Blindsight by Peter Watts is a thought-provoking science fiction novel exploring consciousness, identity, and the nature of intelligence. Watts, a marine mammal biologist with a Ph.D., draws on his scientific expertise to delve into how human perception and cognition may be limited, raising question...

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週五 4月 25, 2025 7:59 pm

The music is good, too.

Thanks for sharing!

TKTim 寫: ↑

週三 4月 23, 2025 10:25 am

Can't wait!

Amazing topic! It's such a nice piece of work.

Highly recommend to know the story beforehand. You wouldn't regret it.

This animation is truly a masterpiece. It's filled with real-world parallels.

The story of Attack on Titan begins with Ymir Fritz, a young slave who gains the power of the titans, becoming the first Founding Titan. Her power is inherited by the Eldian royal family, eventually leading to the creation of the nine titan powers. Centuries later, Marley attacks Paradis Island, sen...

Session I: 1. Donald Trump said in an interview that Taiwan should pay the US for defense, adding the US was no more "different than an insurance company" for the island. Source - Do you agree with Trump's statement? Why or why not? - What are your thoughts on his comparison of the US to an insuranc...

It's been almost two years since our last discussion on this topic, and I'd like to pay tribute to Rock for hosting it. Let’s explore what the dynamic is now in two years' time and delve into a few hot issues with regard to it. Session I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S951cdansBI 1. We used to have...

It's time to come together and share our tips on book reading, as well as discuss the books we've recently devoured. This meeting is meant to be a casual and relaxed gathering, free from heavy topics or deep thinking. Let's shift away from our regular meeting setup and engage in a more laid-back con...

Q3: Another model to depict the concept of reality could be “consciousness creates reality”, as claimed by some “new physics” scientists. Consciousness, our thoughts, feelings, basically our minds can change the reality of the physical elements/matters; placebo effect may be one of the examples. Qu...

Hi, John Thanks for believing in the authenticity of my story. As for your questions, she did not explain to me “how” she communicated with plants. However, I myself believe that her practice of 靈修 makes her to have the ability to do “telepathy”, which means, according to the dictionary, “the abili...

About Question 1, do plants have conscious？I have a real experience to share. About 10 years ago, I met a women in Royal English Club, and we became close friends. She practices meditation, which is what we call “靈修” in Chinese. She told me she could communicate with trees, and she proved it to me....

Session 1 1. In the old testament of the bible, Adam and Eve became conscious after eating the forbidden fruits from the tree of knowledge of evil and good . What really creates the consciousness in your view? Do you think animals and plants also have the consciousness as we do? Why? 2. The placebo ...

Kudos to the host for preparing such an interesting set of statistics for warm-up and high-quality questions for the meeting discussion! Some thoughts on the arguments posted in the LINE group (about KMT’s unexpected requests): 1) Given the fact that 60% of Taiwanese believe that U.S will send the ...

I think talking about politics is less sensitive than talking about religion or sex, so it should be fine. 3. If "pamper to bad people" is the necessary evil for Switzerland during the world war II, what do you think is the necessary evil in the cross strait relationship for the sake of Taiwan? I t...

Warm-up quiz The statistics shown below for questions one and two are from the recent survey conducted by “Taiwan Public Opinion Foundation”. (https://reurl.cc/7o4m2Q) 1. What percentage of Taiwanese believe that U.S will send the troops to defend Taiwan when China launches an attack? Ans: 60% 2. Wh...

Dear YOYO members: Since next Sunday is double tenth day— the national holiday I thought I should pick up a topic which fits this special day to Taiwanese. Please take a look at the Youtube clip below and let's bounce ideas off of each other in the discussion. Maybe we can get some inspiration for t...