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DEEP THOUGHTS
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If a man speaks and there is no woman to hear him, is he still wrong?0
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If a man speaks and there is no woman to hear him, is he still wrong?
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String theory? My cats might be able to help with that.
JM
Lol, that's not far from what String Theory works on, actually. The idea that the Universe is one big tangled ball of yarn, wrapped layers and layers over each other, but connected. (String theory has been used to attempt to explain quantum entanglement) Thus the idea of multiple universes could exist, and yanking on the "string" could move one universe near to or even over another.
At this point, String Theory is more METAphysics than quantum physics, but it's an interesting direction in theoretical explanations. We do not have the tools to test more than the very basic, barely-scratch-the-surface ideas of String Theory, so it's not something someone should put full faith into yet.
And there are plenty of other universal explanations in the works, some more able to be tested than others (and thus prove parts of, at least.) String theory remains one of the untested ones, because right now the theories are mostly cerebral. Finding physical ways to test it is mostly impossible.
Still, damn fun to think about.0 -
"Wonders of the Universe" and Morgan Freeman's "Through the Wormhole" are two of my all time fav shows...it is physically impossible for me to leave the couch when either come on (and bonus when like 5 episodes in a row are scheduled - its the only time laundry ever gets folded LOL)0
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Where do all the single socks go?
To a sock hop. :drinker:0 -
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.
bad breath? LOL sorry couldn't resist0 -
What's the speed of dark? We have a speed of light. And for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. Therefore, there MUST be a speed of dark.
I also am convinced there is an edge to our universe. If it is continuously expanding, then it must be expanding into SOMETHING (emptiness). Therefore, the area it expands into meets the expanding universe, thus creating an edge that is continuously moving.
What are your deep thoughts?
You could say the speed of dark is equal to the speed of light. But, technically, that's not right.
Darkness is defined as the absence of light. It really has no speed.0 -
Also, my deep thoughts?
The Multi-verse.0 -
What's the speed of dark? We have a speed of light. And for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. Therefore, there MUST be a speed of dark.
Think we're getting a couple different scientific theories/facts mixed up here.....0 -
Lol, that's not far from what String Theory works on, actually. The idea that the Universe is one big tangled ball of yarn, wrapped layers and layers over each other, but connected. (String theory has been used to attempt to explain quantum entanglement) Thus the idea of multiple universes could exist, and yanking on the "string" could move one universe near to or even over another.
At this point, String Theory is more METAphysics than quantum physics, but it's an interesting direction in theoretical explanations. We do not have the tools to test more than the very basic, barely-scratch-the-surface ideas of String Theory, so it's not something someone should put full faith into yet.
And there are plenty of other universal explanations in the works, some more able to be tested than others (and thus prove parts of, at least.) String theory remains one of the untested ones, because right now the theories are mostly cerebral. Finding physical ways to test it is mostly impossible.
Still, damn fun to think about.
It's eureka then and the cat's are trying to tell us something. That God is playing cat's cradle with some other dudes/dudettes and we're just messed up in the twine !!! It is quite the yarn though !!0 -
You wanna go deep? Ask yourself, Who Am I?
(And if an answer comes, it's wrong).
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^^^ I had a very brilliant man ask me this once and the question still puzzles me!0 -
Come on, you can't get much deeper than the Mariana Trench.0
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Lol, that's not far from what String Theory works on, actually. The idea that the Universe is one big tangled ball of yarn, wrapped layers and layers over each other, but connected. (String theory has been used to attempt to explain quantum entanglement) Thus the idea of multiple universes could exist, and yanking on the "string" could move one universe near to or even over another.
At this point, String Theory is more METAphysics than quantum physics, but it's an interesting direction in theoretical explanations. We do not have the tools to test more than the very basic, barely-scratch-the-surface ideas of String Theory, so it's not something someone should put full faith into yet.
And there are plenty of other universal explanations in the works, some more able to be tested than others (and thus prove parts of, at least.) String theory remains one of the untested ones, because right now the theories are mostly cerebral. Finding physical ways to test it is mostly impossible.
Still, damn fun to think about.
