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DM Good morning. It seems the most important skill required to gain the full benefit (... even threshold value) from A.I. LLMs is "rigorous inquiry," ...which is typically propelled by wide-spectrum, insatiable curiosity. Conversely and paradoxically, this seems the least available (and respected?) skill within the general population; and perhaps even amongst most professionals. Furthermore, future trends seem unfavorable: ... as fast, easy, superficial brain food is increasi

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DM Good morning Claude. How might theTeilhard de Chardin's construct of a "Noosphere" relate, correlate, or have relevance to our recent conversations, and the many factors thereof (such as: Pantakinesis™, the Universal Holophren™ and the fractals thereof, Non-local consciousness discoveries and their potential relationships to post-death consciousness, Fitness=Truth™ and definition of truths as being personal, etc.). Good morning! What a rich synthesis question! Having revie

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DM So, it seems by combining our last conversation (re: "non-local consciousness," and the role GABA plays in consciousness "restraint" during life), ..and the content of our other related past conversations, ... we may have arrived at plausible, even logical, hypothesis: That is, the end of life (aka: physical death) may be but a Vanishing Point "Portal" for consciousness to enter a new dimension(s?) of Pantakinesis™ . I do realize we've little or no solid empirical or evid