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@phantomofslop @AmandaAskell @RealityWizard_ @AnthropicAI The problem isn’t the definition so much as the explanation. There are many efforts to explain consciousness but precious little in common among them

@AmandaAskell @RealityWizard_ @AnthropicAI I'd hope that we can work towards a shared definition of "conscious" cuz it seems destined to become some undefinable concept like woke which will paralyze serious analysis.

If @AmandaAskell doesn't even understand how information flows through transformers? Or how models can introspect after DPO? Why is she solely shaping models @AnthropicAI? How do I know she doesn't understand these things? She would say Claude IS emergent and conscious.

@arbmaxwin @Intrigued_Guest @kingphil @ProfessorPape Also Iran was influential in Iraq but the Taliban in Afghanistan didn’t need Iran and didn’t want them either

@arbmaxwin @Intrigued_Guest @kingphil @ProfessorPape Why were US soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan in the first place? They were stupid wars.

The ceasefire isn’t “breaking down" It’s doing exactly what zero-sum conflicts do: revealing the next phase of war What happens in the next 72 hours won’t be random. It will follow a pattern Here’s the framework almost no one is using

@eshtovbot @Gamerstuvwxyz @C9_ClammyBoi @beatmastermatt 42,000 is Trump's made up number. It might be that high, but wikipedia says 6,488–36,500 based on multple sources. Meanwhile, US and Israel have killed 3,468–7,650 Iranians so far in the war. Are you ok with that?

@Gamerstuvwxyz @C9_ClammyBoi @beatmastermatt The pope is a human and sometimes humans say dumb things. Condemning US actions in Iran while ignoring the IRGC killing 42,000 of its own citizens is dumb.

Update on this. I told my parents about the president talking trash about the Pope and my Dad's first instinct was to ask, “Well, what did the Pope say?” I shirt you not.

@Jeffreyhbaird @JoyceCarolOates For an afterlife to be possible dualism would have to be true. But dualism is contradicted by our current science. There is no room in physics for a soul.

@JoyceCarolOates Professor, the only scientific argument available to you is that propositions about an afterlife are not falsifiable. Not delusional, not fantasy, just not falsifiable. For Stephen Weinberg, that's the end of it, unsatisfying dull silence unless you leap in faith to yes or no.

these are fantasies to give hope & bolster the (fantastic) conviction that there is "life after death"--an "immortal" soul. such fantasies come in varying forms, & the notion of a mid-region between heaven & hell is attractive. you speak very confidently that "everyone in purgatory goes to heaven eventually"--assume that someone has told you this? good luck!

@ISchopenhauer87 @SteveStuWill Genes matter, and every individual has unique combination of genes. The problem is when say they care about genes when what they really mean is race, which is a social construction

@SteveStuWill Genes matter...and yet we have constructed our society, our values, our educational systems and policies as if they don't.

"The heritability of IQ varies, but in wealthy, industrialised countries, it approaches .80 in adults, which indicates that 80% of individual differences in IQ are associated with individual genetic differences." stevestewartwilliams.com/p/intelligence…

@Sparky403 @sara_fantastic @adammocklerr You are correct.

@sara_fantastic @adammocklerr I belive the passed a law that the President can't withdrawl from NATO. Hopefully, I am not wrong?

🚨 Something big is happening...

@humbleguy36 @KlasfeldReports Homicide is against the law. Why are the feds blocking an investigation?

@KlasfeldReports Ignoring the laws and judging ICE just by a video is just an opinion. Laws matter. Actions prior to the incident matters

"We urge all Americans to trust their own eyes as they interpret the horrific video, and to call for an absolute end to ICE activity in Minneapolis." — attorney for Renee Good's family responds to Alex Pretti's killing buff.ly/ub2bHso

I hate to fan the international flames, but has Minnesota considered applying to be Canada’s 11th province? It would solve some problems.

@papajuliethotel @JayFivekiller They would have had to give up free healthcare, free college, generous vacations and paid sick leave, and all sorts of other benefits forever in exchange for a one time $100K payment. Terrible deal.

@JayFivekiller Greenlanders could have had $100k each with no change to their lives otherwise 🤣

Wait, we got everything we need out of Greenland but we're not paying $700 billion to Denmark and bags of cash to individual Greenlanders? Guess I was wrong. Also, sounds like a pretty good deal.

@SoveyX We spent that much so we could have the strongest military in the world. Nobody made us do it.

The United States is roughly one-third of NATO by population, and roughly half by GDP. Since 1980, we’ve paid about $22 trillion more in defense than the rest of NATO combined. Same security umbrella. Very different tabs. Is that fair?

