DEEP THOUGHTS

Kohadre

Assuming that life has no inherent meaning or purpose, and that all meaning and purpose assigned to life is subjectively based, is not everything in life objectively meaningless and without purpose? What is the point of continuing to live, assuming that there is no continuation of our consciousness beyond its current state, and no inherent objective to accomplish within our lives.

Is the point to simply live without any defined meaning or purpose, and if so, why such a drive within the species to create subjective definitions to fill both voids with temporary and irrelevant values. Is it a necessity within our species to have meaning and purpose in our lives as a component of our means to survival?

Is the point to live life in service to a higher power? By this, a higher power could be anything from a worthy and charitable cause, to the subjective existence of any one of the thousands of fictional and made up gods humanity has created throughout its existence. Again, considering the objective fate of both humanity, the earth, and the universe itself, what does this matter but within a subjective standpoint.

Is the point to life to live within a moral code, upholding the fabric of the civilizations which our ancestors made so many sacrifices to create and maintain. Considering that morality, and the concepts of right and wrong are within themselves subjective creations subject to the diverse regions of the world in which they are created and applied, what is the point of upholding any moral code but that of one's personal obligation to oneself?

foxro

what is the point of upholding any moral code but that of one's personal obligation to oneself?

Because others out there are trying to do the same thing and if we don't get along you won't be able to uphold your personal obligation to yourself

quirkytizzy

If the universe is expanding, I've always wondered what is, like, two inches in front of it. What's two inches into the place where space HASN'T expanded to yet?

I love thinking about things like that.

As per the moral code thing - life is immutable. Everything changes, everything stays the same. Impermanence is the only constant. Do what you do, harm no one out of ill will or mistakes repeated.

Wash, rinse, repeat.

CrazyTrackLady

If the sun explodes and destroys Earth, will God cease to exist? Think about it.

quirkytizzy

If the sun explodes and destroys Earth, will God cease to exist? Think about it.

That's the whole "if a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?" query. (I.e - does god exist if those who think of him cease to think of him?) Fun stuff to think about.

CrazyTrackLady

The speed of dark is exactly the same as the speed of light. Dark disappears as quickly as light appears.

Win

MY DEEP THOUGHTS EXACTLY!

Now, who can explain why my dog hates it when I blow in her face, but loves to stick her head out the window when we're in the car? I'm not the original author of that question, but I wonder about it.

Because your breath stinks?

My dog rolls in dead things. Postulate again.

CrazyTrackLady

If the sun explodes and destroys Earth, will God cease to exist? Think about it.

That's the whole "if a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?" query. Fun stuff to think about.

If a MIME fell in a forest, would he/she make a sound? Do we need silencers to shoot a mime? (Credit: Stephen Wright)

Lone_Wolf70

I never should've killed that man in Indiana. I think of it often.

CrazyTrackLady

If the sun explodes and destroys Earth, will God cease to exist? Think about it.

(I.e - does god exist if those who think of him cease to think of him?) Fun stuff to think about.

EXACTLY. This flummoxes me.

xXxHBICxXx

I try not to use my brain before noon .... i'll be back

_zombiegirl_

"I'd rather be rich than stupid." ~ Jack Handy, Deep Thoughts

3foldchord

dark, like cold, doesn't exist. Therefore can not have a speed.

CrazyTrackLady

Where do all the single socks go?

CrazyTrackLady

dark, like cold, doesn't exist. Therefore can not have a speed.

If you can see it or feel it, it exists. If you don't see it or can't feel it, that doesn't mean it doesn't exist.

3foldchord

Where do all the single socks go?

Sock Heaven. There is even a song about it, so you KNOW it has to exist!!

quirkytizzy

I've always like the thought that while the brain is real, the MIND is a metaphor.

The mind, or a collection of thoughts, life experiences, moods, etc, all built on itself within a lifetime, doesn't have a physical body. It isn't tangible. Our minds are purely and solely what we THINK, which is ephemeral. Physical things can affect it, but what it is ITSELF is not able to be pinpointed.

It cannot be quantified.

Alex_is_Hawks

If a tree fall's down in the woods and no one is around to hear it fall, does it still make noise? This has boggled my mind since I was a child.

Who is on a $10,000 dollar bill again?

so if you talk to me and I don't hear it...did you still make a noise?

3foldchord

dark, like cold, doesn't exist. Therefore can not have a speed.

If you can see it or feel it, it exists. If you don't see it or can't feel it, that doesn't mean it doesn't exist.

scientifically speaking, cold and dark are not "real terms". cold is just 'lack of heat' and dark is just 'lack of light' scientifically speaking things are neither cold nor dark, just less hot and less light.

sullus

Actually "dark" is just the absence of light. So no speed. Since dark is well, nothing.

Orrrr maybe, light is the absence of dark? Either way, they both contain matter, hence they exist.

homerjspartan

This morning I dutch-ovened myself and now my eyebrows are bleeding, which leads to my question which is do you think Valpo can uspet MSU in round 1?

foxro

Where do all the single socks go?

Sock Heaven. There is even a song about it, so you KNOW it has to exist!!

The rings of Saturn ???

TylerJ76

This morning I dutch-ovened myself and now my eyebrows are bleeding, which leads to my question which is do you think Valpo can uspet MSU in round 1?

Hope so...

dirtnap63

This morning I dutch-ovened myself and now my eyebrows are bleeding, which leads to my question which is do you think Valpo can uspet MSU in round 1?

Only if Jordan comes out of retirement.

jackpotclown

Sometimes when I feel like killing someone,
I do a little trick to calm myself down.
I'll go over to the person's house and ring the doorbell.
When the person comes to the door, I'm gone,
but you know what I've left on the porch?
A jack-o-lantern with a knife stuck in the side
of its head with a note that says "You."
After that I usually feel a lot better, and no harm done.
---Jack Handy
\m/

oex0duso

Now, who can explain why my dog hates it when I blow in her face, but loves to stick her head out the window when we're in the car? I'm not the original author of that question, but I wonder about it.

The only thing I can think of for this is that, when you blow in their face, you are emitting more CO2. When they have their head hanging out of the window, it is mostly Oxygen.

UsedToBeHusky

escloflowneCHANGED

Actually "dark" is just the absence of light. So no speed. Since dark is well, nothing.

Orrrr maybe, light is the absence of dark? Either way, they both contain matter, hence they exist.

sammniamii

How many other worlds are there in existence, in this plane of dimension? And how many dimensions really exist? How many "me's" are there?

Is everything a dream, a could be, a what will or maybe should? And who's the dreamer?

quirkytizzy

How many other worlds are there in existence, in this plane of dimension? And how many dimensions really exist? How many "me's" are there?

Is everything a dream, a could be, a what will or maybe should? And who's the dreamer?

String theory offers some cool ideas about this, all tied up in quantum physics stuff. I that kind of thought train.

the_journeyman

String theory? My cats might be able to help with that.

JM