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by phs318u 3y ago
Those responding in such a way are not in fact acting against their better judgement - they lack a judgment better than the one they have, therefore the criticism is moot.
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by phs318u 3y ago
As the father of a “high functioning” autistic daughter that was only correctly diagnosed as an adult, I wish I had been as aware as this dad when my girl was a young teen. A whole lot of pain and grief for her and for us would have been av
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by phs318u 4y ago
Here’s an example from your daily life. Wetness. Wetness is an emergent property of a liquid. A single molecule is neither wet nor dry, but when you have many such molecules, they collectively behave in ways that exhibit new properties such
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by phs318u 4y ago
I don’t see anything in that met analysis relating to genetics. This is far more likely to be as a result of systemic racism in your country affecting outcomes from early learning onwards.
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by phs318u 4y ago
To apologise for such a unidimensional interpretation of intelligence? Maybe they harness their intelligence to survival in their environment. What would the measure of such an intelligence be? What if you've never been posed a logical
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by phs318u 4y ago
Sadly true. You only have to jump across to the thread on Rosalind Franklin to see the crypto-racists out in force.
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by phs318u 4y ago
To all those commenting regarding IQ and it’s heritability, a) of course there are genetic factors relating to attributes arising from brain function. However the entire concept of IQ, focusing as it does on a selective subset of cognitive
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by phs318u 4y ago
Please then provide some references to the e literature you’ve read supporting your claim. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof as the saying goes.
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by phs318u 4y ago
Don’t wait long. Please educate yourself. His claim that “Africans” have inferior intelligence due to their genetics has precisely zero basis in scientific evidence.
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by phs318u 4y ago
If you’re referring to Watson’s 2007 claim that Africa is unlikely to succeed n part because of the inhabitants’ inferior intelligence, as the “truth” he is speaking to “power” perhaps it is you who are biased.
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by phs318u 4y ago
I’d argue that one of the reasons Tesla and SpaceX are successful is not just because Elno is a “visionary” (or functional equivalent). It’s because he was/is supported by a cadre of “true believers” (eg that we must disrupt the auto i
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by phs318u 4y ago
Identifying as an alcoholic or gambling addict or drug addict etc, is no different than saying "I'm a diabetic". It's the label of a chronic disease. Applying that label to self is about acceptance of that as a fact of l
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by phs318u 4y ago
Sigh. As someone who’s had success in 12-step recovery since 1998, I find these sorts of “debunkings” incredibly disappointing. Firstly the measurement of success rate entirely misses the point. The 12-step view is that there isn’t a “once
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by phs318u 4y ago
While the large batteries have been extremely useful in stabilising a grid composed mainly of renewables, true grid-scale storage will likely not be based on lithium battery tech, but on things like pumped hydro and molten salt heat storage
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by phs318u 4y ago
No. It's not true. The Greens as a party didn't exist when the Australian Labor Party resolved to ban uranium mining and join the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Pact in the mid 70's. The various Australian anti-nuclear movements
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by phs318u 4y ago
My very first electronics project as a child was making a crystal radio with my dad. The wonder of being able to listen to AM stations with no power! Vale AM!
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by phs318u 4y ago
How about full transparency for companies? Companies are not people. The only way billionaires are able to evade taxes is through complex networks of companies.
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by phs318u 4y ago
Perhaps the parent’s anecdote s not particularly instructive, but your comment is not what this site is about and goes against the posting guidelines.
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by phs318u 4y ago
> Combine that with the reputation and there's not much reason to do business with them. On the contrary, I think that's EXACTLY why the kinds of clients they have choose to do business with them. If there wasn't already a
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by phs318u 4y ago
> The bigger difference is there was just a lot less news. Maybe the world would be better off with less news. I think you’re close. There was a lot less repetition of news. Now the need to fill endless hours with content means stories a
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by phs318u 4y ago
The chances of a future Butlerian Jihad just went up a few points.
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by phs318u 4y ago
I read your comment about curators and instantly thought “priests”. > its purpose is ultimately to serve human goals That’s a pretty big assumption. We may start with some kind of agreement with such an AI but I fully expect a true singu
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by phs318u 4y ago
I think we already know the answer to that question if we can extrapolate from some (not all) of the tech bro billionaires. Narcissists need to stand out from the herd.
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by phs318u 4y ago
> just because of their choice of financial institution There’s a moral hazard to all choices made in business. Making a choice based on insufficient due diligence is a hazard. Chasing higher rewards at higher risk is a hazard. Are you s
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by phs318u 4y ago
Has he made similar undeserved comments about other people and gotten away with it? Some people believe they can manage extreme risks. And every time he gets away with something like this he’s proven right. Do I think it’s an I intelligent
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by phs318u 4y ago
I’ve said this before about Rupert Murdoch, and I’ll say it about Elon Musk - he’s a ruthless arsehole. This is not to say they aren’t highly intelligent, but that intelligence is not at all influenced by any kind of empathy whatsoever. The
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by phs318u 4y ago
Thanks for that. You‘ve convinced me.
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by phs318u 4y ago
Yes, I accept that. I'm personally lucky that all the people alive with my surname in the world are related at the great-grandparent level. There's less than a handful with my firstname. I briefly looked into trademarking my perso
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by phs318u 4y ago
Defensive account squatting. It's a thing. Was talking to a lawyer recently (making a will; I'm old), and he saw my email address was firstname@lastname.net (my lastname is almost globally unique), and he asked if I had bought up
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by phs318u 4y ago
And this is before we get to silicon augmented human brains. Let's say we develop some tech that let's people who have lost the ability to verbalise (say through some accident causing brain damage) regain the powers of speech. Whe

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