Under classical logic, a paradox is a result of faulty premises, and proof that the premises cannot be true. It's how you make any logical proof, by assuming the null hypothesis, and showing how it implies A and ¬A. It's true for the liar's paradox, and for Russell's paradox (sorry Russell).

So my conclusion is "This sentence is false" is false. If it was true, then the sentence would be both true and not true. By the contrapositive, "This sentence is false" cannot be true, and cannot be a logical premise.

Never heard of dialetheism.

CC: @general@lemmy.world

Theists roll their eyes at that, because nobody really thinks their god is omniscient or omnipotent. They may say so, either to deceive the nonbelievers, or out of ignorance of what omnimax really means, but every religion I can think of has had a fallible god, sometimes very fallible. There are the notoriously arrogant Greek gods, the stupidly belligerant Norse gods, the Jewish/Christian god foiled by iron chariots, and deceptive serpents, even Buddhists with their infallible smug asshole of a god have as a saying "If you meet the Buddha on the road, kill him."

Fact of the matter is no god is omni-anything, since that would prove they don't exist, and cannot be believed. Gods don't have to be omniscient. They only have to be way more knowledgable and aware than anyone else. They don't have to be all powerful, only way more powerful than anything mere mortals could muster. So saying "Aha! But your god can't possibly be all powerful, because then he could make a stone that he couldn't lift! Checkmate, theists!" falls flat, in the face of (outside of boasting) doctrine basically saying that their god makes mistakes and can't do everything.

CC: @science_memes@mander.xyz

Dunno. I never found anything that works.

CC: @actuallyadhd@a.gup.pe

That's why they made streaming media. Worked good, didn't it?

Sucks that people take advantage of that sort of kindness and generosity, but the only way I know to stop it is to refuse to play with anyone you don't know. If the game doesn't let you do that... it's not worth playing.

Try "invite a friend" multiplayer, not massive multiplayer. Huge difference.

CC: @skyfire747@aus.social @dgar@aus.social @weirdfolks@a.gup.pe

We have instancewide admin blocks, so the accounts that would be automatically reported can be blocked preemptively, no report needed. That can be both good and bad... but pick a sheltered instance and you shouldn't get harassed. How would automatic reporting even work? I don't recall, but doesn't the admin interface let you specify keywords that alert the admins in a post? Is that what you mean?

CC: @dch82@lemmy.zip @fediverse@lemmy.world

=( Now, just talk into the square. )
( Why would I talk to a square? )=
=( It's not a square it's a person! )
( Looks like a square to me. )=
=( But it sounds like a person! )
( Why does this square sound like a person? )=
=( Because they're on the other end of it! )
( The other end of what? )=
=( Of the phone line! )
( There's no line coming out of this thing. )=
=( It's wireless! )
( You said there was a line! )=
=( It's a metaphorical line! )
( I don't see anything that even looks like a line! )=
=( No no it's receiving radio signals. )
( I also don't see any radio signals. )=
=( They're invisible. )
( So this square is receiving invisible signals that cause it to sound like a person. )=
=( No, it is a person, they're just on the other end of the line. )
( So I'm supposed to intuitively understand that invisible signals make this a person, despite my every instinct screaming that it is a square that keeps sounding like a person. )=
=( No, you're a lost cause, but we'll condition your kids from birth to believe this, and then pretend like it's completely normal to think this way. )
( You'll do what?! Hey, come back! )=
=( Click! Bzzz... )
( You can't just say click buzz and run away come back here! )=

Saints be praised for that...

I like the "book 5 | pdf: 37" part it makes it look like you're quoting the Bible.

@bernieecclestoned@sh.itjust.works @stinerman@midwest.social Every time I hear someone saying people are afraid of change, I always suspect they're just butthurt because they get inordinate benefit from that change. People actually love change, and enthusiastically embrace it, when it's a change for the better. Nobody is afraid to unwrap their birthday presents! People aren't afraid of change; they're afraid of marketing bullshitting them, of charlatans with yet another form of exploitation who are all whining in chorus about how much people fear change.

So... don't worry about being reluctant to take risks, I say. It might be irrational, but it also might not be wrong. Try to do what's best for you. If vaccines are less risky than covid, then you'll fear them less than covid, assuming these vaccines even prevent covid in the first place. If I want to convince you to take a vaccine, it's on me to give you the power to determine for yourself whether I'm full of shit. Just demonizing you as a redneck luddite and blaming you for making people sick isn't going to accomplish anything.