New: thought-experimentAll contenthive-129948hive-196917krzzanhive-183959hive-166405steemhive-180932photographyhive-185836uncommonlabhive-144064bitcoinhive-150122hive-183397krsuccesshive-188619lifehive-101145hive-139150hive-145157hive-109690hive-124908hive-103599hive-181136TrendingNewHotLikersbigo.toucans (26)in toucans-worms • 3 months agotodays topic - jack the ripperhow many whores where there in jack the rippers day? compare that to now when a neurosurgeon makes 120k/y and an escort earns 10k/h there is something wrong with society. come give your…internutter (69)in fiction • 5 years agoChallenge #02590-G033: Let's Pretend For a WhileThere are people who will shout from wherever they can find to shout from that autism isn't a disability. That it should be celebrated. And I have to wonder if those people have ever found…preparedwombat (70)in actifit • 6 years agoMy Actifit Report Card: March 22 2019Another day slogging through corporate ineptitude, another day closer to retirement. Made dinner for my stepkids, fed the four-legged critters, and then went to the indoor track for laps. Weather’s…stratus (33)in computational-chemistry • 6 years agoThree Laws, Four Basic Forces and Four types of bondsFollowing up from the article, Debye toroidal moment of surface plasmons as SBIR ESCO model What are Newton's 1st 2nd and 3rd laws of motion? Newton's First Law. Newton's First Law states…meno (73)in satire • 6 years agoI'm buying me them trophiesThere's quite a few people out there telling me I should learn to be a better writer. They are obviously jealous, they don't understand the name of the game and they can't help but to hate on a…meno (73)in satire • 6 years agoI gotta buy that lotto ticket MAN!I have big plans, big plans. I tell my girl all the time, but she does not get it. She tells me I'm dreaming and I need to keep my feet a little more grounded. But, just like anything else in the…meno (73)in satire • 6 years agoConversations with mental LarvasI remember this one time this guy came up to me and said - "Hey, you look like you have a lot of money already.... Why don't you give me some?" - I looked back at the guy and said to him with a…meno (73)in philosophy • 6 years agoIt doesn't look like anything to meThis show has recently captured my attention, but not only because its got good action and a great cast of actors, but because it poses some interesting questions about humanity and consciousness.…meno (73)in life • 6 years agoSheeple phone call (hypothetical room microphone) - Simulated Stupidity ExperimentDisclaimer.- Before you read the following post, know that this is meant as a mental experiment, and as an experiment only. If there are any similarities between the fictional character talking on…sauravrungta (77)in philosophy • 8 years agoWhat Makes You, You?I am me and you are you, but what makes me, me and you, you? We all have an awareness of the self and no matter what language we speak, we have different words that help us differentiate ourselves…biophil (66)in question • 8 years agoThought Experiments without Google: "How did ships navigate in 1970?"The other night I was doing the dishes, which meant I could think about things without being tempted to google them. After a great conversation with my wife about the precession of the Earth's axis…nadeemjq (25)in thought-experiment • 8 years agoPlease leave, you're scaring away customersWhat does racism really mean? That's what I'm trying to figure out using a series of thought experiments. This is the second one. The Experiment My father used to run a small burger stand…nadeemjq (25)in thought-experiment • 8 years agoWhen, if ever, is it not racist? A thought experiment.I'm trying to tease out the different ways to understand racism through a series of thought experiments. Here's the first one. The Experiment A shopkeeper knows that a certain percentage of…
