tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post4519756765710063904..comments2024-03-29T06:03:45.545-07:00Comments on One Cʘsmos: All This Useless Truth: First Things, Ask Questions LaterGagdad Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-91012094955340100192012-03-17T06:11:09.285-07:002012-03-17T06:11:09.285-07:00I know, I know I got the munchies...
Pass the bon...I know, I know I got the munchies...<br /><br />Pass the bong, would ya? :)Cond0011https://www.blogger.com/profile/04576204654819543273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-70661148590286989102012-03-17T06:09:50.266-07:002012-03-17T06:09:50.266-07:00@William
"Infinity is so great, and man is s...@William<br /><br />"Infinity is so great, and man is so small."<br /><br />So its easy to rationalize eating an entire cake.<br /><br />http://www.lolroflmao.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Eat-the-entire-cake.jpgCond0011https://www.blogger.com/profile/04576204654819543273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-48208110101966154612012-03-15T07:43:08.346-07:002012-03-15T07:43:08.346-07:00Might as well say we can't know anything unles...Might as well say we can't know anything unless we can know everything. Ironically, it's the other way around: we can only know anything because we can't know everything. In other words, we are not God.Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-82357707113523507352012-03-15T07:40:11.420-07:002012-03-15T07:40:11.420-07:00Like a crude religionist, he appeals to the gaps i...Like a crude religionist, he appeals to the gaps in our knowledge in order to avoid the obvious.Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-63092878901288914582012-03-14T21:58:05.228-07:002012-03-14T21:58:05.228-07:00Okay.
That means that... our whole solar system.....Okay.<br /><br />That means that... our whole solar system... could be, like... one tiny atom in the fingernail of some other giant being.<br /><br />This is too much!<br /><br />That means... one tiny atom in my fingernail could be...<br />could be one little... tiny universe! <br /><br />Could l buy some pot from you?juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-81715419341295419542012-03-14T21:55:15.266-07:002012-03-14T21:55:15.266-07:00willian simpered " Infinity is so great, and ...willian simpered " Infinity is so great, and man is so small."<br /><br />I'd say ' Speak for yourself!', but, obviously you already are.Van Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08470413719262297062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-21494816082806879872012-03-14T21:37:29.623-07:002012-03-14T21:37:29.623-07:00Have you ever looked at a map of the observable un...Have you ever looked at a map of the observable universe? What is at the the center? The Virgo supercluster - home of the Milky Way Galaxy - Earth. We are at the center of the observable universe. Doesn't that remind you of the ancient Geocentric model where everything revolved around the earth? (Maybe should we call it "Bob's Egocentric Model'?)<br /><br />We are limited in our perception of the observable universe by the space time coninuum in which we exist, and that we are able to perceive and theorize. The particle horizon - the maximum distance from which particles can or have traveled in the age of the universe - represents the boundary between the observable and the unobservable universe. My point is that our view is limited. As we move through time, our perception will change. For example, some galaxies will become observable in the future, while some will become extremely redshifted and eventually disappear due to ongoing expansion. While theories of both a finite and an infinite universe exist, both theories see the universe as 'borderless.' No evidence exists to suggest that there is any boundary of the universe as a whole. <br /><br />Further and even more enigmatic are the generally accepted theories of parallel universes, the 'multiverse'. For example, some regions of space continue to undergo rapid expansion. The space between us and these other areas is expanding faster than the speed of light, so they are therefore, completely unobserved in our space time continuum.<br /><br />Infinity is so great, and man is so small.Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05861596158055480390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-82220059822515166232012-03-14T17:43:57.338-07:002012-03-14T17:43:57.338-07:00Funny!
