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River @riverofdiversity.bsky.social

What we lack sufficient evidence if is “consciousness”. We can’t yet detect what we subjectively experience. Some scientists think that that means its an illusion, rather than admitting they just don’t know. It doesn’t mean we have to resort to magic. 🤷

aug 21, 2025, 7:52 pm • 1 0

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Aayayay @aayayay.bsky.social

For me, calling spiritual beliefs magic is derogatory. I've made my point that on some level we all resort to belief to explain the things which have no proof. I'm a firm believer in science but appreciate its limitations. Some push it to where it is just another belief system.

aug 21, 2025, 9:09 pm • 0 0 • view
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River @riverofdiversity.bsky.social

I'm not specifically talking about spiritual beliefs. But science doesn't require belief: If you disbelieve in electricity, does the light fail to turn on at the switch? If you disbelieve in exothermic reactions, does you car fail to start? Does your coffee machine require a belief in convection?

aug 22, 2025, 12:15 am • 1 0 • view
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River @riverofdiversity.bsky.social

There are gaps in our knowledge obviously, but the scientific response is: "I lack the data to form a hypothesis" The moment you resort to belief, you aren't doing science anymore. 🤷

aug 22, 2025, 12:16 am • 1 0 • view
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Aayayay @aayayay.bsky.social

Agreed. I speak to the current popular movement to bash religion as the cause of all political ills. This guy basically tries to use science and the mind to make his point. I'm showing there isn't even a valid "theory" in the direction he's pointing and is equally just belief.

aug 22, 2025, 1:04 am • 0 0 • view
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Matthew Hogan @matthewhogan13.bsky.social

Which I proved you wrong on with only three studies that proved my claim, then you tried to move your goalposts. You think because it doesn’t make sense to you that it can be true, but that’s another logical fallacy. You’re out of your depth.

aug 22, 2025, 2:57 am • 0 0 • view
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Aayayay @aayayay.bsky.social

Apparently you didn't even read them. Because they don't.

aug 22, 2025, 5:22 am • 0 0 • view
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Matthew Hogan @matthewhogan13.bsky.social

They do, you just can’t understand it because it goes against what you want to be true. Can’t understand it for you. Just take the L and move on with your life. Lol

aug 22, 2025, 2:09 pm • 0 0 • view
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Aayayay @aayayay.bsky.social

Ok Bill Nye. As long as you think you won. That's all that's important.

aug 22, 2025, 4:59 pm • 0 0 • view
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Matthew Hogan @matthewhogan13.bsky.social

You’re just going to regressively continue to move your goal posts, dismissing real, actual evidence right in front of you because you can’t see that you’re arguing from incredulity, which is a logical fallacy. ‘That doesn’t make sense to me, therefore it isn’t evidence’ is not an intelligent take.

aug 22, 2025, 5:42 pm • 0 0 • view
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Aayayay @aayayay.bsky.social

Since you can't be bothered to read your own references. They themselves admit they don't know. You are a piece of work.

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aug 22, 2025, 5:54 pm • 0 0 • view