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Re:The singularity is close? by simonh on Friday April 01, 2022 @11:19AM (#30879036)
I accept that. Metaphysics is real in a useful way, but I think that metaphysics itself is an emergent behaviour. Emergent behaviours are behaviours of mater, and matter is real, therefore emergent behaviours are real.
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Re:The singularity is close? by prometheus76 on Friday April 01, 2022 @12:00PM (#30879599)
"Emergent behavior" is handwavium materialists use to avoid cognitive dissonance.
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Re:The singularity is close? by simonh on Friday April 01, 2022 @12:37PM (#30880151)
We observe them, categorise them, and engineer them all the time.
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