/sci/ - Science & Math

>>10327910
Unironically your lifestyle. Spit out the silver spoon, and see how much fun a life of uncertainty can be.

>>10327910
If you don't believe in anything supernatural what does the metaphysical part mean? Are you using your own definition of metaphysical

>>10327968
I believe the abstract notions are equivalent to subsets of the physical world. They're merely information encoded in the physical world.

>>10327910
>I don't believe in anything supernatural
This is retarded.

>>10327910
Read/watch these:
https://philpapers.org/rec/ELICMA
https://youtube.com/watch?v=uXX-_G_9kww

>>10327910
https://youtube.com/watch?v=jxYbA1pt8LA

>>10327910
Look up near death experiences (NDEs)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Near-death_experience
Consider it a challenge to find a scientific explanation for these phenomena, both their specifics and why there is a kind of uniformity in experiences with similar themes across history and cultures. I don't think the supernaturalist explanation is substantiated enough but the natural explanations aren't good either

>>10327910
i find quantum physics inspiring. and just the general fact that we actually _know_ that the standard model is an effective theory for some theory of everything that we still have to find out.

another thing that i kinda find inspiring about an anti-supernatural view on life is that we're all just a part of the universe, so instead of worrying about death and being gone forever, you can just think about the universe continuing happily on and your body becoming one with the rest of the universe again (and what i mean is your remains decaying and going back into the ecosystem)

>>10328034
A coping mechanism that would have been useful for our ancestors. Considering the original humans were hunter gatherers they would have experienced death all the time, and if they survived it, then it would help them to survive afterwards.

>>10327910
Efilism

>>10328074

Fuck efilism. Wanna know what's more depressing than continuing the march of existence no matter how painful or miserable or depressing? Fucking quitting out of a pathetic sentiment of depression. You wanna view humanity as cancer only capable of destruction? Then satisfy your own perspective by fucking killing yourself.

>>10327910
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9B3vzsZsr4

>>10327989
no u

>>10327989
>It's retarded not to believe in supernatural things
Why?

>>10328180
Because of the theorem of consistency

even if it's a boring supernatural, a supernatural is guaranteed

>>10328055
>anti-supernatural view on life is that we're all just a part of the universe
plenty of supernatural views of life think that we're part of the universe too

>>10328004
define intelligence

>>10328034
Not really. It fits well within neuroscience, it doesn't need specific addressing when it is addressed by coincidence. It's still really interesting and fun, because it's something we do and can experience. I get sleep paralysis a lot, and I've slowly trained myself not to react with uncontrollable dread when I attempt to move, and can't, and feel pain/needles all over as a primally struggle. I like experimented with the experiences that can be induced by various actions, I do not think any of it is beyond the confines of my brain, however, that doesn't negate the fact that it's my subjective experience and as such, interesting.

Rocks are kind of scary.

>>10327910
What do you think of Chris Langan?

>>10328404
Define "define intelligence"

>>10327910
It depends on what you mean by "supernatural".
I do not believe in "supernatural" things either, however there are completely real and natural things that might seem "super"natural to the uninitiated.

>>10327910
I bet you do

>>10328404
>define intelligence
Did the forces of evolution need to have any understanding of intelligence to produce it and improve it?

>>10327910
>anything exciting and spooky in science

No. That is why it is called, "science."

>>10327989
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