That made very interesting reading. Though quite partial to a good old conspiracy theory and indeed not quite convinced that I'm more than just a simulation;) I must say you make some good arguments and point out quite a few things I hadn't really considered.
Thanks! With respect to the simulation idea, it leads to the question, if you can't tell the difference (and it isn't possible to make a testable prediction) then does it matter one way or the other if it is real or a simulation?
I know there are some ideas that link the blockiness of quantum mechanics to the blockiness of computer storage, this pointing out that this could be proof of simulation. However, I prefer (at the moment, given the current evidence) to see it as proof of blockiness of the universe (or an as yet misunderstood element of a deeper theory of which quantum is an approximation of).
I shared much of your thought process about how to sincerely approach this topic. But I lacked the analytical and statistical tools you used to intelligently and respectfully discuss why. I enjoyed reading this!
For a great example of a very-well-documented active conspiracy that isn't as well known as it should be, I highly recommend the book Merchants of Doubt by Naomi Oreskes and Erik Conway.
Yes, these are the conspiracies that we should be more interested in. Unfortunately, tgere is too much emphasis on free choice and the ability to self research.
Free choice is not the same as informed free choice. And to address the informed part, unfortunately, decades of scientific papers and research, the deep expert understanding of highly specialised fields of science and mathematics is not on equal footing with an interesting narrative spoken with charisma.
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WOW this is a great post and I really enjoyed reading it, I think Many choose to believe Conspiracy theories that fit there way of thinking and they strenghten their views by just visiting sites that will back there line of thinking, I suspect you like me like seeing sites at both end of the spectrum and forming an opinion basd on what you see and what seems believable looking at all sides of the story
Yes, mostly I agree with you, although (I'm not sure you meant to imply it though) I would say that the "two sides" are not often equally weighted arguments. Also, when things exit out of my area of expertise and understanding, I would prefer to trust experts that have had many years of (non-sexy and dreary papers) study into the area.
@bengy Yes your right of course, I prefer real experts opinion over those trying to make headlines or gain followers, but I do like to look at things from various angles before making an opinion
This post is on another level for how you have presented this. Clearly I am not a steemit pro yet. At the same time it was a fun read. Really good Job.
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it! I have learnt much from my time here (and more to learn!), when I started, I had never written anything that resembled a blog. My first couple of months were a pretty steep learning curve! I didn't know what markdown was!
I have not, (like I usually do) read any of the comments, I would like to say I think you deserve a full @curie upvote for that entry. A most well thought out and explained reasoning process. It would take a ot to convince me that the Queen is a Reptilian Alien. Open minded does not mean blind acceptance, it means we look and we examine and we make the call, not let someone else make the call for us.
Definitely agree about the open-minded statement. Although, when the topic is beyond my particular expertise or understanding, then it is a much more difficult problem, in which case, I tend to trust the expert opinion of people who work and specialise in the fields.
This is a great post. For you to not be into conspiracy theories I think you did a great job on this and stating your views. I actually really like how you used the same photo and explained it from your end. Truthfully, it just goes to show how far people push out conspiracy theories and false information.
I really do spend a lot of time looking into conspiracy theories but false flags and fake wounded people are newer to me. Which that picture was in that section of my post so obviously that was not researched to the extent it should have been on my end. That is why I put in my post not to believe everything we see on the interent, lol. I think that conspiracy theories are tricky and take endless amounts of research with each one just to get the slightest idea of what is being dealt with. Anyway, this was a great post and very well written. Good luck!
Thanks for dropping by and reading! I have started to go through some of the other entries and I'm impressed by the variety of different ideas that there are. Unfortunately, I couldn't go down that route as I wouldn't have been able to represent the views honestly!
In my brief contact with conspiracy theories in researching this post, I have realised that I've only touched the tip of the iceberg as to what is out there. I'm happy that there are people that research these things, I hope they aren't true, but it is good that someone investigates (especially if they do turn out to be true!).
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That made very interesting reading. Though quite partial to a good old conspiracy theory and indeed not quite convinced that I'm more than just a simulation;) I must say you make some good arguments and point out quite a few things I hadn't really considered.
Thanks! With respect to the simulation idea, it leads to the question, if you can't tell the difference (and it isn't possible to make a testable prediction) then does it matter one way or the other if it is real or a simulation?
I know there are some ideas that link the blockiness of quantum mechanics to the blockiness of computer storage, this pointing out that this could be proof of simulation. However, I prefer (at the moment, given the current evidence) to see it as proof of blockiness of the universe (or an as yet misunderstood element of a deeper theory of which quantum is an approximation of).
wonderful post from you!... cant believe you are this awesome buddy!
Thanks and thanks for reading!
