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Discussion on: How to Host an "Ask Me Anything" on dev.to

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Jesse M. Holmes

How to write a Howto on dev.to #metameta

This is a great write up.

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TMcSquared

It also brings up an interesting philosophical topic of an infinite regression of explanation. i.e. an explanation of an explanation of an explanation of an.....

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Kyle Johnson

To understand recursion you must first learn to understand recursion.

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TMcSquared

exactly

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Jesse M. Holmes

I'm intrigued. Tell me more. lol

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Kyle Johnson

You're intrigued? Tell me more

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TMcSquared

So basically, one of the arguments against the existence of God is that God can't be the explanation for anything because noone can explain God.
That's kinda like this:

Why did the apple fall?
Because of gravity.
Explain gravity
Curvature of space-time
explain Curvature of space-time
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Evaldas Buinauskas • Edited

Also quite similar to why of toddlers.

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Evaldas Buinauskas

Try googlink recursion. Will bring a smile to your face.