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LiberalLovinLug

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1. What's the problem?

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sat May 2, 2026, 04:02 PM

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Dawkins is just researching, and playing around. Its not like this is some dissertation he wants peer reviewed . He's actually raising points that will be addressed more in future.

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Matthew Sheffield: In totally unsurprising news, Richard Dawkins is developing AI psychosis. [View all] highplainsdem Saturday OP

What's the problem? LiberalLovinLug Saturday #1

He was writing for publication and made a fool of himself in public. From Gary Marcus, who admires highplainsdem Saturday #2

Thanks I'll give it a look. LiberalLovinLug Sunday #5

It's an odd phenomenon, these prior giants in science Disaffected Saturday #3

James Watson mr715 Saturday #4

Unless this is Dawkins doing a kind of trolling, otherwise it is rather disappointing. harumph Sunday #6

Dawkins has always conflated intelligence and his own facility with words. hunter Sunday #7