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Talk:Simulated reality hypothesis/Archive 2

message: It's been edited by several people, but I think you might miss the point. Bostrom goes to great mathematical lengths to determine that we're most likely in a simulated reality. The biggest problem is that he is speculating on what future humans might do. The fact that we dream doesn't need a citation, unless you think dreaming is unique?
Should we cite to an article on dreaming being a universal experience we all share? It's seem obvious to me that dreaming is a common experience. 
If you dream then you're fooled. Unless someone wants to argue that they're always aware they're dreaming?
The self-evident fact that people are fooled by their dreams highlights the futility of Occam's Razor. A group of people who are regularly being fooled and cannot easily distinguish reality from illusion every 24 hours should be very skeptical when it comes to proclamations, such as, "Ah, things are just as they seem. Otherwise it would be a complex solution."
If we're being fooled every 24 hours by our brains then it's not such a complex solution that we're being fooled all the time. It's a rather simple one, taking into account the observable evidence of people constantly being fooled.
Therefore, the fact that we have a pattern of simulated realities being processed by a single brain fooling us is a a stronger argument than we might be fooled by the speculative actions of future generations. We don't need probability theory or citations when all we have to do is ask, "Do you dream?" And I think the universal answer is yes. And the next question, "Do you ever think it's reality?" And I believe the universal answer is yes.
If we weren't being fooled every night that an illusion is reality then Occam's Razor might be applicable. I'm sure that people who refuse to seriously consider this issue apply Occam's Razor within their dreams to their great disappointment. Well, unless it's a nightmare then they're happy it's a simulation. 
Lordvolton 21:05, 5 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I obviously can tell the difference on waking. If no-one could tell the difference, there would be no evidence for dreaming.1Z 23:24, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

text: Equally, we cannot be sure that dreaming is a form of simulation,. The evidence that it is comes to us through our supposedly reliable senses during our supposedly waking hours.
It doesn't need to be "something other".
That is why I object to the wording "usually computer simulated" at the start of this article. It doesn't require a computer to create a simulation that fools us. All that is required is a human brain.
Lordvolton 22:11, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

text: Explain how you can be sure that dreaming is simulation when you cannot rely on your senses, and you do not even know you are awake. 23:24, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

text: If something is self-evident, is self-evident to a lot of people, and you should easily find citations. Your stuff is OR because it is only self-evident to you 1Z 01:18, 6 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dreams and occams' razor
Talk:Lost in Oz (TV pilot)

message: “For no reason”? Surely “but the reason is presently unknown”. There's a bit of a difference between not knowing a reason and there not being one at all! Nevalicori 14:53, 8 April 2007 (UTC)

message: Was this discussed in any media — perhaps in a magazine like Starlog, or some Oz fan publication?  If anyone knows of any reliable sources discussing this pilot, please add references to them in the article.  Thanks. —Josiah Rowe (talk • contribs) 02:05, 6 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sources? 

message: The YouTube page containing the Lost in Oz pilot claims, "The LOST IN OZ pilot is believed to be public domain as it was never released, and possibly unfinished, thus uncopyrighted."  That sounds legally dubious to me — surely the company that made the pilot would retain copyright, whether the program was released or not.  IANAL, but I think that manuscripts have copyright whether they're published or not, and I would assume that the same thing was true of television pilots.
WP:COPYRIGHT#Linking to copyrighted works says that we shouldn't knowingly link to pages carrying illegal copyright violations.  The YouTube site claims that it's OK, so I won't remove the link now — but if someone who knows copyright law comes along and says that it's a copyvio, it'll have to go. —Josiah Rowe (talk • contribs) 02:11, 6 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I asked at Wikipedia talk:Copyright problems#Unreleased television pilot: public domain?, and they said that just because it wasn't completed or aired doesn't mean that it isn't copyrighted.  So we have to remove the link.  Sorry. —Josiah Rowe (talk • contribs) 03:27, 6 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Copyright 
Talk:Albion Rovers F.C.

message: :Feel free to state your position on the renaming proposal by beginning a new line in this section with *Support or *Oppose, then sign your comment with ~~~~. Since polling is not a substitute for discussion, please explain your reasons, taking into account Wikipedia's naming conventions.
*Support: The Scottish club are far more well known than the Welsh club, which play at a very low level. — Gasheadsteve Talk to me 08:47, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Not so sure - it did play in the Welsh Football League, which is a level at which clubs are notable. Number 57 12:34, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Survey
Talk:Arbroath F.C.

