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We do not experience the universe through our consciousness. We cannot comprehend the universe through consciousness. Consciousness is a subset of the universe.

nico 3y ago
What I meant is that whatever we experience of the universe (thinking in dualistic terms as us being a separate thing from “the rest of the universe”), then that experience is happening through, or in, our consciousness And sure, we are technically not separate from the universe, we are very much immersed in, and inseparable from it
- mikhailfranco 3y ago
  Are you really Philosophy TrollGPT? That is certainly how your utterances appear. All language games, as Wittgenstein might have said. No more discussion with you, just downvotes, troll.
  - nico 3y ago
    If you are not open to discussing any ideas except asserting your opposing view of mine, then who’s the troll? What you are doing is the very behavior that makes HN a toxic place and why so many end up avoiding discussion You can’t control your emotions regarding an online conversation so you lash out and have a meltdown like a toddler, blindly downvoting someone that won’t agree with you
  - Kerb_ 3y ago
    Saying it again because I'm seeing it again. GPT accusations, especially unsubstantiated GPT accusations, should be automatically flagged. There are better ways to disagree with a user, better ways to report GPT written spam comments, and better ways to shut down a conversation that you don't want to have. And, on a personal level, it really makes it seem like you don't know what you're talking about when you resort to this type of comment, even if your previous statements held some weight.
    - mikhailfranco 3y ago
      Sorry, it was a sarcastic joke (perhaps /s tag was warranted). I don't believe nico is literally an LLM - ChatGPT would have more knowledge of physics and philosophy. However, I do believe nico is a troll, in the sense of deliberately extending a discussion by exaggerating ambiguity, false challenges, pretend misunderstandings, real ignorance of the subject, bland blatherings and faux pedantic quibbles over the definition of terms (e.g 'novel' and 'great' in different historical contexts).
      - Kerb_ 3y ago
        Didn't ask + you're a troll Wow, look how constructive that was for conversation! /s

nico 3y ago

What I meant is that whatever we experience of the universe (thinking in dualistic terms as us being a separate thing from “the rest of the universe”), then that experience is happening through, or in, our consciousness And sure, we are technically not separate from the universe, we are very much immersed in, and inseparable from it

mikhailfranco 3y ago
Are you really Philosophy TrollGPT? That is certainly how your utterances appear. All language games, as Wittgenstein might have said. No more discussion with you, just downvotes, troll.
- nico 3y ago
  If you are not open to discussing any ideas except asserting your opposing view of mine, then who’s the troll? What you are doing is the very behavior that makes HN a toxic place and why so many end up avoiding discussion You can’t control your emotions regarding an online conversation so you lash out and have a meltdown like a toddler, blindly downvoting someone that won’t agree with you
- Kerb_ 3y ago
  Saying it again because I'm seeing it again. GPT accusations, especially unsubstantiated GPT accusations, should be automatically flagged. There are better ways to disagree with a user, better ways to report GPT written spam comments, and better ways to shut down a conversation that you don't want to have. And, on a personal level, it really makes it seem like you don't know what you're talking about when you resort to this type of comment, even if your previous statements held some weight.
  - mikhailfranco 3y ago
    Sorry, it was a sarcastic joke (perhaps /s tag was warranted). I don't believe nico is literally an LLM - ChatGPT would have more knowledge of physics and philosophy. However, I do believe nico is a troll, in the sense of deliberately extending a discussion by exaggerating ambiguity, false challenges, pretend misunderstandings, real ignorance of the subject, bland blatherings and faux pedantic quibbles over the definition of terms (e.g 'novel' and 'great' in different historical contexts).
    - Kerb_ 3y ago
      Didn't ask + you're a troll Wow, look how constructive that was for conversation! /s