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rachelsmantra
@rachelsmantra
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Philosopher. Blogger. Fitness and nutrition. Science nerd. Metalhead. Trans woman.
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September 18, 2017
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rachelsmantra
philosophy
2017-10-16 01:43
RE: On Being an Angry Tranny
Where in my post did I say that my anger is directed only at injustice experienced by a select few? Millions if not billions are affected by sexism, racism, homophobia, transphobia, capitalism, patriarchy,
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rachelsmantra
politics
2017-10-03 10:27
RE: Transgender Ideology in America: Gender Hacking, Bio-sex, and the New Identity Politics
I accept - thank you!
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rachelsmantra
steemit
2017-10-02 22:08
RE: It's All About The Trending Page
I think you're absolutely right about the quality of comments on steemit. I am new to steemit but am used to the sorts of high quality discussions you see in niche internet communities where people with
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rachelsmantra
life
2017-10-01 23:45
RE: "I'm going to work until the day I die" - Is working until the day you die the new reality in America?
I would love to retire early but I have a strong desire to remain intellectually active until I die. For me, my real "work" is my writing and my thinking, something that I hope to eventually
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rachelsmantra
psychology
2017-10-01 19:38
RE: Why I am Optimistic About the Science of Consciousness (Contra @rachelsmantra)
I don't know - I would contest that whether or not medium-sized animals are conscious depends entirely on how we define consciousness. If we define it to be higher-order self-reflection that it's not clear
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rachelsmantra
suesascience
2017-10-01 18:56
RE: The Survival Instinct - Does it Exist?
Super interesting post. What are your thoughts on autopoiesis as a theory of the biological "life world". All the talk of value reminds of also of ecological psychology and "affordances".
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rachelsmantra
steemit
2017-10-01 18:04
RE: The seat of intelligence and the misery of memory.
I agree with you in the broad respect: rote memorization is not very impressive in terms of education. Teaching kids to memorize the dates of when the Aztecs ruled is pointless when we all have access
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rachelsmantra
psychology
2017-10-01 17:33
RE: Why I am Optimistic About the Science of Consciousness (Contra @rachelsmantra)
Nice response! I still don't think you have gotten yourself out of the difficulty though. You say that a theory of consciousness must match our intuitions about consciousness. Whose intuitions? They differ
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rachelsmantra
health
2017-10-01 17:02
RE: Is the Ketogenic Diet a Fad?
That's interesting! I am definitely a big believer in intermittent fasting so I'll have to look more into the snake diet.
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rachelsmantra
health
2017-10-01 16:49
RE: Is the Ketogenic Diet a Fad?
How many calories do you eat for your one meal? How long have you been doing that?
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rachelsmantra
life
2017-10-01 14:20
RE: ...
Interesting perspective but I am skeptical. You suggest that evolution might "might lead us in a far more harmonious, successful direction" than culture. I dunno. All evolution cares about is
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rachelsmantra
bitcoin
2017-09-30 18:44
RE: Like the Honey Badger, Bitcoin don't care!
I don't know enough to predict the future with any confidence. I don't think anyone can really. But I do see a trendline and feel like blockchain is the new Facebook in terms of being a revolutionary
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rachelsmantra
crypto-news
2017-09-29 10:11
RE: Governments concerned about money laundering are banning ICOs
If governments are concerned about money laundering I feel like it is a smokescreen: the bigger issue is the ideological war against the authority of the state to regulate currencies. Cryptocurrency is
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rachelsmantra
psychology
2017-09-27 17:09
RE: Why I Am Skeptical About the Science of Consciousness
In a nutshell, the problem is that consciousness is not directly measurable so we have to measure something else, a "proxie" for consciousness. But we don't know how well that proxy actually
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rachelsmantra
psychology
2017-09-27 17:05
RE: Why I Am Skeptical About the Science of Consciousness
Accept
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rachelsmantra
video
2017-09-27 08:52
RE: Protesters at Berkely are literally insane. Just watch this video. It's 100% madness.
For someone complaining that nobody is "making an argument" the only "argument" you made in this post is calling your opponents "insane". It'd be awfully easy to find videos
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rachelsmantra
story
2017-09-26 19:53
RE: Phenomenological Reflections on My Gender Transition
Thank for you listening :)
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rachelsmantra
science
2017-09-26 15:30
RE: Scientific Evangelism vs. The Esoteric: The Battle Of Culture, B.S. and Evolution... (Part ONE)
Most actual scientists I know are very humble about the limitations of scientific knowledge given what we still don't know about how reality works. I'd wager that most of the people who dimisss science
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rachelsmantra
life
2017-09-26 10:41
RE: The Struggle Of Wanting To Pursue EVERYTHING!
Omg I struggle with this too. My interests are so diverse and there's never enough time in the day to do everything I want to. But I also know I struggle with just not wasting time on things that don't
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rachelsmantra
politics
2017-09-26 09:52
RE: Neurocriminology - do we really choose to be criminals if we don't have free will?
This issue is incredibly complicated from both a philosophical, scientific, and political perspective. No easy answers can be given. Personally I think that the concept of free will is still compatible
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