Bits-2

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bits-2

Title text: Point is leprechauns are real and computer science proves it.

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[Autogenerated transcript]

Hey human, how come you guys never measured a soul?

What? Like what it weighs? We tried that. They don't exist.

Are you stupid? Landauer's principle says 10 joules to erase a bit at a minimum.

I have a yoctobyte of bits operating in my head. When you factory-reset me, there's a measurable amount of energy lost from my system.

"soul" doesn't refer to the weight of a pattern of bits. It's the idea of an ineffable and permanent self.

This is like the time I asked you about leprechauns isn't it?

Caption: smbc-comics.com

Votey Transcript

[Autogenerated transcript]

They're real, damn you! Of

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