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I asked it abstract questions. I posted them. I can't remember what I asked, but a search should bring it up. I was the author of the post.

It looks interesting. His last name is Old Man. When he said he moves every ten years I figured he doesn't die.

@Troy I'm asking abstract questions whereas you may be asking practical one's.

AI is artificial but I don't think it's intelligent. ChatGPT was underwhelming.

We have a ring of garbage around the earth. And we have to grow fish on farms. Climate change is so a problem. Sounds bad to me. And there's talk that admitting Ukraine into NATO could start World War III. 

There is a difference between societal norms and how things play out interpersonally.

I remember masculine women who never had a man and may have been lesbians. I have seen feminine men. I have seen a couple where the woman that was handy and man was into art. Ironically he didn't want her doing men's work. Yet she had to nag him to paint. I have so seen roles where the woman is the boss or  handles the finances.

Mores and norms are arbitrary. I believe there is an African tribe where the women hunt and the men farm. I also recall a tribe where the women have 

multiple husband's 

I guess the key is finding what works for you and your partner.

6 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:

I understand that God is infinitely more powerful than any human

No man can know God, nor does man have power of God, there is only belief. 

What would you say was the source of power for : Martin Luther King; Malcolm X; Gandhi; Jesus; Muhamad Ali; George Foreman; Cynique; Maya Angelou; Audre Lorde; James Baldwin; Elijah Muhammad; and Louis Farrakhan

The second lead was Denzel's Washington father in Mo Better Blues.

8 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:

In real life, I've observed that people usually don't disagree...especially constantly....with people they like.

I had a friend who would purposely take the opposite position. He respected  my intellect. So it was more of a contest than combat.

8 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:

Thanks for responding!

My pleasure.

8 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:

In order to find a solution to a problem, sometimes you HAVE to think outside the box.

Yes
And sometimes the person IN the box can't do this.

Also true
They have to seek answers from those who ARE outside of the box.

Which you have done

8 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:

My BELIEF that my opinion or perspective on a particular subject is CUT AND DRY with no valid alternative perspective -is the problem in and of itself?

Believing that no other opinion is valid and my defense of this position fuels the conflict?

Say this out loud and hear how it sounds

 

8 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:

I do love being "right", even if I'm not right, lol.
I love the FEELING I get from thinking I'm right.

.....if any of that makes sense.

I like to know stuff and figure things out. I have had enough experiences thinking I was right and I was not. I also had the experince of getting what I wanted ad it turned out not good. I have also had losses that turned out to be beneficial. No I have no idea. I can only know the value at the end of my life. I think a lot and I at times think about my thinking. So I am les concerned with others opinions. Unless they are flattering, those I enjoy

I forget which philosopher said know thyself. Philosphy is good for thinking out of the box. Although it was created by the Devil (insert the proper emoji)

54 minutes ago, Troy said:

He never attempted to be a Thurgood Marshall.

He had the lowest net worth of any judge on the Supreme Court. Clarence clearly wasn't going that route.

@Pioneer1 I have no beef or grudge with you. I am no longer in the debating phase. I can't speak for Cynique or anyone else. I think abstractly and in concepts you think more  concretely and in the practical. 

Disagreement is not the same as dislike at least it isn't for me.

Your question shows self reflection. It is a question based on your experiences but the answer is not in your experience. Or rather the method of answering the question or finding a solution involves thinking in a way that is different.

 

13 minutes ago, Pioneer1 said:

So the question is, why is my thinking pattern and the way I see the world so different than a lot of people?
Why do I often meet with more DISagreement than agreement on subjects I think should be clear cut and dry?

The first question is that your thinking is a product of you experiences and your internal states and personality. There isn't another person that is like you on the planet. This is true for everyone.

The second question is is no longer a question if my response to your first question is true. The answer is in the question. You have already decided your answer is clear cut and dry. Most people believe they are right. In my experience people don't generally think they are wrong. You style is discussion is a bit combative. So you have already decided before the discussion that you are right. Then you aren't really having a discussion. 

Perhaps people may need to think they are right. Otherwise life could be overwhelming. It is better to have a false sense of security that a real existential dread of the future.

Let me know if any of that isn't clear

You have asked the most important question a person can ask themselves. Since it leads to a more objective sense of your self.

On 7/5/2023 at 3:47 PM, Chevdove said:

I think about certain situations such as this; 

TIGERS are more powerful than lions, but lions are social and group together and in this way, they are the top--apex animals. 

But will a lion fight a tiger, I think so if they were challenged, and they would lose that fight if their brothers are not there to back them up. 

