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Category Archives: Ideas
Quora – Personal evolution
Do humans change personal evolution by changing their way of thinking? Short answer yes. Long answer is much more complex. It seems very probable that the direct impact of thought on genetic structure is a close approximation to zero. The … Continue reading
Quora – how do scientists get to a theory
Quora – How do scientists get to a theory? That is a very deep question, and one that the Artificial Intelligence community would love to have a definite answer too. The basic process is simple enough in a sense, you … Continue reading
Quora – Correspondence theory
What are the weak points of correspondence theory? For me, the weaknesses are not so much with correspondence theory, but with our understandings of reality and our place in it, and the distinction between our experiential reality and whatever it … Continue reading
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Foundations of Logic – consciousness
Foundations of Logic Facebook group. “Why?” questions = infinite regress. “How?” questions = infinite progress. Turtles all the way down in a sense, but that sense is unreal. Our best understanding of consciousness from an evolutionary perspective is that perception … Continue reading
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Quora – Are there objections to evolution?
What are the most challenging objections to the theory of evolution? As many others have noted, there are no serious challenges or objections to the basic concepts of evolution. Evolution is a simple process that enables the development of exponentially … Continue reading
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Scientific theories
Quora – What is an example of a scientific theory? How is a scientific theory developed? While Glen’s answer captures many important aspects of what the scientific theory is and how the process works, it also misses many aspects. I … Continue reading
human evolution
How can you explain the theory of human evolution in simple terms with scientific details and evidences? Is it just a theory? There is a clear distinction one needs to make. Evolution as a process can be clearly demonstrated, both … Continue reading
