[Phaze5ive]

Makes you wonder what really lies beyond in the innerworkings of the universe.
It's rather beautiful to see things in such a grand scale.



Sorry for the randomness. I'm currently reading A Brief History of Time.

[questions987]

^^^ who's to say that any of it exist though? It might be that we're the creation of a brain in a vat somewhere and none of us are real. We might be living in some virtual world that was created by a computer program for the enjoyment of some other great species to observe and we just don't realize it.

Oh look - I learned something from philosophy. ::skips off to read philosophy book::

[Meenuh]

^^^ who's to say that any of it exist though? It might be that we're the creation of a brain in a vat somewhere and none of us are real. We might be living in some virtual world that was created by a computer program for the enjoyment of some other great species to observe and we just don't realize it.

Oh look - I learned something from philosophy. ::skips off to read philosophy book::

Yeah a lot of what ifs.

On a side note, that has nothing to do with this topic what so ever, your (Phaze5ive) sig scares me.

[Prot]

Significance is all in the mind. I'd rather say, how insignificant everything else is because we are egocentric individuals anyway.

[[HyuNi]]

Just because a single atom in my body can't been seen without the naked eye doesn't mean it's insignificant.
It's all part of my body that helps it function.

Significance is relative.
4:30 PM Central Pacific time on a sunny and cool Friday may not seem significant to many, but it sure is to me!

[HERMIT]

I may seem insignificant when compared to VY Canis Majoris, but to the little girl getting on the bus today, I was the biggest obstacle between her and getting that last seat.

[questions987]

Yeah a lot of what ifs.

On a side note, that has nothing to do with this topic what so ever, your (Phaze5ive) sig scares me.

ditto. freaks me out everytime

[HERMIT]

On a side note, that has nothing to do with this topic what so ever, your (Phaze5ive) sig scares me.

ditto. freaks me out everytime

I don't understand. How so?
I love pancakes as much as the next person.
If you want to see freaky, try ordering a Grand Slam at Denny's at 3:30 in the morning and get a load of the freaky-looking degenerates eating there at that time.
It's like the Cantina bar scene in Star Wars.

[questions987]

^^^ never seen star wars.

**just a side note, what dennys do you go to with all the degenerates? I've never seen one at any of the following dennys. Gay Dennys, Punk rock Dennys, Ghetto Dennys, Preppy Dennys, Hick Dennys, or Marine Dennys.

[Meenuh]

^^^ never seen star wars.

Same here.

[HERMIT]

**just a side note, what dennys do you go to with all the degenerates? I've never seen one at any of the following dennys. Gay Dennys, Punk rock Dennys, Ghetto Dennys, Preppy Dennys, Hick Dennys, or Marine Dennys.

Wouldn't you like to know.
I'm on to your stalking ways.

[xellekimx]

Funny, this reminds me of how I felt during the intro of "Knowing". Great movie, btw!

[Phaze5ive]

^^^ who's to say that any of it exist though? It might be that we're the creation of a brain in a vat somewhere and none of us are real. We might be living in some virtual world that was created by a computer program for the enjoyment of some other great species to observe and we just don't realize it.

Oh look - I learned something from philosophy. ::skips off to read philosophy book::

I think it was also philosophy and Descartes that gave us "I think, therefore I am". Even though our world might be fiction, just knowing that I am here makes it real to me, does it not?

On a side note, that has nothing to do with this topic what so ever, your (Phaze5ive) sig scares me.

Really? I thought people would find it funny at the cost of the mildly retarded Might just be my weird sense of humor though.

Just because a single atom in my body can't been seen without the naked eye doesn't mean it's insignificant.
It's all part of my body that helps it function.

Significance is relative.
4:30 PM Central Pacific time on a sunny and cool Friday may not seem significant to many, but it sure is to me! ;)

Yes, but doesn't it make you wonder what lasting impact we as a specie will leave behind? Isn't it the aspiration of men to forge some sort of legacy that he will be remembered by? What possible significance are we compare to the whole?

[boka]

Earth already looks tiny from a plane - almost makes you think you can walk home from wherever you're going.

I think it was also philosophy and Descartes that gave us "I think, therefore I am". Even though our world might be fiction, just knowing that I am here makes it real to me, does it not?

I once tried to learn a bit more about philosophy as a way to round out my science-heavy education. I also once had a good neighbour who had absolutely no interest in science. He didn't care where electricity came from, how soap works, why the inside of his fridge was cold, how TVs/phones/the internet work, or why he needs air. The sciences all bored him to tears and understanding any of it would have no meaningful impact on the way he lives life - soap is soap, and that's all there is to it. It's not until I gained an understanding of philosophy, or more specifically learnt about existentialism, that I truly understood how he felt about science.

[ManekiNeko~*]

i honestly find myself and the people around me to be pretty significant.

it's my life, therefore, I really don't care sh!ts about what's out there

[Pogichinoy]

Sure individually we are insignificant according to size, but we can have a huge impact depending on our actions in others' lives.

[HERMIT]

Sure individually we are insignificant according to size, but we can have a huge impact depending on our actions in others' lives.

Yes, very true.
Take midget suicide bombers, for example.

[questions987]

^^^ are they same ones that live in that mifget development in la jolla?

[ayahuasca]

try reading some books by Michio Kaku, he's a quantum physicit but he asks very interesting questions about our lives and the universe as a whole. He also wrote a really fascinating book on the Physics of the impossible.

[JDM6]

^^^ who's to say that any of it exist though? It might be that we're the creation of a brain in a vat somewhere and none of us are real. We might be living in some virtual world that was created by a computer program for the enjoyment of some other great species to observe and we just don't realize it.

Sounds like the Matrix.