Joys of living single

[Divine_Wind]

There is no reason to think computers will ever be smart. Just another atheist myth.

Disagreed. Human beings are, indeed, biological machines and our brains are computers. Very sophisticated computers but still computers. So sophisticated our technology is far from creating a self-aware machine, but not so far to create one that mimics a self-aware machine.

The fact I think there is more to existence than the physical and atheists think we are only biological machines is the key difference between me and them.

 

[Good4Nothin]

Disagreed. Human beings are, indeed, biological machines and our brains are computers. Very sophisticated computers but still computers. So sophisticated our technology is far from creating a self-aware machine, but not so far to create one that mimics a self-aware machine.

The fact I think there is more to existence than the physical and atheists think we are only biological machines is the key difference between me and them.

Yes our bodies (and brains) are machines. A "machine" is anything that performs functions. But our brains are a very different kind of machine than the computers we have today. There is absolutely no reason to think they are similar. That is just another atheist/materialist myth.

 

[Divine_Wind]

Yes our bodies (and brains) are machines. A "machine" is anything that performs functions. But our brains are a very different kind of machine than the computers we have today. There is absolutely no reason to think they are similar. That is just another atheist/materialist myth.

Disagreed for aforementioned reasons. BTW, I'm neither an atheist nor a materialist.

 

[Lursa]

You know that has as much (or as little) relevance as those who believe in magical sky faeries, Santa Claus or any other form of Woo? It's an illusion induced by millions of years of evolution on carbon-based life forms. It's like programming a computer to make it think it's self-aware and alive which, of course, it's not.

She didnt say or challenge otherwise.

I agree with you...and I totally understand and agree with her.

 

[Lursa]

I don't need to believe in it either. I believe in it because it is real.

You can always believe what you want.

For example, the definition of 'murder' is often challenged, however thinking that others will agree with you or that the actual meaning is changed isnt logical.

 

[Daisy]

Or just fun loving hot younger women...

Well, I certainly ain't lookin' for anyone younger...I raised my kids and I've trained a few husbands...widowed twice and I'm presently married...I'm done...

 

[RAMOSS]

There is no scientific reason to think the brain is who we are.

Who we are is something science has not figured out, has not even come close, and probably never will. But I think the quantum consciousness research (Penrose and Hameroff, for example) suggests that consciousness comes from a deeper level of reality.

You can insist all you want that the brain IS the mind, but you can't provide any logical reasons for your belief. It's kind of in style now to think that way, because it makes you feel smarter than the religious people. But either side is equally irrational -- religious ideas from an ancient time when people believed anything they were told, vs the atheism/materialism of people who will believe anything that contradicts religion.

Except of course for the biological reasons, such as 'how we change when there is brain damage', and mri scans that can detect brain activity for pain, and emotions and thought. You know, the actual empirical evidence.'

 

[Bodi]

Well, I certainly ain't lookin' for anyone younger...I raised my kids and I've trained a few husbands...widowed twice and I'm presently married...I'm done...

In my 40's but not looking for anybody, much less a younger one for a relationship. They might want kids and I am done with that.

 

[calamity]

Well, I certainly ain't lookin' for anyone younger...I raised my kids and I've trained a few husbands...widowed twice and I'm presently married...I'm done...

Yep, married and happy to stay that way. But, I certainly will not do it again. Next time, I'll get me a talking bird.

 

[Daisy]

Yep, married and happy to stay that way. But, I certainly will not do it again. Next time, I'll get me a talking bird.

A talking bird...oh, no...they're messy little critters...poop and throw their seed everywhere...just something else to have to take care of...

 

[Hawkeye10]

I can’t say that I’ve experienced enough of it to make a call, but if I ever found myself single again, I’d probably make a concerted effort to stay that way. Living with others has its challenges.

Singles Awareness Day: The benefits of being single - CNN



I can see that. Being in a monogamous relationship does tend to resemble living on a small private island we call the nuclear family.

Swinging works for us.

 

[calamity]

Swinging works for us.

I'm a generous dude, but there are some things I won't share. My wife is one of them.

 

[KatDonovan]

I can’t say that I’ve experienced enough of it to make a call, but if I ever found myself single again, I’d probably make a concerted effort to stay that way. Living with others has its challenges.

Singles Awareness Day: The benefits of being single - CNN



I can see that. Being in a monogamous relationship does tend to resemble living on a small private island we call the nuclear family.

Yeah, I like this post. This information is kinda obvious, but I remember the happiness I felt when I was single for an extended period of time and had an extensive social circle. I am happily married now, but my social circle does resemble the private island you mentioned.

 

[Good4Nothin]

Yeah, I like this post. This information is kinda obvious, but I remember the happiness I felt when I was single for an extended period of time and had an extensive social circle. I am happily married now, but my social circle does resemble the private island you mentioned.

When you are happily married, I imagine, it's so much easier to stay home together and watch movies. It takes effort to contact friends, to join things, and to go out alone.

But I would rather spend time with various people, doing interesting things, than always being with the same person and not doing much.