 May 2026 22:06:54 +0000 http://polimedia.us hourly 1 http://trilema.com/2013/were-all-one/#comment-145240 What is meant by AI ? on Trilema - A blog by Mircea Popescu. Wed, 08 Jan 2020 12:54:27 +0000 http://trilema.com/?p=50321#comment-145240 [...] their problem is this nutty idea that "people are all the same, ultimately, fundamentally, somehow ALL ONE". not even encountered anywhere but the nonsense tracts of the [...] [...] their problem is this nutty idea that "people are all the same, ultimately, fundamentally, somehow ALL ONE". not even encountered anywhere but the nonsense tracts of the [...]

]]> http://trilema.com/2013/were-all-one/#comment-142102 All my sons on Trilema - A blog by Mircea Popescu. Wed, 08 Jan 2020 08:54:02 +0000 http://trilema.com/?p=50321#comment-142102 [...] there's a lot of song and dance about how we're all one goodness soap and assorted Californy insanity, and then that's that, the end. Perhaps notably, the man condemns [...] [...] there's a lot of song and dance about how we're all one goodness soap and assorted Californy insanity, and then that's that, the end. Perhaps notably, the man condemns [...]

]]> http://trilema.com/2013/were-all-one/#comment-141158 A Trip You May Have Taken, redux on Trilema - A blog by Mircea Popescu. Tue, 07 Jan 2020 15:58:55 +0000 http://trilema.com/?p=50321#comment-141158 [...] other prong of that "not deprecatory" bit stems out of a very pedestrian "because all things are the same thing, because socialism", and so the life experiences and world [...] [...] other prong of that "not deprecatory" bit stems out of a very pedestrian "because all things are the same thing, because socialism", and so the life experiences and world [...]

]]> http://trilema.com/2013/were-all-one/#comment-140658 Between the hammer and the anvil... on Trilema - A blog by Mircea Popescu. Tue, 07 Jan 2020 13:00:25 +0000 http://trilema.com/?p=50321#comment-140658 [...] Now let's apply it : because I'm just a guy, the probability of me being me rather than some other random person living somewhere out there is pretty much nil. But that's not as bad as it sounds, seeing how most people that ever lived are currently dead, and so we're both more likely to be some dead guy than ourselves. And since we're on it, bacteria have always been more numerous than people, so on the basis of this new learning not only can banana peels be used to prevent earthquakes (since there's more banana peels than earthquakes) but also, anyone is more likely to actually be the shit in his gut than himself. Which shows, in reverse order, the value of trusting your gut, the power of magical thinking, the benefits to consciousness of doing a lot of various drugs and the ultimate oneness of everything. [...] [...] Now let's apply it : because I'm just a guy, the probability of me being me rather than some other random person living somewhere out there is pretty much nil. But that's not as bad as it sounds, seeing how most people that ever lived are currently dead, and so we're both more likely to be some dead guy than ourselves. And since we're on it, bacteria have always been more numerous than people, so on the basis of this new learning not only can banana peels be used to prevent earthquakes (since there's more banana peels than earthquakes) but also, anyone is more likely to actually be the shit in his gut than himself. Which shows, in reverse order, the value of trusting your gut, the power of magical thinking, the benefits to consciousness of doing a lot of various drugs and the ultimate oneness of everything. [...]

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