The Universe

[Harvey Specter]

Refreshing post.

[meepmeepdeath]

Originally Posted by achiam

If you take this into account, its incredibly silly to even think of putting research interests into anything but Astronomy/Applied Physics. In the end, those are the only "real" sciences as it does not get anymore micro than that.

If dr house looked at the sky all day, his patients would be dead.

[RRxtar]

this is one hell of an increadable post

[RRxtar]

want to feel really small?

the earth has a surface area of aproximately 5,490,232,704,000,000 square feet. that means that that your 1000sqft condo is only 1/5,490,232,704,000th of the total land on earth. and earth is hardly a fart in the wind in the grand scheme of things.

[03aspec]

Wow, way to trip me out first thing on a Saturday morning. :|

[Jason00S2000]

Well, time to get stoned and ponder this.

[JSilver]

This kinda shit honestly gets your mind thinking... Like I'm not even sure what to think of at then moment. Just too amazing.

[BNR32_Coupe]

Want to get mind fucked harder?

Life began from a mathematical correlation of particles (as discovered recently in a university in quebec), which evolved over time into the animals/creatures we see today. We're simply an extension of these first particles which came together. By definition, we're just particles that form up cells. Likewise, our brains, made entirely out of the same cells, create consciousness and our perception of existence.

Ever gone to sleep without dreaming? Do you remember what existence was like before you were born? That's what's waiting for you when you die. Death is the end to our existence, our mind doesn't go into an after life. Some of us would like to think there's one, though, to maybe give life some meaning or soften the hard truth of death. But in actuality, when the brain dies, it's simply ending the life system of cells, just like cutting grass, killing cows for your big mac, or using anti-bacterial soap.

There's this thing called Terror Management Theory:

The theory builds from the assumption that the capability of self-reflection and the consciousness of one’s own mortality can be regarded as a continuous source for existential anguish. This "irresolvable paradox" is created from the desire to preserve life and the realization of that impossibility (because life is finite).

Basically, we tell ourselves that there's a life after death, that we go somewhere when we die, maybe so that we can tell our stories of our past life to other dead people. We do this to give life meaning, and keep ourselves seperate from the animals which do not realize their impending doom.

[Shun Izaki]

great post, but... still i want more money.

[Presto]

Originally Posted by BNR32_Coupe

Ever gone to sleep without dreaming? Do you remember what existence was like before you were born? That's what's waiting for you when you die. Death is the end to our existence, our mind doesn't go into an after life. Some of us would like to think there's one, though, to maybe give life some meaning or soften the hard truth of death. But in actuality, when the brain dies, it's simply ending the life system of cells, just like cutting grass, killing cows for your big mac, or using anti-bacterial soap.

There is no solid proof, for or against, of an afterlife. What you state is not fact.

[Jason00S2000]

Originally Posted by BNR32_Coupe

Want to get mind fucked harder?

Life began from a mathematical correlation of particles (as discovered recently in a university in quebec), which evolved over time into the animals/creatures we see today. We're simply an extension of these first particles which came together. By definition, we're just particles that form up cells. Likewise, our brains, made entirely out of the same cells, create consciousness and our perception of existence.

I have a problem with this.


People have long debated the "how?" question. We are getting closer and closer to figuring this out.


The question of "why?" to me is actually much simpler. We are probably here to experience ourselves, as in, nothing is possible without something to witness it. We, and other conscious life forms, could be that. Who's to say that ghosts or other entities do not exist? Could they be silently experiencing not the physical earth, but the collective emotions and thoughts we project? Perhaps we are like one giant unit of consciousness, like thing of a massive, massive disco ball, and each one of us represents our own unique square on that disco ball. Like the late, great Bill Hicks said:

"Today a young man on acid realized that all matter is merely energy condensed to a slow vibration. That we are all one consciousness experiencing itself subjectively. There is no such thing as death, life is only a dream, and we are the imagination of ourselves"


I try not to think too much on it, because I have to keep in mind that I'm only limited to what my senses allow me to pick up on and understand.

