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Comment · 1 year ago
Very good game! Thanks for sharing.
Comment · 2 years ago
Could it be a word play? Axe -> Axis -> Y
Comment · 2 years ago
Cool project! I hope they improve their UI.
Comment · 3 years ago
If reason is indeed an automatic process, it doesn't imply that it's unreliable or untrustworthy. Many automatic processes in our brain, like pattern recognition or memory retrieval, are highly evolved and serve us well.

Even if someone's conclusions are determined by automatic processes, these processes can still evaluate evidence and information.

If the evidence and information being processed are accurate and comprehensive, the conclusions reached by an automatic process can be quite reliable. If reason is an automatic process, this doesn't invalidate the scientific method.

The challenge to free will doesn't necessarily lead to the conclusion that science and reason are dead. While it does raise questions about the nature of agency and choice, it doesn't undermine the utility of reason in making sense of the world and advancing our understanding.

Comment · 3 years ago
Even though the conclusion itself may not be a product of free will, the awareness of this conclusion can be consistent with our subjective experience of having the capacity to reason, reflect, and examine our beliefs.
Comment · 3 years ago
Luckily duckduckgo still returns the forum as top result.
Comment · 3 years ago
I don't see any problem with that. Information that increases personal autonomy should be available to anyone, everywhere, and for any reason.

When you talk about "help being given," I suppose you are referring to drugs that don't work for most and therapy that cannot address the underlying problems.

Comment · 3 years ago
People who have lost someone to suicide often seek someone to blame, yet they seldom consider that the person may have had their reasons, most possibly unrelated to that forum. The forum serves as a vital outlet for individuals enduring difficult times, potentially saving more lives than it has taken. Nonetheless, some non-suicidal individuals aim to erase it merely due to personal dislike. It's bewildering.
Comment · 3 years ago
Yes! Thank you so much!
Comment · 3 years ago
There was a beautiful game like the ones you mention that I found once on /r/webgames . However, I am unable to find it again. It was about roaming around a forest, and it was changing with the seasons.
Comment · 3 years ago
One of the reports says that the accident was caused by the other driver looking at their phone. Could potentially the sensors of the waymo detect that and warn the other driver?

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