Cody Reisdorf &⅋ Merkwürdigliebe

scientist · naturalist · voxel sculptor · algorist · psychonaut · dysteleological physicalist · antitheism · 🌈🌺🍄🍁❄️🌌🎆🐝 · bad ideas must be destroyed w/good ones

[Cody Reisdorf &⅋ Merkwürdigliebe @nescientswot]

I was asked—nicely I might add!—to take the last one down. I didn't, but I'll unpin it. I didn't like how the Trump face over Jesus came out anyway, so I'll revert back to this one. Maybe I should try it again with Trump w/Jesus hair, or get rid of the Jesus hair altogether 🤔

[Cody Reisdorf &⅋ Merkwürdigliebe @nescientswot]

@bnaro https://t.co/vTNSsmWeHe

[Cody Reisdorf &⅋ Merkwürdigliebe @nescientswot]

@6siders @AtheistRepublic Well I *think* most people imagine it just means “a serious change” [that would promote more moderate interpretations of Islam].

But “The Reformation” in Christianity seems to generally refer to Luther & the Protestant schism. In which case it's wasn't a moderating force.

[Cody Reisdorf &⅋ Merkwürdigliebe @nescientswot]

@SomePersonsTwit @AtheistRepublic We can call the general moderation of religion “reformation” but it seems that “the reformation” generally refers to Luther. In general the idea of “reformation” of an idea is what I imagine people think Islam needs, which is fine.

[Cody Reisdorf &⅋ Merkwürdigliebe @nescientswot]

@JazMusicAM @AtheistRepublic I'm saying something even stronger: the fall of religiosity in Europe was *caused by* the rise of secularism.

As to how to curb extremism, I'm not sure—education, discussion, public awareness? America is struggling really hard w/it.

[Cody Reisdorf &⅋ Merkwürdigliebe @nescientswot]

@MrDane1982 Acute Myeloid Leukemia due to inversion on chromosome 3!

Selfish but, I want to live!

[Cody Reisdorf &⅋ Merkwürdigliebe @nescientswot]

@SarahTheSmith While I agree to a degree, I think if we use the word ‘experience’ on that level we must recognize that it is in an extremely limited relative to our own.

Apparently sponges are the only animals w/out nervous systems, though at least some will shrink where touched?

[Cody Reisdorf &⅋ Merkwürdigliebe @nescientswot]

I think it's far more likely they function like a plant, so the question is, do plants know they exist? :P

Just kidding, I don't think plants are aware of their existence either. I think only a handful of species have a strong grasp of their existence really.

[Graham @Tachyon100]

@nescientswot Interesting choice, but do you think they know they exist, or just function like a plant?

[Cody Reisdorf &⅋ Merkwürdigliebe @nescientswot]

@ToMeToYou11 (Plus they're beautiful, live at the bottom of the ocean, and I'd go from experiencing life as one of the most complex animals known to among the least complex animals known.)

[Cody Reisdorf &⅋ Merkwürdigliebe @nescientswot]

@ToMeToYou11 Venus' Flower Basket.

It's a hexactinellid sponge (aka glass sponge) that often houses 2 stenopodidea (small shrimp-like animals), that spend their lives inside the basket because they're too big to get out of it (they float in when they're tiny).

https://t.co/hSyViphQus

[Cody Reisdorf &⅋ Merkwürdigliebe @nescientswot]

If nuclear power is relatively emission free, why aren't governments supporting it? by David McFarland https://t.co/cOGO6iSVUD

[Cody Reisdorf &⅋ Merkwürdigliebe @nescientswot]

@SarahTheSmith @jeangilhaus @IngridIngwah @StephenByrne82 @TBesserwisser @Christgodtweet @andyguy @mirandadied4u @Unity_Coach @aspenmonkey1 @Schmoop0521 @CharlieSkeptic @chanimoon7 @friendlydragon @misty4630 @SaqibMeerOnline @MarzannaOpalek @DrWrunakas @RevAllenMorgan @matty_lawrence @SteveMcRae_ @rkdoctr @Mogleeone @Wikisteff @Platoslogic @DeBarthej @Magicevomonkey @afperezb9 @Falchion14 @ctwrestle1 @interbaza13 @A__Stout @cherokee_autumn @Sibelius7 @TakeThatEpi @Contragamer911 @Reason_DontFear @beastcoaster91 @JohnLDixon @mnetzach @Dawahflix @C_G_Fields @Hon3y_Be @quietbonnie @RLH_Initials @PaulTatum4 @MicheleLianna @TakeThatChem @Pandeism This was heartbreaking to hear:
https://t.co/oqjBZrlDOJ

[Cody Reisdorf &⅋ Merkwürdigliebe @nescientswot]

@ziroth @JimEightDigits @ParkerMolloy @ryansaavedra @mathbabedotorg *“can be”, not “are”.

Many algorithms are perfectly fine, where we're running into trouble often involves big data & machine learning that end up reflecting our societal problems.

Definitely harmful, definitely a problem, but not ubiquitous.

[Cody Reisdorf &⅋ Merkwürdigliebe @nescientswot]

@ryansaavedra The correct statement would be “some algorithms,” but yes, she's correct.

Just because they're “based on math” doesn't mean they can't be racist, & you must have been living under a rock because there's been a lot of studies showing precisely that over the last several years.

[Cody Reisdorf &⅋ Merkwürdigliebe @nescientswot]

@RealizingJesus Do you think we are unable to prove fairies are real/not real?

Zeus? Odin? Where exactly do you draw your lines?

Mermaids/minotaurs/centaurs/goblins/unicorns/etc.?

[Cody Reisdorf &⅋ Merkwürdigliebe @nescientswot]

@RealizingJesus The emotional state of valuing something a great deal, often as much or more so than yourself (a person—spouse, family, or friend usually).

Typically evidenced by a person's behavior toward who (or what) they love.

[Cody Reisdorf &⅋ Merkwürdigliebe @nescientswot]

@RealizingJesus Social cooperation (of which love is one of many types) benefits survival. That's why love, morality, eusocial insects, social behavior, tribes, etc., all evolved.

Evolution is essentially tautological. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[Cody Reisdorf &⅋ Merkwürdigliebe @nescientswot]

@chubbyemu Your videos are amazing! I got hooked after watching the one on Karen Wetterhahn—I originally heard her story in high school chemistry in '98 (I live in NH) though in far less detail.

I just watched the melanoma one & wondered if you could do one on Jimmy Carter?

[Cody Reisdorf &⅋ Merkwürdigliebe @nescientswot]

What‽ Absorbed through the skin‽

14.Kourosh Yaghmaei - Saraabe Toe (Your Mirage) https://t.co/JO9yUAXYN2 via @YouTube

[Cody Reisdorf &⅋ Merkwürdigliebe @nescientswot]

@bnaro @KamalaHarris I like her too but I really wish no one had started running for president for about another year or so.