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[–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 35 points 1 month ago (1 children)

As I pondered at what I could possibly ask, I blurted out "Do I get time to think about this or do I have to ask it like... right now?"

OH SHIT FUCK I DIDN'T MEAN TO ASK....

"It doesn't matter anymore, now you don't."

And with that, I realized... I FUCKED UP...

[–] pruwybn@discuss.tchncs.de 21 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Where is the nearest intelligent life outside the solar system?

[–] AstralPath@lemmy.ca 14 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I'd rephrase and ask "where is the most similarly advanced - relative to humans- intelligent life outside the solar system.

I wanna weed out all the low hanging fruit and find folks we might have a chance of talking to at some point.

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[–] Mora@pawb.social 20 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] CapuccinoCoretto@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Not all. There are some bad boys out there.

[–] AstralPath@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 month ago (2 children)

There are no bad dogs. Only bad trainers. Its a human problem.

[–] DasFaultier@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 month ago

I think @CapuccinoCoretto@lemmy.world meant dogs with sunglasses riding motorcycles. Because I think we all agree here that all dogs are indeed very, VERY good dogs.

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[–] Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 17 points 1 month ago (4 children)

What are next weeks lottery numbers?

[–] GraniteM@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Might get stuck with a small payout.

"What are the winning numbers for the next lottery drawing with a payout of over $500 million?"

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[–] arctanthrope@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

do all non-trivial roots of the Riemann zeta function have the form 0.5+xi, and why or why not

[–] OwOarchist@pawb.social 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The 'why or why not' makes it 2 questions.

[–] jaycifer@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

why or why not do all non-trivial roots of the Riemann zeta function have the form 0.5+xi?

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[–] schnapsman@feddit.org 16 points 1 month ago (4 children)

What is the two element set where the first element is the best possible question I could ask and the second element is the answer to that question?

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[–] lmmarsano@group.lt 12 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Is the answer to this question no?

[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)
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[–] Asafum@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago (4 children)

"How do I guarantee myself unlimited more correct answers?"

If it's already possible to give one, then tell me how to remove the limit lol

[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 20 points 1 month ago

"This is impossible. Goodbye."

Asking a loaded question doesn't automatically make the premise true.

[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

The genie or whatever the hell it is then tells you what you should have asked in order to get unlimited questions, and then disappears forever.

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[–] Iconoclast@feddit.uk 10 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (7 children)

Easy: How does subjective conscious experience arise from physical processes in the brain?

[–] mech@feddit.org 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

"It's complicated."

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[–] Aeri@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago (4 children)

“What will be the official winning numbers, stated as five white-ball numbers in ascending order, followed by the Mega Ball and the Megaplier, for the Mega Millions drawing held on Tuesday, April 21, 2026 at 11:00 p.m. Eastern Time?”

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[–] YoureHotCupCake@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago (2 children)

What is the most cost effective and realistic way to reverse climate change back to an early 1800s climate and maintain it there indefinitely?

[–] Bonifratz@piefed.zip 13 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Then you know what to do and get even more frustrated seeing governments all over the world ignore your advice.

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[–] GraniteM@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago
[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 7 points 1 month ago (2 children)

What information would be the most useful to have for me to achieve the best life I can before my death?

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[–] chunes@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You have to ask for the proof otherwise noone will believe you

[–] chunes@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I imagine getting a yes answer would be enough to cause quite a bit of chaos lol. it would almost be more fun watching people squirm to figure it out.

Also, if the answer is guaranteed to be correct, it would be silly to not believe it..

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[–] Deestan@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Oh, that's a biggie. Can I think about it?

[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 4 points 1 month ago

As long as you like but it's not valuable anymore.

[–] FanciestPants@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

What is the answer to life the universe and everything? You know, just for confirmation.

[–] OwOarchist@pawb.social 4 points 1 month ago

Repeatability is key in science.

[–] roger.wood@feddit.online 6 points 1 month ago
[–] Slovene85@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 12 points 1 month ago (2 children)
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[–] magnue@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Have you ever had a dream that you, um, you had, your, you- you could, you’ll do, you- you wants, you, you could do so, you- you’ll do, you could- you, you want, you want him to do you so much you could do anything?

[–] CapuccinoCoretto@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Winning lottery numbers for next draw. When will humanity go extinct? Where are the nearest 1 billion species with near human level intelligence or greater. How do we safely and conveniently travel faster than light.

So many to choose.

[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] CapuccinoCoretto@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Fine. Winning lottery numbers then. I can ponder the depths of the other ineffable questions from a beach with a tasty beverage somewhere nice.

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[–] OwOarchist@pawb.social 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

What is the full content of the Epstein files?

(Hope you don't mind if I'm recording you while you give the answer...)

[–] mech@feddit.org 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

What is the Ultimate Question to Life, the Universe and Everything?

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[–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

What are the exact steps I need to take to butterfly effect world communism into existence as soon as possible.

For a less consequential question: where is the incan sun disk, does it still exist.

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