Smogon Community > Search Forums Search Results

User Name Remember Me? Password

Page 1 of 4 1 2 3 > Last »

Showing results 1 to 25 of 100 Search took 0.34 seconds. Search: Posts Made By: Brain

Forum: Circus Maximus Apr 19th, 2011, 2:25:41 AM

Replies: 88 [Big] Fire Emblem Mafia II Sign-Ups Views: 3,734 Posted By Brain Okay, as much as I'd love to play this, I just... Okay, as much as I'd love to play this, I just don't think I can commit enough time to it. I mean, I would probably commit a lot of time, but I can't really afford to. Sorry, Mekkah :( Best of...

Forum: Circus Maximus Mar 4th, 2011, 1:40:19 PM

Replies: 24 Diplomacy: It's the end of the World as we know it - Sign Ups Views: 1,174 Posted By Brain yeah why not I must say I haven't had much... yeah why not I must say I haven't had much success in trying to take over the world in the past, though :(

Forum: Congregation of the Masses Dec 26th, 2010, 4:56:15 PM

Replies: 163 The Elevation of Religious Ideas Views: 9,173 Posted By Brain I hate to break it to you, but libertarianism,... I hate to break it to you, but libertarianism, individualism, anti-statism and free market economics have been argued by many people, many of which religious, many of which irreligious. John Stuart...

Forum: Congregation of the Masses Nov 10th, 2010, 3:07:51 AM

Replies: 212 Puppy drowning girl Walks. Views: 10,649 Posted By Brain As far as I can tell, there is no conclusive... As far as I can tell, there is no conclusive evidence that higher primates are smarter than dolphins, elephants or crows. There may be more data about higher primates, but that stems from greater...

Forum: Congregation of the Masses Oct 31st, 2010, 6:05:38 PM

Replies: 212 Puppy drowning girl Walks. Views: 10,649 Posted By Brain If we start from the principle that laws should... If we start from the principle that laws should protect humans and cater to their welfare and well-being, it is natural to extend this protection, precisely, to beings which humans like. If eating...

Forum: Congregation of the Masses Oct 24th, 2010, 1:36:41 PM

Replies: 9 How would the next generation be if... Views: 827 Posted By Brain Well, yes, the military are very much interested... Well, yes, the military are very much interested in robots that harm enemies. But as more and more of these are made, robots will become a much more potent threat than humans, which means that they...

Forum: Congregation of the Masses Oct 23rd, 2010, 3:45:13 PM

Replies: 9 How would the next generation be if... Views: 827 Posted By Brain There is no reason robots would work towards... There is no reason robots would work towards their own welfare to the detriment of ours, especially if they were conceived to help us (in which case, their own welfare would be equated to ours)....

Forum: Congregation of the Masses Sep 4th, 2010, 3:46:45 PM

Replies: 201 What IS the "meaning of life"? Does it differ person-to-person? Views: 8,079 Posted By Brain That sounds terribly convoluted. Why not just,... That sounds terribly convoluted. Why not just, you know, forgive us? What kind of imbecile would send their son to *die* just so that they could forgive sinners? If you loved everyone despite all the...

Forum: Congregation of the Masses Aug 26th, 2010, 9:04:59 PM

Replies: 201 What IS the "meaning of life"? Does it differ person-to-person? Views: 8,079 Posted By Brain If you did, you're going to have to quote... If you did, you're going to have to quote yourself, because I reviewed all your posts and I found nothing. What are the criteria for them to be "free", then? You never even gave these. All you...

Forum: Congregation of the Masses Aug 26th, 2010, 6:53:39 PM

Replies: 201 What IS the "meaning of life"? Does it differ person-to-person? Views: 8,079 Posted By Brain Then maybe I should make the point in French,... Then maybe I should make the point in French, because you don't seem to get it. Je me contrecrisse de comment tu définis "instinct", ce que j'essaie de te dire, c'est que tu n'appliques ta...

Forum: Congregation of the Masses Aug 26th, 2010, 4:44:28 PM

Replies: 201 What IS the "meaning of life"? Does it differ person-to-person? Views: 8,079 Posted By Brain Look, buddy, I don't care what the definition of... Look, buddy, I don't care what the definition of instinct is. But if YOU are going to give me a definition, then YOU should make sure that you use it properly. If we apply your definition literally,...

Forum: Congregation of the Masses Aug 26th, 2010, 2:35:46 PM

Replies: 201 What IS the "meaning of life"? Does it differ person-to-person? Views: 8,079 Posted By Brain The problem is, these criteria are so... The problem is, these criteria are so ridiculously tight that it makes it so that not only do humans have no instincts, neither do animals. "Irresistible" might be the main culprit here. Being...

