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Have you heard of information theory?

Your argument against deriving meaning from statistics completely ignores that the brain also works this way.

The brain is not predicting it's compressing.

I understand that you may believe your ability to think is magic.

Nobody said that. I am sick of the false dichotomy of being given only two choices:

a) It's magic

b) It's akin to our latest discovery

Thanks for sharing! In the 1st example ["computer nerds", "hackernews", "geeky", "computer tones"] seem to make the result sound more like an old-school RPG soundtrack rather than a song.

From the wikipedia page you linked:

Isaac Asimov's Corollary to Clarke's First Law: "When, however, the lay public rallies round an idea that is denounced by distinguished but elderly scientists and supports that idea with great fervour and emotion – the distinguished but elderly scientists are then, after all, probably right."

This thread's article was written by a high-IQ intelligent author.

Does he also have a Mensa membership?