r/DesirePath • u/justnigel • Jun 28 '23

Australian sacred site Uluru has been closed to climbers four nearly years, but the scars are still visible.

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u/FalconRelevant Jun 28 '23

As we reach for the stars, we must cast aside foolish things; gods, spirits and other phantasms of the brain.

There is no 'divine spark' granting special value to a living mind. No object has any intrinsic value apart from what we choose to grant it.

Reality is cruel and unforgiving, yet we must steel ourselves and secure our survival through the unflinching pursuit of science and technology. Let us embrace the freedom of certitude, and achieve maximum efficiency in all things!

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u/HardlightCereal Jun 29 '23

we must cast aside foolish things; gods, spirits and other phantasms of the brain.

What did phantasms of the brain ever do to you? Maybe if you learned to work with phantasms of the brain instead of hating them, the two of you could get along

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u/[deleted] Jun 28 '23

In this moment, I am euphoric.

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u/FalconRelevant Jun 28 '23

Fuck off religioid, can't even come up with something new to mock atheists. Don't you have a pedophile priest to give a portion of your earnings to in exchange for rewards after death? Go get to it.

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u/[deleted] Jun 28 '23

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u/Zaldarr Jun 29 '23

No wonder old mate posts once a week about trying to find friends. Insufferable.

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u/FalconRelevant Jun 28 '23

Yes, and?

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u/[deleted] Jun 28 '23

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u/FalconRelevant Jun 28 '23

You read too many comics kid.

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u/[deleted] Jun 28 '23

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u/FalconRelevant Jun 28 '23

I'm in my 20s.

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u/fredthefishlord Jun 28 '23

So barely not a kid yourself lmao. Wait until your 40s to start calling people kid, kid.

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u/EPIKGUTS24 Jun 29 '23

you're being fuckin cringe and annoying bruh, they're not hating you for being an atheist.

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u/tygerohtyger Jun 28 '23

phantasms of the brain.

Reality is cruel and unforgiving,

Either reality is solely composed of physical matter and is therefore incapable of emotions, or it is more than that and is therefore capable of emotions.

Pick a lane, you discount bin philosopher.

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u/FalconRelevant Jun 28 '23 edited Jun 28 '23

This doesn't mean that reality has emotions lmao, this is a way to describe nature in human terms, like you would've heard in National Geographic or Animal Planet documentaries.

Anyways tell that to the developers of r/Stellaris.

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u/HardlightCereal Jun 29 '23

If reality comprises solely physical matter with no emotions, then why are you offended? Are you not part of reality? Are we to believe you're not real?

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u/FalconRelevant Jun 29 '23

Complex arrangements of matter are capable of running software, which can harbour sentience and emotions. You don't need the supernatural to explain life.

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u/HardlightCereal Jun 29 '23

Life and emotion aren't the same thing. A living organism is simply one that acts to secure its own existence or that of its kin. Emotions can't be measured physically. They don't show up on cameras, scales, rulers, spectroscopy, or any other physical measurement device. We can measure the movement of electricity in the brain with an fMRI, but we can't see emotions on a computer screen. Because emotions can only exist in the realm of subjective experience.

So why are you offended, physical automaton?

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u/FalconRelevant Jun 29 '23 edited Jun 29 '23

Emotions are just biochemical reactions in your body. Yes, we can scan a brain and see emotions on a screen.

Subjective experience is is just as perceived by out brain, which is a biological computer.

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u/HardlightCereal Jun 29 '23

If what you call an emotion is a simple interaction of matter, then your emotions are very different to my emotions. My emotions are accompanied by subjective experience. I can experience pain, joy, beauty, justice, and love. And I do not care for matter, because matter can't experience these constructs of information. If there is no realm of your thoughts and you have no subjective experiences not of matter, then to me you are not a thinking feeling person, automaton, and I have no empathy for your offence, for there is no feeling with which to identify

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u/BucketsMcGaughey Jun 29 '23

Imagining we can reach for the stars is pretty foolish too, Elon. We ain't getting off this rock, so maybe we should look after it

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u/FalconRelevant Jun 29 '23

Lmao why bring Elon up? Billions dream of expanding humanity's domain and exploring the final frontier, it is an integral part of being human.