Atlantium

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by Atlantium 5y ago
Lay-people have incomplete information, therefore even if they "win" with common usage their opinion can be casually disregarded. If you are suggesting that I give in to the ignorance of the average human simply because they have
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by Atlantium 5y ago
IQ testing is not how anyone measures intelligence and hasn't been for quite some time. I suspect the problem lies here: Intelligence requires a multi-part definition, to use your analogy, much like swimming. Swimming is defined as th
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by Atlantium 5y ago
They certainly do. Which means the remainder are split into two groups: 1) Those stupider than average and 2) Those smarter than average.
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by Atlantium 5y ago
Average people find him entertaining. Others find him slow, inaccurate and petty.
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by Atlantium 5y ago
There is no academically or commonly accepted definition of intelligence. Your confident statement renders everything else you say suspect.
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by Atlantium 5y ago
Thankfully the population size is large enough that those of us who prefer competency over "personality" can form teams of our own.
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by Atlantium 5y ago
Straw Man noun 1. an intentionally misrepresented proposition that is set up because it is easier to defeat than an opponent's real argument. My comment speaks directly to to above post as follows: "It really sucks that there&#x27
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by Atlantium 5y ago
Many humans are quite aggressive. Pacifists are easily defeated by force. How can you have progress without security?
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by Atlantium 5y ago
Whataboutism is far from useless. By comparing similar subjects one can see their traits with greater clarity. When whataboutism is used to deflect from the original subject then it is useless for anyone seeing clarity. Like many tactics i
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by Atlantium 5y ago
There are two extremes here. One extreme is excessive work while the other is no work. In between the two lies a range of working hours which is tolerable to humans.
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by Atlantium 5y ago
Being uncertain is in the middle. It's a position that too few humans are willing to take on any issue, treating it as if it were madness. If you are uncertain your options are to either ignore the issue or explore all the options.
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by Atlantium 5y ago
Yeah, I admit it does use some of those elements. However this is reality. Trying to provide to those less fortunate is a luxury. The idea of creating an equitable society is only possible if the members of that society are ever-learning an
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by Atlantium 5y ago
Value here is defined as the NECESSARY tasks required to maintain the civilization whether they be menial or intellectual. Needs not wants. Tasks that provide food, shelter and the basic life sustaining requirements so that other ventures c
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by Atlantium 5y ago
Of course some peoples "rights" will have to be stepped on. In order to have and maintain a civilization that civilization requires people who are competent at the skills needed in that civilization. These people are the most nece
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by Atlantium 6y ago
It sounds like general problem solving ie. Collect all the individual components of the problem and research the known methods of connecting the components to each other to achieve the desired result. When the desired result is found the pr
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by Atlantium 6y ago
When I read the headline I thought this article might be about domestic terrorism in the US. When I clicked on the article I saw it it was in fact about COVID-19. This is how I test my assumptions.
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by Atlantium 6y ago
Seconded. The tools are not the problem. The humans using the tools are the problem.
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by Atlantium 6y ago
I'd argue that many humans think too highly of their intelligence and are not intelligent enough to decide correctly for themselves. Watching a video or reading an article is, at least, second hand information that you can't verif
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by Atlantium 6y ago
No nation is friends with another nation. Nations are allies. Ally : a state formally cooperating with another for a military or other purpose. Friend : a person whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection, typically exc
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by Atlantium 6y ago
He clearly says at 17:37 "...for everyone else it will be out next week."
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by Atlantium 6y ago
But not well accepted by enough of the population.
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by Atlantium 7y ago
We can only sometimes trust the minimally intelligent brains we already have to deal with. At some point soon we're going to have to discuss whether we're going to go the way of the other extinct species. I think we will. I think
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Google's 'secret web tracking pages' explained – GDPR article(bbc.com)
2 points by Atlantium 7y ago|0 comments
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by Atlantium 8y ago
"Millions have died in wars for us to have what we have today." What we have is going to vary from person to person. I have no thanks to all those people for giving me a life filled with discontent and conflict.
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by Atlantium 8y ago
I've often wondered why universities themselves don't publish each others papers. I understand that there will be cliques as that is standard human behavior but: -They can maintain their own web servers and have a service charge -
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by Atlantium 8y ago
When this species becomes capable of observing our feelings objectively and not simply saying "I feel it, it's mine so it must be truth" people like you are going to feel something very different.
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by Atlantium 8y ago
It's tolerated. I'm from another island tax haven and I can tell you that it's part of our culture to act welcoming and happy to see you. It's an act; anyone in any service industry can confirm this. People do this becau
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by Atlantium 8y ago
Exactly. You may not like that but that's the way it is.
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by Atlantium 8y ago
Alex Jones is free to express his speech on his own website as much as he pleases. "Free Speech" is not about forcing a company to host content they don't like. That would be against Twitter's freedoms. Alex Jones will s
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by Atlantium 8y ago
While I believe the comment was a joke it is also a reference to people who make emotional decisions over objective ones. I also think that many people don't realize just how many humans prefer to make important decisions emotionally.

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