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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The best ones are thoughts that many people can relate to and they find something funny or interesting in regular stuff.

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The number of times I've seen this accusation in the last year is astounding.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Assuming you don't accept the simulation hypothesis, you can know if you aren't a chatbot, but to the best of our current knowledge, our chatbots aren't aware and can't know anything.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

Cogito ergo sum.

Of course, given what we know about neurobiology today, It's probably more accurate to say I think that I think, therefore I think that I am.