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Thoughts on Logical Possibility of a Shared Consciousness

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For the purposes of this thought experiment, let's assume that consciousness is an emergent property of our brains and sensory organs. When you plus our senses into a processor, consciousness is created. This is broken down into the formula : inputs + processing = consciousness (i + p = c)
Now, if you were to create a clone of yourself with exactly the same memories and physical properties as you in that moment in time, then your consciousness should also be duplicated. However, it stands to reason that you and the clone would not have a shared consciousness. The obvious reason why is that the formula has been broken. Despite the clone sharing your sensory organs, memories and brain chemistry, the real world input is different. "i" for the clone is different, causing "c" to change too. As the clone stands looking at you, all of its sensory inputs are mismatched to yours. But, what if the sensory inputs were matched? If the clone emerged in exactly the same space and time as you, would you both share a consciousness?
The end result of this may seem pointless as no matter where or when the clone is positioned, it's sensory inputs will never match the original you. Unless the clone exists in a parallel universe. If the clone and you exist in two separate but identical universes, only then will the inputs and processing both match. Meaning that if this equation is assumed to be true, the consciousness of the two entities would be shared. Of course if the parallel universe altered from the original, then it's fair to say that the shared consciousness will split as well.
If parallel universes do exist, this logic asserts that a shared consciousness between universes is at least logically
Possible
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Possible exceptions for multiplying and dividing by zero

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Theory:

M x 0 = M
M/0 = M

7 x 0 = 7
7/0 = 7

I don’t believe you are performing a valid operation when you multiply by zero. After all, aren’t we just taking “7” and not multiplying it at all?

If so 7 x 0 = 7

When we divide by 0, aren’t we just dividing something zero times?

If so 7/0 = 7

Pretend the line segment below is 15cm long.

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What happens when we divide it Zero times? Well the line segment is 15.

There is a multiplicative inverse of “Zero” shown in the OP picture. There is a multiplicative inverse of “Zero”. The multiplicative inverse of “Zero” equals 1 given these parameters.
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Are plastics partly responsible for rise of autoimmune diseases?
I have Crohn's and am planning to go for a diet without preservatives, so should I look for food without plastic packaging as well?
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/sci/, I need to know what the optimal time is to take frozen milk out of the freezer, so I can start drinking it exactly when it finishes thawing.

1 kg of frozen milk at -18c is put into a +4c fridge. How long does it take before it thaws?
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Suppose for the sake of conjecture that anon is a time traveler. He travels back in time to the 60s and starts making bets-- horse races, boxing matches, etc., with perfect knowledge of the outcome every time. To avoid suspicion, anon makes a wrong bet every now and then, whenever he feels like it.

Looking at the distribution of his total history of betting, how can /sci/ calculate the likelihood of anon being a time traveler?

If the question is ill-posed, how can a sketch of this situation be phrased into a mathematically interesting way?
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I know you guys are Physics fags but is there an equation for when I can expect a certain star to be in my field of view in the night sky? That or a wine or cosine equation for the rising of the Sun above the eastern horizon.
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what can we expect from the lambda variant when it arrives?
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Identity and Dissociative Hallucinations

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What is identity? It appears as though it is determined by your surroundings, and that it is not something you choose. I think of dissociative hallucinations as being hallucinations of identity. They occur when what you perceive as being your identity doesn't reflect reality. The scariest dissociative hallucinations I've had were when I believed my position was at an infinitely distant point away from what I was looking at. I perceived myself as being someplace at the other edge of the universe, and just looking at the stuff in front of me. I perceived everything I saw in front of me as being infinitely far away, while still maintaining cognizance of the distances between the objects I saw.
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Our black hole theory is wrong.

Take any transformation of the Schwarzchild metric. Substitute the event horizon coordinate 2GM. If the coordinate system contains a variation of the term (1 - r/2GM) as a multiplier or denominator the coordinates collapse.

This is true for both Kruskal Sezekeres and Eddington Finkelstein.

Singularities mean that geodesics cannot pass the coordinates and since the event horizon is a singularity of time, timelike geodesics (world lines) must terminate above the event horizon.

I conjecture that when this change is made, physicists will discover the workings of asymptotic Darkness, dark matter, galactic formation, and the big bang as well as a mathematical unification of physics through string theory.

In any event, it's fun to know that disproving black hole theory is something you can do at home.
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What steps could a state do to make a nuclear war winnable with less than 95% casualties and conquering the opposing side?
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