message: The article on the stadium says Europe. Perhaps this is of more significance? Or closest to the sea in Britain and Europe? 21:38, 12 December 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  The stadium is closest to the sea in Britiain 

message: The version 21:50, 24 October 2020‎ Tassedethe of this article is translated into Chinese Wikipedia to expand an existing stub.--Wing (talk) 13:22, 29 October 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  translation into Chinese Wikipedia
Talk:Brethren of the Coast

message: Article Remade, New Discussion started.
Locke 06:42, 25 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: remake

message: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brethren_of_the_Coast&oldid=132427187
The summaries that are on that article are probably more worthwhile than the summaries that are present, due to the fact that when I remade the page I just took these summaries from the list of minor characters. I'd suggest someone revise the old summaries with newer, more up-to-date information and replace the currents. Locke 10:25, 25 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  More Detailed Summaries 

message: It is not confirmed during the movie that Davy Jones was pirate lord.--89.172.224.247 11:08, 25 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Davy Jones - Pirate lord? 

message: can someone explain what this is about i thought the peices of eight were silver coins signifying the pirate lords, but on barbossas article its says that ragettis wooden eye is barbossas piece.172.143.90.51 14:31, 25 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  peices of eight 

message: I'll remake the Article under the proper title and copy the content, new summaries and all.Locke 17:07, 25 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Brethren Court 

message: Upon reading the sources this does not make sense. The thirty years war took place from 1618-1648. However Jamaica was not even taken by the english until 1655.   Tortuga itself wasn't settled by the "cattle" herders until 1630.    It also seems unlikely they (those that lived in Tortuga) at the beginning engaged in piracy since they didn't even really have time to organize since "the populace frequently sought refuge...by fleeing to hills of Hispaniola". . In fact the Golden Age of Piracy doesn't even start til 1650. 
So I do not understand the "during their hayday" statement. It has no in-text citations and upon reading the sources cited they don't mention the 30 Years War at all. I deleted it but just wanted to justify my reasoning. I don't deny that letters of marque but the 30 years war statement makes no sense. 
Chefs-kiss (talk) 09:41, 6 June 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Regarding the 30 Year War
Talk:Dumbarton F.C.

message: Is it appropriate for this article to include material which needs to be updated after every match? PatGallacher (talk) 03:09, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

message: There are conflicting sources there. The first, from the clubs own page states 4th oldest, the West Dunbartonshire page states 5th oldest. 
Is there a source that gives 23 December as the foundation date? There is evidence that Rangers were formed March 1872, which would make Dumbarton 5th IF the December date is accurate. CoatbridgeChancellor (talk) 01:58, 23 January 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Opening Paragraph - Foundation date
Talk:Electric Ballroom

message: I've deleted the following: "The Electric Ballroom was the first ballroom in London to have electric, rather than gas lighting - that was how it acquired its name. It is also a listed building." No reference for these statements. Wasn't called Electric Ballroom till 1978. If correct, this should be reinstated, with references. Pol098 (talk) 00:51, 8 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Listed? Named for electric lights? 
Talk:East Fife F.C.

message: I deleted the text on the Gold/ Silver/ Bronze hospitality packages. Firstly, the style in which they were written read like advertising, not like the content of an encyclopedia. Secondly, I don't think they would meet the criteria for notability. For those interested in E.Fife's hospitality packages, there's a link to the club's website, which is appropriate and clear. OldSpot61 (talk) 23:09, 28 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Advertising" of hospitality packages?
Talk:Partie de cartes

message: IMDB lists this as an 1896 film, however this article calls it an 1895 film. This doesn't seem like a simple mistake to me as the first reference on this page also lists is as an 1895 film, though also stating that its premiere was in 1896. Does anyone know why this would be considered an 1895 film, if it didn't premeire until 1896?--Jpcase (talk) 01:48, 2 February 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  1895 or 1896?
Talk:Melvin Taylor

message: This article has been revised as part of a large-scale clean-up project of multiple article copyright infringement. (See the investigation subpage) Earlier text must not be restored, unless it can be verified to be free of infringement. For legal reasons, Wikipedia cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material; such additions must be deleted. Contributors may use sources as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences or phrases. Accordingly, the material may be rewritten, but only if it does not infringe on the copyright of the original or plagiarize from that source. Please see our guideline on non-free text for how to properly implement limited quotations of copyrighted text. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously. Diannaa (talk) 21:06, 12 February 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Possible copyright problem
Talk:Margo Glantz

message: I reverted the completion process back to 80% as I believe there are still some gramatical sentence structuring changes that need to be made. I will get to them as soon as possible, but welcome others to work on this as well. --Keylay31 15:20, 8 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Completion process 
Talk:Philippines–Canada Task Force on Human Rights

message: Is there anything to add or change? Namtug 15:24, 8 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Philippines-Canada Task Force on Human Rights
Talk:Linwood, Pennsylvania

