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[-] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 19 points 1 month ago

As I pondered at what I could possibly ask, I blurted out "Do I get time to think about this or do I have to ask it like... right now?"

OH SHIT FUCK I DIDN'T MEAN TO ASK....

"It doesn't matter anymore, now you don't."

And with that, I realized... I FUCKED UP...

[-] pruwybn@discuss.tchncs.de 14 points 1 month ago

Where is the nearest intelligent life outside the solar system?

[-] AstralPath@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 month ago

I'd rephrase and ask "where is the most similarly advanced - relative to humans- intelligent life outside the solar system.

I wanna weed out all the low hanging fruit and find folks we might have a chance of talking to at some point.

[-] Keshara@piefed.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 month ago

At that point, why go for 'similarly advanced'? Wouldn't it be more beneficial to target intelligent life that has far outdone our own technologies?

We would probably have a better chance at real communication with them too

[-] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago

Nah, then they could murder us... It's safer to find one just advanced enough but not too advanced...

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[-] Mora@pawb.social 12 points 1 month ago
[-] LodeMike@lemmy.today 10 points 1 month ago
[-] CapuccinoCoretto@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

Not all. There are some bad boys out there.

[-] AstralPath@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 month ago

There are no bad dogs. Only bad trainers. Its a human problem.

[-] DasFaultier@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 month ago

I think @CapuccinoCoretto@lemmy.world meant dogs with sunglasses riding motorcycles. Because I think we all agree here that all dogs are indeed very, VERY good dogs.

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[-] arctanthrope@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

do all non-trivial roots of the Riemann zeta function have the form 0.5+xi, and why or why not

[-] Gold_E_Lox@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 month ago

fuck yes, mine too

[-] Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 month ago

What are next weeks lottery numbers?

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[-] lmmarsano@group.lt 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Is the answer to this question no?

[-] LodeMike@lemmy.today 5 points 1 month ago

"No, it is not."

[-] Iconoclast@feddit.uk 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Easy: How does subjective conscious experience arise from physical processes in the brain?

[-] mech@feddit.org 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

"It's complicated."

[-] Slovene85@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 month ago
[-] LodeMike@lemmy.today 8 points 1 month ago

Are you Chidi Anagoñe?

[-] chunes@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago
[-] LodeMike@lemmy.today 4 points 1 month ago

You have to ask for the proof otherwise noone will believe you

[-] chunes@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I imagine getting a yes answer would be enough to cause quite a bit of chaos lol. it would almost be more fun watching people squirm to figure it out.

Also, if the answer is guaranteed to be correct, it would be silly to not believe it..

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[-] YoureHotCupCake@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

What is the most cost effective and realistic way to reverse climate change back to an early 1800s climate and maintain it there indefinitely?

[-] Bonifratz@piefed.zip 4 points 1 month ago

Then you know what to do and get even more frustrated seeing governments all over the world ignore your advice.

[-] YoureHotCupCake@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

That's why I said cost effective, so it could be a grass roots movement without the need of a government if needed. Though I am sure many would be all for it since climate change will wreck their country and the knowledge alone could be implemented at any time as things get more and more desperate.

[-] Asafum@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

"How do I guarantee myself unlimited more correct answers?"

If it's already possible to give one, then tell me how to remove the limit lol

[-] LodeMike@lemmy.today 10 points 1 month ago

"This is impossible. Goodbye."

Asking a loaded question doesn't automatically make the premise true.

[-] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

The genie or whatever the hell it is then tells you what you should have asked in order to get unlimited questions, and then disappears forever.

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[-] Deestan@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

Oh, that's a biggie. Can I think about it?

[-] LodeMike@lemmy.today 2 points 1 month ago

As long as you like but it's not valuable anymore.

[-] HubertManne@piefed.social 5 points 1 month ago

What information would be the most useful to have for me to achieve the best life I can before my death?

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[-] mech@feddit.org 4 points 1 month ago

What is the Ultimate Question to Life, the Universe and Everything?

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[-] FanciestPants@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

What is the answer to life the universe and everything? You know, just for confirmation.

[-] sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 month ago

How can I make sure I don't misspell guaranteed when posting? I would share the answer.

[-] tal@lemmy.today 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

What is the question-answer pair that would be most-advantageous to me?

[-] LodeMike@lemmy.today 2 points 1 month ago

Why not ask for the next 1000 too?

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[-] basketugly@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago
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[-] CombatWombat@feddit.online 2 points 1 month ago

How can I live a life that is truly Good? A life that, at it's end, I can look back on and say that I left the world, on net, a better place?

[-] Oka@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 month ago

How can I reasonably communicate with an entity that knows everything about the universe?

Theres a lot packed in here: If the universe is finite, and there's an entity that knows everything, and I can communicate with that entity, i can ask the entity any question, giving me infinite responses.

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[-] johsny@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

When will I die.

[-] Witchfire@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

What is Trump's biggest weakness

[-] LodeMike@lemmy.today 3 points 1 month ago

When was the last time my father carried me on his shoulders?

[-] CapuccinoCoretto@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Winning lottery numbers for next draw. When will humanity go extinct? Where are the nearest 1 billion species with near human level intelligence or greater. How do we safely and conveniently travel faster than light.

So many to choose.

[-] LodeMike@lemmy.today 3 points 1 month ago
[-] CapuccinoCoretto@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Winning lottery numbers. I can ponder the depth of the ineffable froma beach with a tasty beverage somewhere nice.

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