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by Joe diNimiki
Fri Nov 05, 2004 3:36 pm
Forum: Deep Thoughts
Topic: The Intelligence Revolution (LONG)
Replies: 9
Views: 6415

No machine has a mind like man. The lazy man is less productive than a machine, but the industrious man is much more productive than the best machine in the world - because he comes up with new things.
by Joe diNimiki
Fri Nov 05, 2004 3:33 pm
Forum: Deep Thoughts
Topic: Objectivism rejects Materialism?
Replies: 9
Views: 6760

You've made me revisit my philosophical leanings, though, because my scientific beliefs and my philosophical ones aren't in synch. Scientifically, I think all effects have a cause, and all causes are materialistic. That would preclude free will, however, which I do believe in. Would not. With quant...
by Joe diNimiki
Thu Nov 04, 2004 6:59 pm
Forum: Deep Thoughts
Topic: The Intelligence Revolution (LONG)
Replies: 9
Views: 6415

I believe that capacity to destroy comes peer with the capacity to protect. Some centuries ago, people believe there was no protection against the first guns - and now, there is no protection against nuclear bombs. But in the Middle Ages, there also was no weapon strong enough to destroy a fortress....
by Joe diNimiki
Thu Nov 04, 2004 6:53 pm
Forum: Deep Thoughts
Topic: Objectivism rejects Materialism?
Replies: 9
Views: 6760

Materialism in science isn't what it is in philosophy. In science, materialism nearly stands for realism - rejection of any magic in the metaphysics of the world. In philosophy, one of the statements of materialism is that there is no such thing as free will. This is the very reason why anybody beli...
by Joe diNimiki
Sat Oct 30, 2004 8:50 pm
Forum: Deep Thoughts
Topic: Bug
Replies: 1
Views: 1944

Bug

I currently can't upload my avatar. PHP reports an error.
by Joe diNimiki
Mon Oct 25, 2004 2:27 pm
Forum: Deep Thoughts
Topic: Newbie objectivist
Replies: 12
Views: 7343

Newbie objectivist

Well, I'm a newbie to Eve. As an unorthodox Objectivist, I was very surprised by your Corporation. So I want to apply. I'm going to fill an application as soon as I have walked through all your forums.