message: Awesome. This is the kind of immature crap that gave Wikipedia a bad name in the first place....  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 138.32.32.166 (talk) 08:37, 26 January 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Leader of the clowns and a secret tunnel for "meetings" 
Talk:David Martin

message: No English article yet exists corresponding to the French one David Martin (1639–1731), the notable Reformed theologian and Bible translator. DFH 15:27, 8 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: For the record, there is now an English article at David Martin (French divine). Hult041956 (talk) 18:23, 27 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Theologian (French) 

message: We presently have two disambiguation pages (Dave Martin and David Martin), but still have ambiguity. Note for example, there seem to be three different (maybe) footballers--two named David and two named Dave. I suggest a merger and a redirect from Dave to David.  Anyone else?  Hult041956 20:55, 6 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Hearing no objections, I did this merge today. Hult041956 (talk) 22:26, 26 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merge Dave Martin into David Martin 

message: This disambiguation page is growing to be an article about a particular musician. An info box was even added! Is this the proper place for this information? — CZmarlin (talk) 05:23, 5 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks Tassedethe! Your revision cleaned up the added mess! CZmarlin (talk) 04:34, 31 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Expansion into an article 

message: So, whether you regard him as a conspiracy theorist or as a truth teller about corruption in Big Pharma, either way the man behind the Plandemic video seems noteworthy enough to have his own page..?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 36.11.224.16 (talk) 05:23, 11 June 2023 (UTC)
thread_title: David E Martin
Talk:Broomall, Pennsylvania

message: *Robert Speca, domino wizard http://www.dominoshow.com/
*TV producer Marta Kauffman
135.207.22.51 (talk) 21:38, 16 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  suggested additions for Notable People from Broomall 
Talk:Chester Township, Pennsylvania

message: There actually is a river that runs through Chester Township; right between Powell and Bridgewater Rds. Whether or not it's on the Chester Township or Brookhaven side I don't know.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Noxilerm (talk • contribs) 06:11, 25 February 2008 (UTC)
Talk:Concord Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania

message: The "history" section of this article is a smattering of isolated trivial facts, unconnected to one another, not in chronological order (it's a "history", after all) and reading like they were added at random.  Can anyone contribute a real history?
--Piledhigheranddeeper (talk) 15:06, 19 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  History or trivia? 
Talk:Marple Township, Pennsylvania

message: I suggest the translation of a few parts from the german Wikipedia which were not mentioned on this version. --USA-Fan (talk) 21:09, 29 January 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Translation from german 
Talk:Zonulin

message: Article appears to have a sensational anti-gluten bias. 
More reputable sources are needed.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Melisaabailey (talk • contribs) 20:34, 14 July 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: OK I've added a further 3 citations to peer reviewed research / reviews on this matter (end of 2nd paragraph). That's 4 in total now. There is no shortage of research from what I'm seeing - it seems perfectly firmly established that gliadin activates zonulin and impacts intestinal permeability (tight junctions). Zarkme (talk) 05:46, 1 August 2016 (UTC)
replies: text:  I believe the POV issue is addressed. POV tag removed. Please discuss if you have further concerns. Thanks Zarkme (talk) 04:40, 2 August 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: Objective references

message: Targeting zonulin and intestinal epithelial barrier function to prevent onset of arthritis - Nature article:  "Zonulin family peptide (zonulin), a potent regulator for intestinal tight junctions, is highly expressed in autoimmune mice and humans and can be used to predict transition from autoimmunity to inflammatory arthritis. Increased serum zonulin levels are accompanied by a leaky intestinal barrier, dysbiosis and inflammation. Restoration of the intestinal barrier in the pre-phase of arthritis using butyrate or a cannabinoid type 1 receptor agonist inhibits the development of arthritis." 
Facts707 (talk) 11:06, 21 March 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Also implicated in rheumatoid arthritis
Talk:Céline Bonnier

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thread_title:  Copyright problem removed
Talk:List of universities in Nicaragua

message: Made a major overhaul to the article. Comments and suggestions welcome. Magicartpro 08:57, 4 November 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Some changes
Talk:Cricketer (disambiguation)

message: Is there much scope for this being more than a definition?  As it stands it's more of a Wiktionary candidate.  Not being a major follower of the sport I couldn't say if there is much that can be added but it wouldn't seem so.  violet/riga (t) 07:32, 4 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Or a dab page with the defintion, plus links to The Cricketer, The Wisden Cricketer and The Cricketer Magazine (If I had my way, I would have the contents of The Cricketer here, and put the rest in the dab page, but others will probably disagree) Tintin 07:53, 4 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I think a dab page would be the way forward.  The Cricketer is the official name of the publication and so the article should be at The Cricketer and not here.  violet/riga (t) 10:41, 4 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: True. Tintin 11:09, 4 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Scope for expansion
Talk:Tinicum Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania

message: Lester used to be zipcode 19113.  From what I can tell, it was merged into Essington 19029 to avoid having a Philadelphia (191xx) zipcode in a place which is not in Philadelphia.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.63.16.82 (talk) 17:16, 30 April 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  old zipcode in part of the township
Talk:Ibadah

message: Is the mention of the Imam in the ISS even relevant to the article? lalib (talk) 05:00, 1 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  ISS? 

