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Many analytic philosophers have been impressed by Frege’s assertions that [phenomenon], therefore [brute posit that explains by fiat]. But I read a contemporaneous review and it said “this is like a peasant attributing everything to his household goblin”
sarah is a wonderful psychotherapist and colleague. if you have a tiny bit to spare, please help her and her daughter out.
gofundme.com/f/support-sarah…
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“Einstein is the problem.”
Eric Weinstein didn’t mince words on Triggernometry.
“Einstein is the problem.”
Eric Weinstein didn’t mince words on Triggernometry.
If general relativity holds, we’re trapped on one fragile planet. Even terraforming the Moon and Mars only gives us three reachable spheres — nowhere near enough diversification for long-term survival.
A single catastrophe could wipe us all out because we all share the same atmosphere.
The only real escape, he argues, is cracking physics beyond Einstein so we can get very far, very fast. Otherwise we’re stuck playing cosmic Russian roulette.
It’s a sobering wake-up call about how dangerously misaligned our priorities have become.
don't really do this much. but....he's a friend, he's in a real pickle, and anything helps: gofund.me/c620c4d08
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The '80s called they want you to google 'connectionism'
new song from my band. mixed it myself - plz enjoy open.spotify.com/track/4fswx…
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"I come from a family where the only emotion respectable to show is irritation. In some this tendency produces hives, in others literature, in me both."
Flannery O'Connor































