January 2011
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sparklingspiderwebs asked: no i didn't get it
I go home this friday though so maybe I'll get it then!?
Which address did I send you
I go home this friday though so maybe I'll get it then!?
Which address did I send you
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Counterfactuals
A counterfactual is a statement that follows this form: “If Edison had not invented the modern incandescent light bulb, then someone else would have invented it anyway.” People use counterfactuals every day; however, its analysis is not so clear. Edison, after all, did invent the modern incandescent light bulb, so how can the statement be true, if it is impossible to examine its...
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inafloydhole asked: <3
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Anonymous asked: Having anon enabled just opens you up for people to abuse it.
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PUSSIES DICKS COCK FUCK YOU SO DUMB ANUS
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Mathematical Objects
What are numbers, sets, groups, points, etc.? Are they real objects or are they simply relationships that necessarily exist in all structures? Although many disparate views exist regarding what a mathematical object is, the discussion may be roughly partitioned into two opposing schools of thought: platonism, which asserts that mathematical objects are real, and formalism, which asserts that...
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Art Objects
This problem originally arose from the practice rather than theory of art. Marcel Duchamp, in the 20th century, challenged conventional notions of what “art” is, placing ordinary objects in galleries to prove that the context rather than content of an art piece determines what art is. In music, John Cage followed up on Duchamp’s ideas, asserting that the term “music”...
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Neuroscience of free will
One significant finding of studies is that a person’s brain seems to commit to certain decisions before the person becomes aware of having made them. Early studies found delays of about half a second; with contemporary brain scanning technology, scientists in 2008 were able to predict with 60% accuracy whether subjects would press a button with their left or right hand up to 10 seconds...
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