GPT-J: "I try to avoid being judgmental, but, rather, strive for understanding and understanding comes through empathy, compassion, and, perhaps most of all, just listening, to truly know yourself."
4/ More from GPT-J (trained on that single piece I wrote):
"One of my greatest fears is that you will lead your lives by the rules set by others. However, there is a better way: there are the rules you make for yourself and the rules others make for you,
5/ and those rules must be constantly renegotiated."
"You are as free as the laws of Newton, or as rigid as the walls of a prison. But there is a third way that you must know: you can always be true to yourself.
To be true to yourself means doing the best that you can do."
6/ So, first impression, slightly stilted, my guess is it wouldn't fool many people, i.e., they wouldn't think it was written by a human, but interesting nevertheless.
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.@BrianRoemmele has recently argued in his "Fork in the Road" series that the introduction of the iPhone in 2007 and widespread adoption of smartphones since then has fundamentally rewired their user's brain structure. I think we should conduct
2/ Neuroimaging studies to see if there has in fact been a rewiring of the brains of smartphone users.
In his book "The WEIRDest People in the World: How the West Became Psychologically Peculiar and Particularly Prosperous," Joseph Henrich makes a persuasive
3/ case that Culture, independent of the biological evolutionary process, does "alter our brains, hormones, and anatomy, along with our perceptions, motivations, personalities, emotions, and many other aspects of our minds." He argues that the proof of this can be found by
"If the universe has set you in front of me or put this book into your hands, then in all likelihood you are closer than most to honestly confronting the stark reality of your situation. It works both ways; when the teacher appears, the student is ready."
~Jed McKenna
"Marty: If I show up at your door, chances are you did something to bring me there."
~Martin Q. Blank (John Cusack) as Assassin in "Grosse Pointe Blank"
"Morty: Nobody exists on purpose. Nobody belongs anywhere. Everybody's gonna die. Come watch TV”
~Morty of @RickandMorty
1/ I'm delighted to be hosting an @interintellect_ Salon tomorrow with @bronwynwilliams and @TheAnnaGat on a fun, if slightly mind-bending topic--who are we and what is our purpose? But, don't worry, it'll be fun as we're using @RickandMorty and Jed McKenna and their interaction
2/ as well as a host of other thinkers and movies and TV shows that address this issue well.
This falls--I think incorrectly--under the category "spiritual seeker" and enlightenment, but I think it's better presented as "how can we ever know what's true?"
3/ Could be a short Salon or a long one, depending on who you're listening to--McKenna would say you can only prove ONE thing--that you exist and perceive the same.
1/ So, if you're coming to my @interintellect_ Salon with @bronwynwilliams and @TheAnnaGat you'll want to have taken a look at this graphic--it'll fit into a big part of our discussion. And, yes, I hate 'homework' so I'll tell myself to GTFO so you needn't
2/ Joseph Campbell's Hero Journey is at the heart of every great story, play, or movie you've watched. (Hint: George Lucas called Campbell is 'Yoda' and redid parts of the movie because of him) But, also because it's the base of Dan Harmon's Story Circle
3/ And here's the invitation to Thursday event which I probably alienated you from given, um, homework. I have only myself to blame.
1/ Recorded a great @InfiniteL88ps with @BrianMuraresku, Author of "The Immortality Key: The Secret History of the Religion with No Name" which posits that early Christians "borrowed" from an ancient Greek religion where adherents consumed a psychedelic sacrament mixed in beer.
2/ Must admit that reading this quote from @joerogan "Absolutely one of the most fascinating podcasts I've ever done ... fucking sensational" before jumping on with Brian made me a bit worried that I was out of my league. But Brian's easy manner and encyclopedic knowledge
3/ of that early period put me immediately at ease and even though I'd read the book, I learned lots of great stuff about that chaotic, but fascinating, period in history. The more you dig, the more interesting things get.
"Truth isn't an idea or a concept. Truth isn't about knowing things, you already know too much. It's about unknowing things."
3/ Rick and Morty take a more lighthearted approach to dealing with the 'truth.' Interdimensional Cable or neuralyzed memory redaction--dealer's choice.