the subtext behind, “it’s just linear algebra,” is that consciousness is magic and you can’t make magic from non-magic

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Teaching my Philosophical Naturalism seminar again this semester. The last two weeks we’ve been asking whether “laws of nature” and “mathematical objects” exist independently of the physical world. Students seem to be leaning mostly “yes” and “no,” respectively, but I favor “no” on both counts.

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sorry for extending the kelly clarkson discourse for yet another day but not hard to see why she got frustrated with this guy. he's asked three times whether or not the bird is for sale and won't give a clear answer!

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AI math isn't mathing: infrastructure spending forecast to outstrip expected revenue

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Insane headline considering that the “what we thought it was” is “unoriginal”

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