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I'm not

Because I have interacted with society before.

>>2996969
lol'd

>>2996965

I bet realizing that makes you think you're special

>>2996967
At which point of interaction with society did you first recognise your uniqueness? Was it a gradual process? Was there an "Aha moment"? What was it that you concluded made you special?

I'm the one who is conscious.

As a person? My life
Intelectually? Im not

Because I know the question is actually
"What makes you think you're SO special?"
Catch up, OP. Go hang out on a playground.

>>2996978
Does only the mere fact that your personal experiences are unique make you believe you're special? Most people wouldn't define special that technically. Do these unique personal experiences also make you feel(!) special? Is your uniqueness sacred to you? Does it motivate you?

>>2996962

I have the largest penis of anyone I know.

True story.

>>2996987
Why are you inspecting the dicks of everyone you know?

What makes you think? You're special.

Punctuation changes an accusation into an affirmation.

Wordplay is awesome.

>>2996989

Why not?

my mommy said i am

>>2996995
Actually a pretty good reason too. the fact that we're conscious and sentient makes us all pretty special

>>2997006
And therefore not so special.

>>2997011
I was saying more as a species, a collective unit, but okay

I don't think I am. I'm actually okay with that. I'm enjoying my insignificance. I can'T wait to be forgotten.

>>2997019
wow, you must be a highly motivated fellow

I am the most important person in the universe. The whole world is only seen from my perspective and as far as I can tell, exists exclusively as my personal playground.

>>2997020
I actually am. I'm visiting one of the best schools in the country right now, afterwards I'll probably go to Sweden for my bachelor's degree.
That doesn't change the fact that I'm insignificant. It's a very soothing concept, actually.
And being forgotten doesn't change the fact that you were here.

>>2996995
What makes You? Think you're special.

Now it's a self-motivational aphorism.

heh-heh.

>>2997015
I figured. But dont you think there's a little too many of us for us to be considered special? I mean as long as we're still talking Earth and not potential alien species on other planets. If not, your definition of special makes awarded mid school gym class everybody-is-a-winner kids seem special.

Well not really, but really but almost but really.

>>2996962
I'm intelligent and talented but I'm moronic with no discernible talent.

Also this is my manifesto by proxy:
http://pensum.ca/word/translations/georges-bataille/the-practice-of-joy-in-the-face-of-death/

>>2997037
What makes? You think youre special

Now it's a phrase about the insignificance of humankind compared to God.

lel

>>2997056
What? Makes thinks you're special?

Now it's a one tree hill episode.

>>2997056
>the insignificance of humankind compared to God.

>>2997061
There was supposed to be punctuation instead of a questionmark at the end there.

I ruined everything.

>>2997064
>there's no evidence
>actually there's a possibility in some scientific theories
I don't see how that's evidence.

>>2997061
?What makes you think you're special¿

Mexican.

>>2997073
W͌̾͌͌ͨ̓̃͏͎̥͙̗͇͖ ̼ͨ̋̍̏Ḩ̣̗̉̔̅ͯͣ͐ͥ̽ ̸̴͇͇̦̩̰͈̘̄ͭͩ̿A̷̤͚̝̼̦̓͜ ̨̛̻̦̮̫̫̲ͦ̆̈́T̲͇͕̟̝̥͕̻̰̽͑́̌̓͑̑̿ ͉̺̫͐̋͊͋͌̕̕ ̴̜͖͚͔̯̙͈̻͍̀͋̏͟M̮̜̀̂̈̂́ ͈̳͈̻͇̰̦ͫͪͦ̊͠͝͝A̧͚͍̬̹̳̖͌ͤ̑ͬ͝ ̳̮̫̭̤͎̬̲̒͆ͮ̔͜K̵͐ͪͤ̾͏̘͚̜̫͓̤͖̩ ̶̢̯̟̗̼̬̳͎̣͌͑ͪ͞Ë͚̤̥ͯ̑̉̑̿̉ͧ ̧̹̺̖̜̭̙̦̥̜ͯ̿͆ͧ́ͮ͊̊̚͠S̵͇͎ͭ̅ͭ̚͞ ̷̫̙͔̥̗̙͚ͤ̏̓̊ͦ́̿ͪ ̸̨̲͉͕̭̓̑́͆̆Y̸͎̲ͫ͒̃ ̵̗̩̘̊͊́̽̽ͫ̆ͩȎ̸̪͓̻̹͎̻̭̗̠̆ͮͤͮͣ̉̚ ̘̬̙͈͚̭̗̐̇̀U̧̦̜̤̳ͧ̓͒ ̙̙̤͈͔̏̃͡ ̫̠̲̘̱̣̫̓̆́̌̀͝ͅŢ̝̫̠͔̗͍ͨͥ͂ͩͩͧ͗͊̈́̀ ̢̫̣͖͌̋͗̍͡Ḩ̞̜̰̝ͦͮͬ̈́͡ ̥͕̜͕̫̝͂͗̾͆̑̾ͩ͋́͡I̛̬̱̪͎ͤͬ̀ ̩͈̥̻̻̿̿͐N̵̗͈̞̹ͦͩ ͔̤̙̯̟ͣͧ͒͛͡K̛̦̫̳̰͓͇̣͇̏͒̉͆ ̶̰͖̬̠̑̀ͅ ̵ͯ͆̉̋̃ͬ͏͕̜̗̼Ỳ̬̝̘̟ͧͩ̓ͦ͝ ̷̖̬̳̪ͪ̿̉̚͝Ó̧͔̤͉̥͚̒̂̓ͫ̓̎̃͜ͅ ̑̍ͤ̓̋ͭͤ͂͏̺̝̜͝U̟̟͕̜ͪ͗ͯ̉̄̿̽͟͝ ̫̱̱ͬ̅͑͞'̛͙̮̰̣̟͔͊̓̆̋́ ͥ́͏̰R̷̮̜̭̰͇̳̽͗̅ͣ͛̂ ̢͕̳͎̘̩̰̪͂̐̀E̳͕̥̥̗̩̩͙͂́͆̀ ̗̻̮͍ͫ̎̔ͧ̍͆̈́̀͘ ͍͕͙̹̯ͪ̂̆ͥͤͥͥ̀S̖͎̝̗̼͚̎ͩ͛̓̔͑̚ ̼̹̪̯̘̳̩̏̎̀P͗͗̓͝͏͎̳̝̮̦̮̮̣͝ ̞̲̙̖̗̺̪̞̆͐͒͘ͅĘ̣̈́͛ͮ͒͑ ̴̙̹̫͍̰̩̜͎̑̓̈́ͨͣ͆̄͢C̴̡͉̻͎͐ͦͯ̓͊̆͘ͅ ̉͏̩͎͎͙I̛͙̹͎̰̮ͭ̑ͦ͐ͧ͌̉̓̚͝͞ ̵͖͔̝̳̜̩͎̼̺ͤͯ̏̓͑͛̀͠A̛̪̫͗ͧͯ̏̇͘ ̫̦̣̞̫̣̳͓͆ͨ̈̈ͣͥ̈́ͨ́L͚̰̙͙̩ͣ̒̕͘ ͯͪ́ͤͬ͂̋̾͏͓̜̙͖̘̹͈̝?̻̩̼̝͍ͨͮͯ͑̀