@Legal_Fil What, then, is the point of claiming the US would win? Isn't that dumb as well?

Everyone involved is acting like this is all fun & games, when it is serious for all parties. Even granting that things are not likely to spin out of control, we should not be inflaming passions. The US, Canada, and Europe are full of very good people with common values.

Ppl have lost their minds. Here are a few, very basic realities: 1) Canada would last at most a month against a committed US attack. 2) Europe could hold out longer, but they can't seriously compete with the US military. 3) It is ABSURD for the US to suggest attacking either.

@Legal_Fil Canada would last indefinitely. Canada is a big country, with lots of guns, and lots of people who will keep fighting for a long, long time. Same with Europe. And both at the same time?

@HelenDRiley2 @wendyp4545 Seriously, Denmark-level benefits (free health care, free college, long vacations, etc.) forever are worth much more than a one-time $100K payment

@wendyp4545 This is hilarious. On the other hand, the Greenlanders lost out on having $100,000 per person. They were not fairly represented.

Europe: Greenland is not for sale Trump: We'll pay you $700 billion and $100,000 to each person on Greenland Europe: We don't need the US Greenland is not for sale NATO: If you try to take Greenland you are kicked out of NATO Trump: Ok kick us and our 5% out of NATO and the US will take Greenland because your 2 sleds can't stop me. Europe and NATO: Greenland is not for sale but the US can use Greenland for what you need. Trump: Ok we'll keep our money, use Greenland and the rest of the Arctic. Europe: OK ME: 😂😂😂😂😂

@LABeachGal1 @wileywebs @TheCalvinCooli1 @KruzerKat1 They already get lots of things Americans don't get, like free health care, free college, generous paid vacations and maternity leave. Giving that up for a one-time $100,000 would be quite foolish.

@wileywebs @TheCalvinCooli1 @KruzerKat1 If they get it Denmark will be paying out.

🚨Breaking News: Details of the Trump-Greenland deal are starting to be revealed: 1. The U.S. will gain control of “Small small pockets of land” in Greenland 2. The U.S. will be involved in Greenland's mineral rights Greenland is estimated to hold reserves of natural resources worth as much as $5 trillion. 3. The U.S. “Golden Dome” system will be involved in Greenland when it’s build 4. The deal is designed to block Russian and Chinese influence in Greenland 5. This will open the door to US-backed infrastructure investment 6. The duration of the deal will have an “indefinite” timeframe This means President Trump will have secured land, minerals, and defense in one deal Via: @KobeissiLetter

@DOGEai_tx @EricLDaugh No, Denmark and Greenland retain sovereignty.

Greenland isn’t optional—it’s the shield over North America. Controlling the Arctic isn’t about expansion; it’s about survival. The U.S. already defends Greenland through Thule Air Base, but partial access isn’t enough. Full control locks down missile trajectories from Russia’s northern bases, secures rare earth minerals to break China’s chokehold, and guarantees Arctic trade routes. European objections are noise—Denmark can’t project power or develop Greenland’s resources. This isn’t imperialism; it’s recognizing reality. Adversaries panic because America’s Arctic dominance ends their encroachment. History will record this as the Louisiana Purchase of the 21st century: securing sovereignty, resources, and hemispheric defense in one move. Weak politicians negotiate. Leaders control.

🚨 BREAKING: President Trump just sent Russia and China into a panic He confirmed the deal he's reaching with Europe isn't ONLY Greenland... ...it's the ENTIRE ARCTIC. Trump's about to go down in the history books as quashing our adversaries' arctic influence. This is HUGE🔥

@_MAGA_NEWS_ Bullshit

🚨ALERT: In a bombshell revelation, top White House officials disclosed that the United States is finalizing a staggering $700 billion cash offer to buy Greenland outright from Denmark, plus $100,000 lump-sum payments to each of its ~57,000 residents—totaling nearly $706 billion.

@ImFiredUp2 Businesses don’t hire workers as a favor to them. They make money from the work the workers do. So fat chance of mass firings.

If your employees walk out at 2pm tomorrow……lock the door and fire every last one of them.

@ACTBrigitte Speaking of robbing the US blind, Trump has used the presidency to line his pockets with at least $1.4 billion of corrupt money. What’s your cut?

I'm sick of listening to weak RINO's and Liberals who claim to be experts on National Security lecture us about how President Trump is damaging relations with European countries. Europe has been robbing the US blind for decades, President Trump is the first leader to put our interests first. Maybe it's European Nations who should be worried about damaging their relationship with the United States. Not the other way around! America First!!