message: ... to here.  New article does not include long entry on hajj or salat as better information is available at the hajj article page. --BoogaLouie (talk) 20:36, 9 April 2017 (UTC)
thread_title: Article redirected

message: The redirect Submission(Islam) has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at  until a consensus is reached.  Steel1943 (talk) 06:48, 15 November 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  "[[:Submission(Islam)]]" listed at [[Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion|Redirects for discussion]]
Talk:Bernard Williams (gridiron football)

message: Williams was originally on the Philadelphia Eagles, started for them an entire season, and was subsequently suspended for drug abuse (marijuana). He's also played XFL and arena league. He is an interesting person to Philadelphia Eagles fans especially.InsultComicDog 15:38, 8 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: Since he wasn't realeased by the team up to 2023, does he deserve the Superbowl win? 95.246.48.1 (talk) 08:07, 22 November 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: No, he was not on the active roster. Jauerbackdude?/dude. 13:20, 22 November 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Superbowl win
Talk:Cedar River (Washington)

message: The following boxes are being used in Washington for rivers:
Kgrr 15:44, 8 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Infobox vs Geobox River

message: Seeing as this is an important river for Seattle and the greater Seattle area, and how short and unreferenced the page was, I went ahead and tried to make it better. There might be a bit of repetitiveness and probably some typos -- and certainly more could be said on a number of topics. I used the geobox instead of the infobox simply because I prefer the geobox. I tried to provide sources for most everything, but may have gone overboard. Feel free to improve it! Pfly 16:06, 18 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Major overhaul
Talk:Oscar Tschirky

message: I have deleted eggs Benedict as one of this chef's creations, since an article appeared today in New York Times says that the only connection between Oscar and that dish is that, according to some people, Lemuel Benedict created the dish when ordering at the Waldorf Hotel "two poached eggs, bacon, buttered toast and a pitcher of hollandaise sauce, a rich, egg-based sauce flavored with butter, lemon and vinegar. Then he built the dish that bears his name". It seems unlikely that Mr Benedict created that dish. I quote again New York Time's article: "Oscar had no aversion to publicity; in his biography, “Oscar of the Waldorf,” published in 1943 by Karl Schriftgiesser, and in magazine articles that Oscar wrote, he notes that his creations include the Waldorf salad and Thousand Island dressing. But Oscar never mentions eggs Benedict, either by name or by description. In 1947, three years before he died, Oscar wrote an introduction to “The Gold Cook Book,” written by a chef named Louis Pullig DeGouy. The cookbook includes a recipe for eggs Benedict, but neither the introduction nor the recipe itself mentions any connection to Oscar". Mriverat 15:43, 8 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: This article cites Tschirky as the inventor of Veal Oscar; however, to the best of my knowledge, Veal Oscar is named after King Oscar II of Sweden, and was first served (to him) in Stockholm in 1897, long before Oscar Tschirky could possibly have come up with it. That bit should either get a reference or be removed. --193.11.222.179 (talk) 14:42, 18 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Veal Oscar
Talk:Caret notation

message: How does one generate ^? under cmd.exe? --Abdull 15:47, 8 April 2007 (UTC)

message: Is there some historical reason why the caret character is used in this convention? E.g. was the caret near the control key on some widespread early terminal, for example? Please add this info if you know! -- 77.7.168.159 (talk) 10:40, 21 July 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I suspect it has something to do with the use of ^ for XOR.Spitzak (talk) 18:38, 21 July 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: It dates back at least to TOPS-10; see, for example, Book 3 of the PDP-10 Reference Handbook, section 5.1.1.1 (they presumably were using one of the "earlier versions of ASCII" referred to in ASCII#ASCII printable characters that "used the up-arrow instead of the caret"). Guy Harris (talk) 11:33, 28 November 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  History of this convention? 

message: The opening paragraph drones on and on about about "why" caret notation is mapped out the way it is. Stating that it's because a certain character value "comes before" another is misleading. The various other "reasons" given in that paragraph are also just false or irrelevant.
The actual reason caret notation is mapped the way it is, is simply because every mapped character is the result of `c | 0x40` (or `c + 64` if you prefer). It can be done in 1 machine instruction, without any special cases. The explanation in the article should mirror this, not go on and on about some long-winded nonsense.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.6.177.154 (talk) 22:41, 31 August 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Opening paragraph is misleading and long-winded