• jet@hackertalks.com
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    12 hours ago

    Science is about empiricism, so i would expect scientists to try out the occult from time to time.

    Pascal’s wager with respect to machinery, maybe the toys don’t help, but what if they do?

    • AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net
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      2 hours ago

      My occult phase was from a different angle: I really enjoyed immersing myself in something I didn’t have to explain or justify objectively, where I could just enjoy the vibes and not think too hard.

      I think of it as analogous to how some of the people who are most into being submissive in a BDSM/sex context are people who seem the opposite of that in their careers/regular life. The contrast is a relief.