I shared much of your thought process about how to sincerely approach this topic. But I lacked the analytical and statistical tools you used to intelligently and respectfully discuss why. I enjoyed reading this!
Thanks, it was a tough topic! But I think you also approached it well!
So interesting and well-written, @bengy. Really enjoyed reading!
Thanks! good luck to you!
This is a wonderful post.
For a great example of a very-well-documented active conspiracy that isn't as well known as it should be, I highly recommend the book Merchants of Doubt by Naomi Oreskes and Erik Conway.
Yes, these are the conspiracies that we should be more interested in. Unfortunately, tgere is too much emphasis on free choice and the ability to self research.
Free choice is not the same as informed free choice. And to address the informed part, unfortunately, decades of scientific papers and research, the deep expert understanding of highly specialised fields of science and mathematics is not on equal footing with an interesting narrative spoken with charisma.
Oh gosh, the media one really got to me. I had never thought there were so many "coincidences" until I started browsing the net.
Coincidences happen a lot of you are rolling the dice incredibly often and there is no restriction on correlating events.
This excellent post was included in the latest issue of The Inbox Runneth Over. Stop by when you have a minute and see what else I found along the trail. Your companions here are all interesting in their own way, and your support for this project and especially its occupants would be very much appreciated. Thank you for everything. Have a lovely day!
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Ha ha, thanks for the feature!
WOW this is a great post and I really enjoyed reading it, I think Many choose to believe Conspiracy theories that fit there way of thinking and they strenghten their views by just visiting sites that will back there line of thinking, I suspect you like me like seeing sites at both end of the spectrum and forming an opinion basd on what you see and what seems believable looking at all sides of the story
Yes, mostly I agree with you, although (I'm not sure you meant to imply it though) I would say that the "two sides" are not often equally weighted arguments. Also, when things exit out of my area of expertise and understanding, I would prefer to trust experts that have had many years of (non-sexy and dreary papers) study into the area.
@bengy Yes your right of course, I prefer real experts opinion over those trying to make headlines or gain followers, but I do like to look at things from various angles before making an opinion
you hit up on a lot of different ideas here, interesting as well. good luck bengy!
Thanks! Good luck to you as well!
@bengy tons and tons of luck to you bengy! well okay not that much, just in case we are rivals :p
This post is on another level for how you have presented this. Clearly I am not a steemit pro yet. At the same time it was a fun read. Really good Job.
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it! I have learnt much from my time here (and more to learn!), when I started, I had never written anything that resembled a blog. My first couple of months were a pretty steep learning curve! I didn't know what markdown was!
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i have never really paid attention to conspiracy theories, but this has brought some things to good light
Thanks, conspiracy theories are not really my cup of tea, but I think there is a range when they gather enough evidence that they become serious.
I have not, (like I usually do) read any of the comments, I would like to say I think you deserve a full @curie upvote for that entry. A most well thought out and explained reasoning process. It would take a ot to convince me that the Queen is a Reptilian Alien. Open minded does not mean blind acceptance, it means we look and we examine and we make the call, not let someone else make the call for us.
Definitely agree about the open-minded statement. Although, when the topic is beyond my particular expertise or understanding, then it is a much more difficult problem, in which case, I tend to trust the expert opinion of people who work and specialise in the fields.
This is a great post. For you to not be into conspiracy theories I think you did a great job on this and stating your views. I actually really like how you used the same photo and explained it from your end. Truthfully, it just goes to show how far people push out conspiracy theories and false information.
I really do spend a lot of time looking into conspiracy theories but false flags and fake wounded people are newer to me. Which that picture was in that section of my post so obviously that was not researched to the extent it should have been on my end. That is why I put in my post not to believe everything we see on the interent, lol. I think that conspiracy theories are tricky and take endless amounts of research with each one just to get the slightest idea of what is being dealt with. Anyway, this was a great post and very well written. Good luck!
Thanks for dropping by and reading! I have started to go through some of the other entries and I'm impressed by the variety of different ideas that there are. Unfortunately, I couldn't go down that route as I wouldn't have been able to represent the views honestly!
In my brief contact with conspiracy theories in researching this post, I have realised that I've only touched the tip of the iceberg as to what is out there. I'm happy that there are people that research these things, I hope they aren't true, but it is good that someone investigates (especially if they do turn out to be true!).
You got voted by @votefun thanks to Bengy (also musicapoetica). We are still in early alpha, users can use us to get free upvotes. This is mainly directed towards users of the @cryptowithincin bot. We are in a few discord servers. To get full benefits, you have to be subscribed to @cryptowithincin. To support us, you can delegate to @votefun or just give this comment a upvote. Or you can even use http://votefun.tk/ to trade your STEEM/SBD for other coins. We charge a 0.1% fee and most of that will be used to help votefun get more steempower.
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