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We're all NPCs in this simulation.
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03-01-2024, 05:53 PM
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It's SA's 1 year cancelversery. Today's episode included the most clear explanation of the point he was making that got him cancelled.
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Probably, yet the simulation requires adherence to philosophies that derive from free-will. Functional philosophies state that understandable circumstances do not absolve one of consequences. |
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03-01-2024, 06:01 PM
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FAFO? New York City is a prime example.
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03-12-2024, 08:07 AM
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03-12-2024, 01:54 PM
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The only research I've seen on this topic suggests humanity experiencing a net-benefit from continued warming until 2080, at which point further warming will begin to become a net-negative.
I'll have to live to 100 to experience peak flourishing from warming, and barely see the downturn. |
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03-12-2024, 03:03 PM
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The only research I've seen on this topic suggests humanity experiencing a net-benefit from continued warming until 2080
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Did that research include the Beaufort Gyre?
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03-12-2024, 05:59 PM
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I don't recall... my mind remembers concepts and abstract ways to associate them, not the details. |
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03-12-2024, 06:16 PM
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The Devil Is in the Details: A Guide with Meanings and Examples - wikiHow
Dec 14, 2023Things You Should Know. "The devil is in the details" refers to situations that seem simple at first but actually have important details you need to take into account. The phrase "the devil is in the details" became popular between 1821 and 1969. It was even featured in Bartlett's Familiar
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Quantity, percentage, or quantity and percentage?
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03-12-2024, 06:45 PM
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Of course, net-benefit to humanity is quite subjective, but so too is climate catastrophism.
Is less polar bears a negative for humanity? 99.9% of us don't interact with them.
Anyhow, I'm sure I linked it somewhere in The global warming thread. |
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03-12-2024, 08:41 PM
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Is less polar bears a negative for humanity?
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They set a good example, fiberoptic fur and black skin.
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Stay Warm Like a Polar Bear With Sunlight-Capturing Fabric - Gizmodo
Apr 11, 2023But white polar bear fur, which is actually hollow, is even better at absorbing the sun. That's because it works like natural fiber optics, channeling sunlight towards the bear's body. That ...
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Whaddya know. It's already been monetized.
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