" Now, "useless" doesn't...Funny!<br />" Now, "useless" doesn't imply "worthless." "<br /><br />just this 2 term distinction came up recently in a discussion of what is Art---1 aspect of which i [must have heard] said is its <i>USElessness</i>.<br /><br />now the person i was discussing this with's wife joined in the discussion having heard it 2nd hand, but used the term 'worthless' which aint the same sense quite as 'use-less', and suits the argument less felicitously.gehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02015936407999495181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-81172685303994790582012-03-14T15:17:11.283-07:002012-03-14T15:17:11.283-07:00Not only is it a scientific fact that the universe...Not only is it a scientific fact that the universe is finite, but a necessary metaphysical truth. So there's nowhere to hide from the reality except in fantasy. But since when did that ever stop the left?Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-53352453301045477112012-03-14T15:03:45.545-07:002012-03-14T15:03:45.545-07:00Gagdad said "Remember what I said about lefti...Gagdad said "Remember what I said about leftists fleeing from facts to principles when the facts prove them wrong?"<br /><br />Yep. <br /><br />Their preferred method is to Dodge Principles, and talk only about particulars.<br /><br />If you manage to pin them on it, they will deny that you can know anything for certain, and then tell you what they know you should act on as if it were certain.<br /><br />If you manage to pin them on that, they will try to resort to Principles which have no basis in reality.<br /><br />Don't let em. It's fun to watch. Ever see "The Thing"? Where the Thing in the end tries changing, and changing and changing form, then finally drops dead? It's kind of like that. But step one (from my post today), is <a href="http://blogodidact.blogspot.com/2012/03/rush-to-reality-of-slut-gate-and-esaus.html" rel="nofollow">to call them on it,</a> not what they are claiming, but the principle they are relying upon to claim it,<br /><br />"<i>... and they will break themselves upon those concepts or run like a troll back under their bridges, lickety-split. <br /><br />Ask them to define their terms. The Stock-in-Trade of the Proregressive Leftist, is <b>your willingness to assume that because you both use the same words, you are talking about the same things</b>, and they use your generous willingness to gain ground over you that they are entirely incapable of seizing on their own power. ...</i>"<br /><br />Don't let just them use words you recognize, like Rights, in unrecognizable ways, that's just another way of denying reality.Van Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08470413719262297062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-55571560450400378262012-03-14T15:02:35.889-07:002012-03-14T15:02:35.889-07:00Though apparently William considers himself "...Though apparently William considers himself "broad-horizoned," which explains why he's stuck on the ground floor and failing to achieve any vertical laughtoff.<br /><br />Mushroom @ 2:01 - my favorite so far.juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-61714095774574476332012-03-14T14:44:08.835-07:002012-03-14T14:44:08.835-07:00"I made the mistake of saying, Everybody know..."I made the mistake of saying, Everybody knows. "<br /><br />That's okay, Mush, you were being generous to people like William whose spiritual substrate does not allow for much metaphysical absorption - thus his view of the world is rather limited in color and dimension.<br /><br />Who knows, perhaps there is hope for William to gain eyes to see. After all, he considers himself a 'Liberal' - and they pride themselves in being 'open-minded'.Cond0011https://www.blogger.com/profile/04576204654819543273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-31637132464383624432012-03-14T14:31:47.425-07:002012-03-14T14:31:47.425-07:00I made the mistake of saying, Everybody knows.
...I made the mistake of saying, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUfS8LyeUyM" rel="nofollow">Everybody knows</a>. <br /><br />Infinity is not just space.mushroomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07651027035577798096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-8172941228522613412012-03-14T14:27:16.431-07:002012-03-14T14:27:16.431-07:00Remember what I said about leftists fleeing from f...Remember what I said about leftists fleeing from facts to principles when the facts prove them wrong? Thus, confronted with the ineluctable fact of a finite universe,<br /><br />"Memo to Bob: you may be refering to the known universe. Expand your horizons."<br /><br />The "unknown as first principle" explains everything you need to know about the left, because it reduces to eternal stupidity as man's cosmic birthright, and raw power takes care of the rest.Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-52458567478252924582012-03-14T14:23:59.078-07:002012-03-14T14:23:59.078-07:00willian mewed "Most humans are not wired to a...willian mewed "Most humans are not wired to accept or even ponder the concept of infinity."<br /><br />Actually myself and the people around me have to deal with infinity on a daily basis. Only the newbies get caught up in the loop though.<br /><br />And then the laughter... well... if your a newbie, I'm sure it seems like it goes on, and on, and on...Van Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08470413719262297062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-70887001390046130072012-03-14T14:15:18.170-07:002012-03-14T14:15:18.170-07:00"King of the Cosmic Frontier."