When I die, I will step into the abyss, unafraid.

[Jason00S2000]

Interesting to think that we could be trapped in an endless cycle of life evolving into various levels of consciousness, that eventually something, whether man or machine, left to evolve over billions of years, could become so conscious and powerful that it decides to end itself by creating another big bang.

[!SG]

and yet i still cant find vitamin water formula 50 (50cent grape flavor) anywhere!

[BNR32_Coupe]

Originally Posted by !SG

and yet i still cant find vitamin water formula 50 (50cent grape flavor) anywhere!

!SG, last warning before points. Stay on topic, thanks.

[!SG]

i call your bluff and raise you a temperary ban!

Originally Posted by BNR32_Coupe

!SG, last warning before points. Stay on topic, thanks.

[Gary Oak]

that was just fucked up

[Aetios]

this is too overwhelming for me...I need to sit down.

[jasperlin]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpkSe...eature=related

this video is a repost, but it's a good one.

[twitchyzero]

didnt we learn all this in grade 9 science loll

i thought what's more mind blowing is not how small we are

what's more unbelieveable is what we see isn't what's actually there right now in time.

Light takes time to travel...and it would take us 15 min when the sun stops burning before we even know it.

Now, we have all these fancy scopes for exploring any signs of extraterrestrial life.

But this is insignificant, because what we ACTUALLY see through our lenses is what actually occurred few million years ago (depend on how far this planet is)

I think the fucked up thing is, what if other life forms out there had their scopes on Earth RIGHT NOW...but to them we're still just buncha fucking unicellular bacteria floating around in water.

insane, yo!

[scheng924]

i just hope the wraith doesn't come and suck our life away...

*stargate stargate*

[m4k4v4li]

Originally Posted by ZhangFei

how does that "prove the existence of Alien life"?

i don't think there is any hardcore evidence that aliens exist. it would put aliens and ufos on the same level as religion

o rly? but there IS hardcore evidence out there, like all the autopsy photos that the US gov't keeps super top secret duh

just kidding aliens dont fucking exist!! i sure as hell have never seen one, nor have my friends
I mean its not like we're
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my astro physics prof said any life form capable of travelling faster than the speed of light would have no incentive to make contact with primitive stupid fucking humans like zhangfei

[m4k4v4li]

if you like mind fuck shit like that you should watch the film FLATLAND - talks about dimensions (same makers of what the bleep do we know)

its animated and is not just interesting but pretty entertaining too ( watch it high itll be a trip )

[svelt]

Originally Posted by twitchyzero

didnt we learn all this in grade 9 science loll

i thought what's more mind blowing is not how small we are

what's more unbelieveable is what we see isn't what's actually there right now in time.

Light takes time to travel...and it would take us 15 min when the sun stops burning before we even know it.

Now, we have all these fancy scopes for exploring any signs of extraterrestrial life.

But this is insignificant, because what we ACTUALLY see through our lenses is what actually occurred few million years ago (depend on how far this planet is)

I think the fucked up thing is, what if other life forms out there had their scopes on Earth RIGHT NOW...but to them we're still just buncha fucking unicellular bacteria floating around in water.

insane, yo!

What's even more interesting about that is that because we see things based on the length of time light takes to travel, what we see 13 billion light years away is the extent of what we will, by current physics theories' accounts, EVER see. This is called the "observable universe", meaning everything outside of this 13.7 billion light year window = things that we will never be able to observe (though may affect us in some way through gravitational effects). If the expanding universe is true, then we will eventually be able to see fewer and fewer things as they get farther and farther away, outside of our observable window

[!SG]

makes you wonder, in this universe, there has to be an exact twin of yourself...

[keitaro]

There is an awesome show on discovery channel that comes on once in awhile. (its a single show). Its called 'Journey to the edge of the universe'.

http://www.discoverychannel.ca/showpage.aspx?sid=14312

Its a mind blowing show to watch, and even better in HD!