I walk the same way every other human being walks.

>>2997079
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>>2997072
>I don't see how that's evidence.
The fact that the equations work and you exist.

>>2997119

Math is just numbers and numbers don't mean shit. You trying to make sense of the universe using math is like an author writing a book to make sense of another story.

>>2997134

Except for the fact that it actually works.

Math is the only form of magic that is so efficacious that we don't call it magic.

>>2997139
Math is based on what we "know" is fact.
Therefore, math adheres itself to "reality".
"Reality" is an unstable concept.

>>2997139
>it actually works
But has no bearing on reality.

>>2997142

http://lesswrong.com/lw/si/math_is_subjunctively_objective/

im herald bloom

Because I think I am, but that's because i can masturbate upside down when no on is looking or anywhere close to being in a position to see.
You asked.

>>2997139
It works assuming that data/stimuli received exist.

>>2997139
>math is scared

And so it should be. We create reality, and we've simply picked math to be on the forefront of this very task. It goes on to create, not explain.

>>2997146
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/epistemology-bayesian/

>>2997156

>we create reality

what

It all comes down to how you define "special".
If you define it with "uniqueness" than certainly EVERYONE AND EVERYTHING is special on a molecular level - even twins. And at the same time not. Seeing that every little part of yourseld is actually as old as the universe itself.

All other definitions of being "special" are based on cultural aspects of the human expierenced and can only stand by showing differnces in compared social and cultural aspects. Highly jugdemental aspects I might add.

>>2997170
We interpret created findings and often utilize them.

>>2997156
Bullshit. Epistomology is a nice hobby for people who are into thought experiment, nothing more.
If your heart stops beating for a sufficient time you will die. 100 percent certainty.

>>2997207
You're confusing ontology and epistemology. What would it be if your heart stopped beating and you didn't die?

>>2997216
>What would it be if your heart stopped beating and you didn't die?
Clearly that would mean that I have committed a terrible sin against God.

>>2997216

>What would it be if your heart stopped beating and you didn't die?

Irrelevant - never happened, never will.

>>2997207
We are forced to obey interpretable laws and what we do as an attempt to explain happenings are just the result of our very limited clearance. Therefore completely invalidating all mathematical explanation.

>>2997238
Dude look for the highest building in your vicinity, climb up and jump down spread eagle - philisophical bullshit won't keep you from being seriously hurt.

>>2997232

Well there are some artificial hearts that don't have a pulse.

>>2997238

This literally does not follow.

>>2997256
Irrelevant - artficial substitute just emulates organ, result of failing exactly same.

>>2997262

Alright let's take it up a level - what if I upload my brain into a computer?

because there is no one else like me also when i die, everything dies, i am god

>>2997275
Well CAN you upload yourself (basicly that means a digital representation of your brain mapped out) ?

No? Come back when you can, then we talk about it.

>>2997275
OH, OH I KNOW THIS MOVIE!

my brain does

>>2997289

>we can't talk about something if it doesn't exist yet

nothing would ever get invented if people thought like that all the time

besides it's actively being worked on, and there's nothing to suggest that it'd be a fundamentally intractable problem, we just need specific technological advances

>>2997309
Still it won't be you, it's a copy at best. YOU will still die.

And nobody said you can't talk about it. But talking about something that does'nt exist or might one day be possible does not change anything about the presence. Espicially not about gravity, which is a fairly well proven concept - try jumping off a skycraper for example...

Other than that, read this:

http://www.amazon.com/Accelerando-Singularity-Charles-Stross/dp/0441014151/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qi
d=1348259681&sr=8-1&keywords=accelerando

>>2997328

>Still it won't be you, it's a copy at best. YOU will still die.

>dualism

>>2997335
See, the problem is everything digital is copyable infinitely. Every copy will eventually make different decision in different situations - so which one of these is YOU then? Answer is simple: None. You will still die.

because I can spot chiches easily, and I seem to have a sharper creative edge when analyzing information than my peers.

The self esteem movement.