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General Discussion / Re: Trump won debate but lying media brainwashing most Americans (JTF.ORG video)
« Last post by Mishmaat on Today at 12:53:38 AM »He’s backing out of doing anymore debates. Even on Fox News. Such a dimwit.
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General Discussion / Re: Did anyone here watch the debate?
« Last post by Mishmaat on Today at 12:46:40 AM »Trump has to commit to another debate. They’re virtually tied in the polls. He’s just pandering to the base and he won’t win an election like this.
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Torah and Jewish Idea / Re: Ticket to Heaven Daily Dose
« Last post by Hrvatski Noahid on September 12, 2024, 10:19:00 PM »So far, this seems to map to our reality, where people with more experience in a field, like expert pilots, are less likely to experience surprise or confusion when performing related tasks. But what of the physics involved in these processes, and the information that exists within the system? How might the brain change over time as a result of sensory data and an iterative truth-finding process?
The key to understanding these matters lies in Friston’s mathematical formulation of the Free Energy Principle, which represents the comparison the brain makes between its generative model and the sensory information it receives.
Although the Free Energy Principle only involves a simple subtraction operation, what the symbols in the equation actually represent is a matter of great complexity. For example, the presence of logarithms is due to Friston’s work being founded on the physics of information, discovered and developed by Claude Shannon and Warren Weaver in the mid-twentieth century.
Mathematically, unlikely events contain more information, while events that are entirely unsurprising provide observers with little to no data. In addition, the concept of information in physics is very similar to the idea of computer binary, with each element of data providing an answer to a question about the world and thus constraining possibilities. How these dynamics manifest within the brain have been a rather complicated matter for many researchers but can be largely explained through a thought experiment that follows a hypothetical human throughout their lifespan.
Consider a newborn baby that is only beginning to acquire information from their environment. At this point in their lifespan, the information contained within the baby’s body and brain is almost entirely of a genetic nature, and the contents of their mind consist solely of the core “programming” that is a consequence of their particular iteration of the human genotype. Mathematically, this corresponds to logarithms of zero across most of the generative model, meaning that from the baby’s perspective, almost everything is entirely possible and most sensory inputs would yield a great deal of surprise.
This would seem to be the case for observable infant behavior, as it is known that babies are easily disturbed, are crying in anguish a great deal of the time for no discernable reason, and can be soothed by predictably rhythmic sensory inputs like rocking or gentle singing. (Ticket to Heaven by Zachary R.J. Strong, PDF version, p 110)
The key to understanding these matters lies in Friston’s mathematical formulation of the Free Energy Principle, which represents the comparison the brain makes between its generative model and the sensory information it receives.
Although the Free Energy Principle only involves a simple subtraction operation, what the symbols in the equation actually represent is a matter of great complexity. For example, the presence of logarithms is due to Friston’s work being founded on the physics of information, discovered and developed by Claude Shannon and Warren Weaver in the mid-twentieth century.
Mathematically, unlikely events contain more information, while events that are entirely unsurprising provide observers with little to no data. In addition, the concept of information in physics is very similar to the idea of computer binary, with each element of data providing an answer to a question about the world and thus constraining possibilities. How these dynamics manifest within the brain have been a rather complicated matter for many researchers but can be largely explained through a thought experiment that follows a hypothetical human throughout their lifespan.
Consider a newborn baby that is only beginning to acquire information from their environment. At this point in their lifespan, the information contained within the baby’s body and brain is almost entirely of a genetic nature, and the contents of their mind consist solely of the core “programming” that is a consequence of their particular iteration of the human genotype. Mathematically, this corresponds to logarithms of zero across most of the generative model, meaning that from the baby’s perspective, almost everything is entirely possible and most sensory inputs would yield a great deal of surprise.
This would seem to be the case for observable infant behavior, as it is known that babies are easily disturbed, are crying in anguish a great deal of the time for no discernable reason, and can be soothed by predictably rhythmic sensory inputs like rocking or gentle singing. (Ticket to Heaven by Zachary R.J. Strong, PDF version, p 110)
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Torah and Jewish Idea / The Art of Charity
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Torah and Jewish Idea / Is This the Most Depraved Christian Theology? -Rabbi Tovia Singer
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Torah and Jewish Idea / Why do Christians Know So Little About Their Religion? - Rabbi Tovia Singer
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General Discussion / Re: Trump won debate but lying media brainwashing most Americans (JTF.ORG video)
« Last post by Hrvatski Noahid on September 12, 2024, 04:26:36 AM »Promoted on Telegram and Reddit.
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Torah and Jewish Idea / Re: Pastor: I Performed Miracles in the Name of Jesus! -Rabbi Tovia Singer Responds
« Last post by Nachus on September 12, 2024, 12:03:55 AM »
Rav Tovia conducts this presentation in a
gentle yet logical manner explaining the
reasons for that, shedding ‘light’ on this
claim. Of one thing we can be ‘sure,’ it is
that Moses did in fact perform miracles!
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General Discussion / Re: Ella Eff Off and UNRWA
« Last post by Nachus on September 11, 2024, 11:41:48 PM » That is true that the ‘ugliness’ “inside”
a “human being” and or vile soul especially
considering what she ‘stands for’ and supports
is far worse than having any unattractive type
of appearance or in making Frida Kahlo look
like a stunning Israeli model compared to her.
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Torah and Jewish Idea / Re: Judaism vs. Christianity on the Messiah: Why We Differ -Rabbi Tovia Singer
« Last post by Nachus on September 11, 2024, 10:58:44 PM » Rav Tovia offers a ‘bottom line’ style
“take” on this interesting topic and it
is surely one of the best presentations
yet.