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Guess the Episode "Rules"

These "Rules" aren't real, so if you think of something clever, do that instead.

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[–] Hegar@fedia.io 17 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Maggie's driving is the perfect metaphor for how the body creates the illusion of free will.

It feels like we're maggie, making choices that our body then does. But looking at the full picture shows that the nerve signals that initiate action happen before the conscious choice. Marge - our brain - determines what we do without any input from Maggie, and this also signals Maggie to feel that she's made a choice.

We're all just Maggie, trapped in a vehicle we have no control over, pretending otherwise.

[–] son_named_bort@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

...can I buy some pot from you?

[–] Hegar@fedia.io 8 points 7 months ago (1 children)

No, go buy it from the store like a normal person.

In all seriousness though, this is the emerging consensus of scientific experts. The fact that we're conscious of our actions doesn't mean our consciousness is in control. Free will is like god - it's just incompatible with our observations of the world.

[–] JadenSmith@sh.itjust.works 4 points 7 months ago

Does this explain why I woke up a year later, realising that she didn't actually want coffee at 9pm?

[–] MimicJar@lemmy.world 11 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

This is the episode where Marge ~~nearly~~ runs over Homer in the driveway.

[–] MummifiedClient5000 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

It would be date-appropriate if it was actually the episode where she hits Homer.

[–] MimicJar@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] son_named_bort@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] MimicJar@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

The hint is actually on the far right, there is a tiny portion of a rake which gives it all away. (But that was extra tricky)

[–] brlemworld@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago

Maggie has no lower half

[–] refurbishedrefurbisher@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Negative infinity to positive infinity

[–] Blackout@fedia.io 2 points 7 months ago
[–] HappycamperNZ@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

Looking at the background - whats the one with the burlesque house?