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WhiskeyGrinder

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2. like ask AI philosophical questions?

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Sat Dec 6, 2025, 01:38 PM

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I asked google why smart people do dumb things, here is what it's AI answered. Socrates had come up in earlier answer. [View all] Swede Saturday OP

Good one. And it didn't use the word asshole once. mjvpi Saturday #1

like ask AI philosophical questions? WhiskeyGrinder Saturday #2

No I googled it, I just didn't expect the Ai part, just links to what others thought. Swede Saturday #3

See my reply 7 below. Do you have a copy of your exact query/prompt? If you didn't save it, it should highplainsdem Saturday #8

And then there are MAGAts, dumb people doing dumb things. Sneederbunk Saturday #4

"amathia" - always something new to learn. Norrrm Saturday #5

Sinclair Lewis, I believe, wrote that. Almost a century ago. c-rational Saturday #6

Not an EXACT correlation, but it reminds me of this verse from a NOFX song (especially the bolded part): Grown2Hate Saturday #11

It fits. Norrrm Saturday #16

Swede, did your prompt include a request for what (Greek) philosophers would say? Same query just highplainsdem Saturday #7

I had asked a previous questions about good and evil. And why normal people do bad things. Swede Saturday #9

Yes, it would. Algorithms do that, whether offering you more videos from the same artist or similar highplainsdem Saturday #12

Would you consider editing your OP to add a note about these replies (7, 9 and 12) with the highplainsdem Saturday #13

Will do. Swede Saturday #14

Thanks! highplainsdem Saturday #15

Socrates: The unexamined life is not worth living. ananda Saturday #10

The post is consistent with jesus teachings. Karadeniz Saturday #17

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