johnp299
johnp299 t1_j090hs3 wrote
Reply to comment by StarChild413 in How Death Can Help Us Live: a philosophical approach to the problem of death by simsquatched
At least in the sciences I'm familiar with, there's really no logical "proof" of things, just evidence that supports a theory -- for now. The stronger the evidence, the greater the confidence you can have in a theory. But that stops when good contradictory evidence appears. Then you need a better theory.
If you wish, think about the reasons why you think it's a good idea to accept reincarnation, or any belief, at face value. It might be a worthwhile exercise.
johnp299 t1_iz4zeba wrote
Reply to comment by StarChild413 in How Death Can Help Us Live: a philosophical approach to the problem of death by simsquatched
The idea of reincarnation itself is an assertion requiring evidence. Unless you can reliably show, from first principles, that people have reincarnated, there's no need to disprove it.
johnp299 t1_iz16qpa wrote
Reply to comment by AnaRelentless in How Death Can Help Us Live: a philosophical approach to the problem of death by simsquatched
It's what your life was like before you were born.
johnp299 t1_ixhvsod wrote
Reply to There was a man who worked for the Post Office whose job was to process all the mail with illegible addresses… by Biriuk1337
There's a story about a woman and young son relaxing at a beach. A huge wave comes along and washes the kid out to sea. The woman shrieks, runs back and forth, then gets on her knees in the sand, trembling. She prays, "Oh God! Oh God! Please bring my boy back! He's everything to me!" Five minutes later, a giant whirlwind appears over the water, spraying mist everywhere. The boy emerges from the tornado, and the wind gently lowers him to the sand. She embraces him. The lady stands and opens her arms to the heavens. She says, "He had a hat..."
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Reply to Study: AirPods Pro are *this close* to being full-fledged hearing aids - Apple's social isolation sticks are useful for low to moderate hearing loss. by speckz
Airpods! The cause of, and solution to, moderate hearing loss!
johnp299 t1_iwhl0th wrote
Reply to comment by damattdanman in AMD Now Powers 101 of the World's Fastest Supercomputers by Avieshek
Mostly porn deepfakes and HPC benchmarks.
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Reply to comment by w0mbatina in My Mother with random guy some time in the 70s by Independent-Yak2187
Amazon, so maybe. Bet he has tales to tell.
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Reply to comment by tuller12 in Kraft Heinz announces a joint venture with food tech startup NotCo to develop plant-based alternatives for its products. NotCo's AI platform is capable of replicating animal products using plants alone. Their milk uses 74% less energy, 92% less water, and generates 74% less CO2 than regular milk. by cartoonzi
And makin' love at mid-night
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Reply to What are the jobs of the not so far future where AI doesn everything humans do but better, faster an cheaper? by Absolutelynobody54
I think, the people that look at images for a living and render an expert opinion on what they see, is gonna get hit hard. Radiologists, military analysts, crime scene analysts, industrial inspectors, US Customs, etc...