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V-2 on June 21, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: Consciousness is not computation

Only in the same sense as dark matter or string theory are "basically magic". It is naive to assume we've already discovered all properties of matter and energy and are now only refining our understanding of those.

doliveira on June 21, 2022 [–]

Yes, astrology could also work due to a fifth force of nature. After all, it would be naive to just dismiss it based on our current understanding of Physics.

V-2 on July 2, 2022 | [–]

It's not a good analogy. Astrology is an explanation of a problem that doesn't exist in the first place.

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