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> they can't solve math problems > I never believed they were anything other than hallucinations I mean, dogs can't do math either, yet they are real. I'm no
by Florin_Andrei 6y ago
> they can't solve math problems
> I never believed they were anything other than hallucinations
I mean, dogs can't do math either, yet they are real.
I'm not necessarily arguing for the independent reality of the entities, I'm just saying that's not a super-conclusive test.
- Trasmatta 6y agoI think people generally perceive these entities as being advanced and hyper intelligent, hence the math question. But yeah, still not conclusive either way (but the most likely answer is still that they're constructions of your own mind).
- itronitron 6y agomaybe they are so hyper-intelligent that they let their subconscious handle the math problems
- tsco77 6y agoJust to be pedantic, dogs can count (probably, or something akin to it). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12357291/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12357291/
- sideshowb 6y agoBut they can't look up