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I have a place where I say complicated things about philosophy and science. That place is my blog. This is where I make terrible puns.

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    Scott Alexander‏ @slatestarcodex 31 Oct 2015

    You don't *have* a skeleton. You *are* a skeleton. You *have* a body.

    3:50 PM - 31 Oct 2015
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      1. Dr Doot, M.D; Seller of Fine  💯% All-Natural Doots‏ @Couchmaster3000 7 Nov 2015
        Replying to @slatestarcodex

        @slatestarcodex @wellplayd_ggate SKELETON MAGE casts FLESH ARMOUR. Cool down time: 80-90 YEARS DEPENDING ON SKILL TREE SPECS

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      1. kim kartouche‏ @dj_soubise 31 Oct 2015
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        @slatestarcodex the famous mind-skeleton problem

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      1. soapjackal‏ @soapjackal 31 Oct 2015
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        @slatestarcodexpic.twitter.com/Z9DictCjbn

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      1. Faun of Foggy Hollow‏ @makoConstruct 31 Oct 2015
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        @slatestarcodex I don't just HAVE an appendix, I AM an appendix, the body is just a means of conveyance for the appendix.

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      1. Lazy Glossophiliac‏ @Glossophiliac75 31 Oct 2015
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        @slatestarcodex "You don't have a brain, you ARE the brain" makes more sense.

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      1. Tycalibre‏ @MMBTycalibre 31 Oct 2015
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        @slatestarcodex @neon_shadows You cod theoretically have it removed and live, so maybe not.

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      2. raj‏ @coneyburn 31 Oct 2015
        Replying to @slatestarcodex

        @slatestarcodex @shinyemptyhead Scott, you *are* a neofascist. some of my BFFs are skeletons

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      3. The Thing That Once Was Ciaran Conliffe‏ @shinyemptyhead 31 Oct 2015
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        @rajcardwell @slatestarcodex It's a one-sided friendship. No body can mean anything to a skeleton.

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      1. LPSP‏ @sf_LPSP 1 Nov 2015
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        @slatestarcodex Don't spook me out, christ.

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