Forum: Congregation of the Masses Aug 25th, 2010, 11:44:40 PM

Replies: 201 What IS the "meaning of life"? Does it differ person-to-person? Views: 8,079 Posted By Brain a) be automatic In the crow experiment in the... a) be automatic In the crow experiment in the third video I linked, one of the test subjects took about 20 trials to finally figure out that it could use a stick tool to fetch longer stick tools,...

Forum: Congregation of the Masses Aug 25th, 2010, 6:37:28 PM

Replies: 201 What IS the "meaning of life"? Does it differ person-to-person? Views: 8,079 Posted By Brain I don't know what kind of evidence you expect. We... I don't know what kind of evidence you expect. We obviously can't watch all animals all the time, and making experiments is difficult, which means that we only have patchy evidence about animal...

Forum: Congregation of the Masses Aug 2nd, 2010, 6:55:37 PM

Replies: 108 On the self. Views: 4,824 Posted By Brain If you "zoom out" of the problem and see the... If you "zoom out" of the problem and see the whole time loop as an object, it can either be uncaused or caused by something else than yourself. Let's put it this way: if your existence is not...

Forum: Congregation of the Masses Jul 30th, 2010, 4:35:23 PM

Replies: 108 On the self. Views: 4,824 Posted By Brain If I'm speaking of my free will regarding a past... If I'm speaking of my free will regarding a past action, I will use the past, what other tense could I possibly use? In the present, this gives: "it is possible that I do any of the options I am...

Forum: Congregation of the Masses Jul 30th, 2010, 3:04:43 AM

Replies: 108 On the self. Views: 4,824 Posted By Brain The dictionary definition of "free will" is not... The dictionary definition of "free will" is not worded as "I could have done it differently", but it strongly suggests it: 1. The ability or discretion to choose; free choice Okay, good. Now...

Forum: Congregation of the Masses Jul 30th, 2010, 2:24:07 AM

Replies: 108 On the self. Views: 4,824 Posted By Brain Eh, not really. I feel that the mind, sentience,... Eh, not really. I feel that the mind, sentience, or consciousness, refer more to implementation than they do to functionality. That is, there are many different machines that would behave exactly...

Forum: Congregation of the Masses Jul 29th, 2010, 3:15:57 AM

Replies: 108 On the self. Views: 4,824 Posted By Brain Somewhat tricky to define formally, but... Somewhat tricky to define formally, but essentially X controls Y if the behavior of Y is conditioned on X, and X's behavior is conditioned on its own internal state. The more tightly X's internal...

Forum: Congregation of the Masses Jul 29th, 2010, 12:35:04 AM

Replies: 108 On the self. Views: 4,824 Posted By Brain All of these can be seen as internal... All of these can be seen as internal representations to the brain. There are a few problems with defining the "self" as qualia anyway: 1) I see no meaningful way through which a "set of qualia"...

Forum: Congregation of the Masses Jul 26th, 2010, 1:23:27 AM

Replies: 114 time travelling fun Views: 4,481 Posted By Brain 10 Robots don't "violate their... 10 Robots don't "violate their programming", they are defined by their programming (much like you are defined by your brain). For this reason, one could say that whatever a robot does, no...

Forum: Congregation of the Masses Jul 26th, 2010, 1:10:20 AM

Replies: 114 time travelling fun Views: 4,481 Posted By Brain That definition strikes me as both bizarre and... That definition strikes me as both bizarre and utterly useless. Could you define "I" in such a way that it doesn't rest on a heap of philosophical nonsense? Judging by your further comments, your...

Forum: Congregation of the Masses Jul 25th, 2010, 4:28:28 AM

Replies: 114 time travelling fun Views: 4,481 Posted By Brain I've defined "we". I've defined "choose". You... I've defined "we". I've defined "choose". You have not. So I'm not sure I even understand what you mean. If we suppose a deterministic universe, then whatever action your actual body will perform...

Forum: Congregation of the Masses Jul 25th, 2010, 2:09:46 AM

Replies: 114 time travelling fun Views: 4,481 Posted By Brain Frankly, direction isn't truly meaningful even if... Frankly, direction isn't truly meaningful even if the CPT does not hold, as long as there's an inverse function to the laws of the universe. That is, you could hold that the universe is in fact...

Forum: Congregation of the Masses Jul 24th, 2010, 7:33:42 PM

Replies: 114 time travelling fun Views: 4,481 Posted By Brain Oh, you'd probably enjoy it. There's no point in... Oh, you'd probably enjoy it. There's no point in oppressing the masses once they're both inoffensive and useless. They can just do whatever they want. It's hardly pointless. Getting to see...

Showing results 1 to 25 of 100

Page 1 of 4 1 2 3 > Last »

Smogon - Top

All guides and strategy information are © 2004-2013 Smogon.com and its contributors. Pokémon is © 1995-2013 Nintendo.