Caption ..."King of the Cosmic Frontier."<br /><br />Caption that? Hmmm... and to enfold it with a raccoon theme... hmmmm...Cond0011https://www.blogger.com/profile/04576204654819543273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-47057889194826915402012-03-14T14:11:58.036-07:002012-03-14T14:11:58.036-07:00"Most humans are not wired to accept or even ..."Most humans are not wired to accept or even ponder the concept of infinity."<br /><br />In mathematics we do that alot: and it is rather fun, too.<br /><br />The application for those silly limits equations? System stability ranging from electronics, to traffic jams.<br /><br />Quite fun to learn and query the infinite within 'a drop of rain'.Cond0011https://www.blogger.com/profile/04576204654819543273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-35624392500033638482012-03-14T14:07:44.054-07:002012-03-14T14:07:44.054-07:00You should caption that, King of the Cosmic Fronti...You should caption that, King of the Cosmic Frontier.mushroomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07651027035577798096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-83431397332792861992012-03-14T14:02:08.383-07:002012-03-14T14:02:08.383-07:00"But unlike science, metaphysics is utterly u..."But unlike science, metaphysics is utterly useless, which is another way of saying that it is completely disinterested and hence objective. "<br /><br />Science is where the 'rubber meets the road'<br /><br />Metaphysics is the map to your destination.<br /><br />Science supplies the 'how'.<br /><br />Metaphysics supplies the 'why'.<br /><br />Its funny how just 3 letters are a key to creation and our awareness of our being.<br /><br />All hypothesis, theories, paradigms, beliefs (even Faith) require some component of the meaning oif the word 'why' - and 'Why' comes from the essence of our being. No animal can comprehend the word 'Why'.<br /><br />Purely a Human phenomenon.Cond0011https://www.blogger.com/profile/04576204654819543273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-32464685925531764922012-03-14T14:01:19.126-07:002012-03-14T14:01:19.126-07:00Really, William is right. You guys are soooo prov...Really, William is right. You guys are soooo provincial. Everybody knows about the unknown universe. Of course that's only the known unknown universe. Then there's the unknown known universe, the unknown unknown universe, and known known universe -- but you knew about that one.mushroomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07651027035577798096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-34444694413258813142012-03-14T13:51:08.700-07:002012-03-14T13:51:08.700-07:00Proregressivism means having enough universes to n...Proregressivism means having enough universes to never have to admit your sorriness.<br /><br />There's always enough monkeys, somewhere, working on banging out whatever you need to claim to know is unknown.Van Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08470413719262297062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-15835042181890360322012-03-14T13:33:07.210-07:002012-03-14T13:33:07.210-07:00Damn, I almost sprayed my keyboard again...Damn, I almost sprayed my keyboard again...juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-65504592458870984932012-03-14T13:13:28.840-07:002012-03-14T13:13:28.840-07:00Bob, for spring, you might consider a nutria chape...Bob, for spring, you might consider a nutria chapeau. They're plentiful, so as good stewards we have to find some good use for them. <br /><br />Unfortunately, they are not tasty.<br /><br />Like many animals.<br /><br />Please God, let William be a vegan.Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00987042455512485699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-59115466766973869902012-03-14T13:09:47.984-07:002012-03-14T13:09:47.984-07:00"Most humans are not wired to accept or even ..."Most humans are not wired to accept or even ponder the concept of infinity."<br /><br />Comedy gold, right there.<br /><br />"An infinite universe requires no 'planner' or 'creator'."<br /><br />When you use the word "infinite," William, I think you mean "infinite duration," which means "duration without beginning or end." <br /><br />This concept brackets the question of origin but doesn't proscribe or refute it.<br /><br />You're probably vaguely interested in vacuum genesis, quantum field theory, the Planck epoch, etc. All these are really interesting material theories, but they aren't testable, and they all start to work *after* existence as such gets into the system. <br /><br />Duration is only part of the story. Think about infinity also as "non-finite existence," or sheer Being. THAT, William, is the only logical beginning of what you call the "infinite universe." Somehow, Being as such has to get into the system. It can't come from non-Being, obviously, because non-Being has, er, nothing to offer.<br /><br />Then you can go to town with the quantum field stuff.Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00987042455512485699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-48011897303664368552012-03-14T13:07:15.933-07:002012-03-14T13:07:15.933-07:00For one thing, the guy that fashioned this hat fro...For one thing, the guy that fashioned this hat from roadkill is a genius.Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.com