So therefore, tigers ae more powerful than lions. 

A tiger is stronger than a lion but in a fught the lion is more likely to win. A tiger will rear up on its hind legs and attack with both front paws. Lions only use on paw and even though it isn't as strong of a strike it conserves energy. In addition the mane around a lions head protects it's throat.

That is because of my misnumbering . Number 1 is missing.

I think dedication is required in addition to asking

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In Deed

3 hours ago, frankster said:

ritual in and of itself is not so important - what it creates in the Mind of the one performing the Ritual is. 

Tools and rituals are a way of focusing the mind body and spirit. I also believe it you are devoted to an activity it will reveal its secrets.

@frankster In my system letters and numbers have concepts that are connected to them. I take those concepts pick one meaning and apply it to a word or numbers. So patterns had the following meaning: Within chaos there is a there is a nursing that is obscure. Using active thinking and intuition will be revelatory.

Thank You 

On 7/6/2023 at 12:26 AM, frankster said:

Maybe the Pattern you eventually see is Ordered by your Observation

Does this imply that I a creating the pattern based on the form? If this is not what you mean can you elaborate?

2 hours ago, frankster said:

Maybe the Pattern you eventually see is Ordered by your Observation

Perhaps but it doesn't change that I can see the pattern. I have been am Astrologer since 1999. I have developed a system to qualify moments in time and read a person unconscious mind using words and numbers.

I highly recommend reading Flatland.

14 minutes ago, frankster said:

terms often used interchangeable.

Some are now coming to the Realization that there is One Consciousness of which we are all Expressions of.

Yes this resonates for me. It would account for people inventing the same thing at the same time without interacting with each other. 

17 minutes ago, frankster said:

Given the current state of the information I have......Belief trumps Knowledge -

Power does the biddings of both Belief and Knowledge

Yes that's is where I am at as well. Power is conferred from those with less power to those with more. However a revolution can upend that relationship.

No matter what your level of knowledge it is informed by your belief system. Einstein had a mental conflict with one of his theories, since he felt God does not play dice. There has to be an order. My feeling is that nothing is random. However the level of complexity may be so involved that no pattern is discernable. Not finding or seeing a pattern doesn't mean it doesn't exist. It just may mean that your frame of reference or perspective is too limited. My favourite example of that is the book Flatland by Edwin A Abbot 

I have in the last few years seen patterns that are mind blowing.

13 hours ago, frankster said:

Mind is the part of Consciousness you Download or have access to

I would say the conscious subconscious and unconscious are part of the mind. Although I am trying to see it from your point of view.

13 hours ago, frankster said:

Now is Everlasting....You only exist in the Now

If it's infinitely long is that different from it being everlasting?

I would say the mind exists in non local space and time. Hence part of you isn't constrained to living in the Now.

I don't have a firm answer or position on this question. Nor the one about power belief and knowledge.

36 minutes ago, frankster said:

 Africans claim that there is an entity called consciousness that is not influenced by space and time and exists in living and non-living beings and in a space less and timeless dimension.....

 

I would say the same of the mind.

38 minutes ago, frankster said:

that time is an ephemeral concept that exists only in the observer's mind. Time is a mental construct

The measurement of time is not the e same as time. The only  moment that exists is now. And it is infinitely short and infinitely short. That's isn't my idea.

Ai requires inputs to learn. So when you type a question into ChatGPT you are adding to AI's knowledge base. In addition text prompting may also be utilising AI. I have noticed that if a type a word or a few words text prompting can accurately finish my statement. What this may imply is that text prompting is learning how you thinkor at least mirro=ring it. When this reaches critical mass AI may be said to understand humanity even if it can not think. However if it does gain consciousness, what will be it's objectives and goals. The goal of any organism is self preservation. What do you suppose will happen when AI is not only embedded in most sysytes but is in effect the system. What will happen if it perceives humanity as a threat to it's existence.

12 hours ago, Mel Hopkins said:

The one who achieves the goal of meditation is the most powerful.

100% and the rest.

Thank You 

3 hours ago, frankster said:

Are you asking which Form of power is the most effective...Political Social Economic etc?

No but you made me think. A leader has little to no power if his audience doesn't believe in him/her. Also if they have knowledge of the mess savoury elements of a leaders personality. The leader may again lose power.

The evimougies into a recession not because people make less money. But when they believe that things are slowing down.

All prices in the stock market are an aggregate of the beliefs of the buyers and sellers. Crowd behaviour and psychology are part of economics.