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WCDT: 2796-2800 (22-26 September 2014) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Border Reiver:
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--- Quote from: hedgie on 22 Sep 2014, 23:25 ---Maybe he's only *visible* || perhaps corporeal when someone else has drinking? And why if there's a god of wine, why isn't there a god of hangovers?
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The "Oh, God" of hangovers, you mean. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discworld_gods#Bilious
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There are certainly enough deities involved with brewing that a god/goddess of hangovers isn't that far a stretch. (and as an aside there seem to be a lot of Celtic and Norse gods involved...)
Neko_Ali:
I'm pretty sure the brewing god/dess would cover hangovers as well.. Either cursing them for it, or promising honors in their name if the pain would just go away. Probably both at the same time. :)
T:
--- Quote from: ankhtahr on 22 Sep 2014, 21:42 ---I actually like that idea of Descartes. You can doubt anything. But by doubting anything you already prove that you exist.
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According to the simulation hypothesis we are most likely a simulation. Does that still qualify as existence for you?
NilsO:
--- Quote from: T on 23 Sep 2014, 07:42 ---
--- Quote from: ankhtahr on 22 Sep 2014, 21:42 ---I actually like that idea of Descartes. You can doubt anything. But by doubting anything you already prove that you exist.
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According to the simulation hypothesis we are most likely a simulation. Does that still qualify as existence for you?
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Descartes did not know about simulations. Therefore, we can assume he is outdated, even if he did exist.
If we are part of a simulation, it is reasonable to assume that the creators have cheated a bit, to reduce processing time. If nobody is looking at the Moon, it is not necessary to include it in the simulation. Likewise, astronomical objects invisible to the naked eye need not be simulated, unless someone is pointing a telescope in that direction. As our exploration of the physical world intensifies (and the world population increases), the computational resources required will increase exponentially. Sooner or later, the simulation gets too expensive, and someone decides to pull the plug :mrgreen:
ysth:
I have it on good authority that Decartes was heavily into stochastic hillclimbing.
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