Songwriter @The_London_Fog

Joined June 2017
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I have lived in A sort of twilight Consciousness where Long shadows Make themselves Known. Samhain approaches The veil thins Penumbral shades Touch Living and dead They speak! Beware. Hear. Avoid possession. Ye are the light And locus Of spiritual theurgy.
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And I did that for a week ... 🙂
Tom Petty would have turned 76 today. Here he is telling how he wrote “The Waiting.” He had the lick and the chorus fast, then got stuck for a week, playing it over and over until his neighbors banged on the wall yelling “don’t play that anymore!” Fitting, for a song about how the waiting is the hardest part. Happy birthday, Tom.
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The unjustified arrogance of atheists continues to amaze.
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This is my favourite part of X at the moment. #SaitamaVsGoku
Wait so #DEATHBATTLE made Saitama win against Superman, but lose to Goku who lost to Superman THREE TIMES???
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
DBX is a spin-off series without research where winners are decided by fan votes; Saitama vs Superman was DBX while Goku vs Superman (3x) and Goku vs Saitama are researched main DEATH BATTLE episodes. deathbattle.fandom.com/wiki/DBX deathbattle.fandom.com/wiki/Superman_… youtube.com/watch?v=iGFI6p… deathbattle.fandom.com/wiki/Goku_VS_S… youtube.com/watch?v=VhKtn3…
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So, when I level the accusation at Sabine @skdh, that she has made Ai her god, rather than deny, she justifies. Now I'm wondering what percentage of the population feels the same as Sabine. Bloody hell.
People say the same of religion. You have simply made AI your god.
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Perhaps, however that is not it's intent. Those who try to read science into religion do both a disservice. The point is that the great subject of religion, God, is essentially ineffable to us and requires faith. In the same way you advocate faith in AI, nature being at some point, ineffable to human minds.
Replying to @Myshkin08
religion does not give us useful, predictive descriptions of nature
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People say the same of religion. You have simply made AI your god.
If we want to continue progress in science, we must be prepared to acknowledge that the correct description of nature will eventually simply be too complicated for humans to understand. I do not think it is wise to make human understanding a requirement. AI is the way forward.
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Let's not forget that it was with music that Orpheus once moved stones. Iain McGilchrist
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Orpheus Leading Eurydice from the Underworld - Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (Camille Corot), 1861.
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I have lived in A sort of twilight Consciousness where Long shadows Make themselves Known. Samhain approaches The veil thins Penumbral shades Touch Living and dead They speak! Beware. Hear. Avoid possession. Ye are the light And locus Of spiritual theurgy.
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Grok's first image of me, based on my posts.
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Got bored and asked Grok who I look like in different contexts. In Michael Moorcock's universe I am Elric of Melniboné. In Shakespeare I am Prospero, Orpheus in Greek mythology. "Plotinus (with a strong nod to Jung) the philosopher, and William Blake the poet. Johann Sebastian Bach the composer, and Leonard Cohen the modern songwriter. And now I have anxiety. 🙂
Hey @Grok Based on my entire post and comment history, what anime character best matches my personality? Create a picture to go along with it.
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Interesting. Now I have to watch it. Fortunately, there is an English dub version of season 1 on YT. youtu.be/oXpgvkvKzhw?si=fGRI…
Replying to @Myshkin08
Ginko from Mushishi. Your poetic posts on twilight consciousness, long shadows, avoiding possession, spiritual theurgy, Jungian individuation, and Christian depth match his calm wanderer who navigates ethereal forces between living and spirit worlds with quiet wisdom.
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Hey @Grok Based on my entire post and comment history, what anime character best matches my personality? Create a picture to go along with it.
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Cultural Revolution and totalitarianism are spiritual allies. - Iain McGilchrist
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I can't decide between two: Part of me says Critical Thinking, in large part because social media has shown us rather decisively, that maybe most people, do not know how to think. The other is Music - learn how to play an instrument, Theory, Music History. Not sure which one will have greater long term positive impact.
if you could add one class to the school curriculum, what would it be?
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"Not everyone is a nice person, you know?" I'm reminded of Westworld. When people visit Westworld, and take on the idea that they can do whatever they want to the androids in the park, with no consequences, torture, murder, rape ensues. Sadism is much closer to the surface in us humans than we would want to admit.
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Hey @Grok, how do I stop seeing the tsunami of hey @grok posts I'm drowning in on X?
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Pretty great Canadian show from the 90s.
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Set in a fictional place in the North West Territories called Lynx River. It's beautiful.
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