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experimental philosophy

Peter: Hey John, I'm studying experimental philosophy!

John: That's cool! I studied bullshit too in college!
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Exert

Opposite of exert. To remove or to get rid of
Bill: Dude you have a problem with making up new words
John: Okay, well I'm offended so I'm exerting myself from the conversation.
Alex: You need help man
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eipertor

just gibberish btw HOW THE HELL DID YOU FIND THIS!? WHAT GIBBERISH DO YOU YAP?!
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he eipertor the quadzackadoodler to frackanese the yiskabub
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Experiment of one

I’ve become particularly impressed with AI and especially one called Poe (and its bot assistants). This is an edited definition* of one this AI-powered chatbot churned out in a matter of seconds:

An "experiment of one" refers to a type of experimental design where an individual serves as both the subject and the experimenter. In this type of experiment, the individual tests a hypothesis or investigates a research question by manipulating variables and observing the outcomes on themselves. It is a self-experimentation approach that allows individuals to gather data and draw conclusions based on their own experiences.

Examples of Experiment of One:
1. Personal Health and Lifestyle: An individual may conduct an experiment of one to test the effects of different diets, exercise routines, or sleep patterns on their own health and well-being.
2. Cognitive Performance: Someone might investigate the impact of various study techniques, memory strategies, or environmental factors on their own cognitive performance through an experiment of one.
3. Productivity and Time Management: An individual may experiment with different productivity techniques, work schedules, or task prioritization methods to optimize their own productivity and time management skills.
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I can't do better than that, but I will add that this is sometimes abbreviated as "n=1" or "n of 1."

*Only edited for length — the original was too long for Urban Dictionary’s space parameters.
In an **experiment of one**, Dr. Kessler tested his willpower by buying two gooey chocolate chip cookies that he didn't plan to eat. (Source: "How the Food Makers Captured Our Brains." Tara Parker-Pope. New York Times.

An oft-used phrase is "Each of us is an **experiment of one**."
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Experiencer

People who’ve come face-to-face with the wider reality via some kind of anomalous experience or contact event, often tuning in through various forms of Extra Sensory Perception.
Experiencers report witnessing or participating in NHI contact/abductions/visitation, telepathy, OBEs (out of body experiences), NDEs (near death experiences), mediumship, astral projection, precognition, and more.
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Expectant

A person who expects to receive something, particularly high office.
Some committed themselves to the crown-wearer, while others focused on the expectant
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Experiment Bias

The overarching bias that privileges the experimental method itself as the sole arbiter of truth. It assumes that if you cannot isolate, manipulate, and measure a phenomenon in an experiment, it is not a legitimate object of knowledge. This renders history, ethics, love, and justice mere matters of opinion.
Example: Dismissing the concept of systemic racism because "you can't run a controlled experiment on society." Experiment bias confuses one powerful tool for knowledge with the definition of knowledge itself, rendering most of human experience allegedly unknowable.
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