This reminds me of the show 'The Big Bang Theory'. ha0 -
That was a great compilation album.0
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What's the speed of dark? We have a speed of light. And for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. Therefore, there MUST be a speed of dark.
I also am convinced there is an edge to our universe. If it is continuously expanding, then it must be expanding into SOMETHING (emptiness). Therefore, the area it expands into meets the expanding universe, thus creating an edge that is continuously moving.
What are your deep thoughts?
right ive just asked someone much smarter than me and it's not expanding it's stretching.
second, black holes take stuff into them and come out somewhere else, when it bulges out the other side it apparently pops and that is what the big bang is (a theory not the only one)0 -
String theory offers some cool ideas about this, all tied up in quantum physics stuff. I
that kind of thought train.
You're too cool!
And not only because I have a weird nerdy crush on Liara!0 -
Where do all the single socks go?
I discovered the answer to that recently. The answer was "in my 6 year old daughter's school bag"
I have yet to discover why my 6 yr old was hoarding all the socks, in her school bag of all places.0 -
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.
Try reading American Gods by Neil Gaiman. In this book, the gods are real, and came to America when their followers migrated here. But they are disappearing as people stop performing the old traditions and ways. Good book!0 -
If you are in a spaceship going the speed of light and you turn on the headlights, does it really do any good?0
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Here's one.
Everyone knows that these two truths exist:
1) If a buttered piece of toast is dropped, it will always land butter-side-down (due to Murphy's law)
2) A cat, if dropped, will always land on its feet.
What would happen if you secured buttered toast to a cat's back and dropped it? Which law would prevail?
I propose we would've created some sort of hovering device.0 -
You're too cool!
And not only because I have a weird nerdy crush on Liara!
Sweet! Thank you! I totally crush on Liara too. :blushing:0 -
If you are in a spaceship going the speed of light and you turn on the headlights, does it really do any good?
There's a kids' book called "the time and space of uncle Albert" that asks this question, and answers it.0 -
Here's one.
Everyone knows that these two truths exist:
1) If a buttered piece of toast is dropped, it will always land butter-side-down (due to Murphy's law)
2) A cat, if dropped, will always land on its feet.
What would happen if you secured buttered toast to a cat's back and dropped it? Which law would prevail?
I propose we would've created some sort of hovering device.
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
That's the funniest thing I've read all day!!0 -
Here's one.
Everyone knows that these two truths exist:
1) If a buttered piece of toast is dropped, it will always land butter-side-down (due to Murphy's law)
2) A cat, if dropped, will always land on its feet.
What would happen if you secured buttered toast to a cat's back and dropped it? Which law would prevail?
I propose we would've created some sort of hovering device.
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And of course, there's the age old which came first the chicken or the egg?0
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Allow me to go all nerdy on you
What's the speed of dark? We have a speed of light. And for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. Therefore, there MUST be a speed of dark.
There is no speed of dark because darkness has no moment at all. It is the absence of light. Darkness is the lack of light.I also am convinced there is an edge to our universe. If it is continuously expanding, then it must be expanding into SOMETHING (emptiness). Therefore, the area it expands into meets the expanding universe, thus creating an edge that is continuously moving.
I agree, but i believe that there are many universes expanding into each other. Like how our bodies are made up of millions of cells, I believe that the universe is a small part of something larger. So if we were to reach the edge and "cross over" we would enter another universe.
These are my thoughts.0 -
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Actually "dark" is just the absence of light. So no speed. Since dark is well, nothing.
Yup! There's always nothing waiting under the light.0 -
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?
Life has no purpose (as far as I can tell) except to generate more life. We come from a very very long line of winners: every single one of our ancestors, right back to the first self-replicating molecules 4 billion years ago or so, have managed to leave progeny behind. The drive to live and to procreate is very strong in every living thing today because it's what we all evolved to do.
Other than that, it is up to us to make sense of our lives, and to find our own purpose.
"Why are we here?" is the wrong question. We are here, so we should be asking "what do I do now?"0 -
I try not to use my brain before noon .... i'll be back
This!! Lmao!0
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