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I hate birthdays. One step closer to death + unwanted attention. Not that life is that great, but the other thing is unknown.

My understanding of the word 'illusion' is a misperception of something presented to you. Like an illusionist making things disappear. They only disappear in your mind. So, the world is no more an illusion than you are yourself. The illusion is always in your mind. Your false perception. Either it i...

I always thought philosophy was an individuals approach to life or a subject. I learned very late in life that it is a branch in science. What attracted me to it was that it is "the why". That's right up my alley. Fits me perfectly. I love science and "the how", but it is "t...

Jews, Christians and Muslims all believe in Abraham's God. Jews believe they descend from Abraham's son Isaac, and Muslims believe they descend from Abraham's son Ishmael. So it's the same God. Only the messages/demands from him separates them.

It is the duty of any rational thinking person, to step on as many toes as possible, when PC gets smothering.

So start stepping folks, we have many toes to cover, before we can breathe freely again!

Atla wrote: ↑Mon Dec 10, 2018 9:47 am It's been nearly a century now that hardcore materialism was destroyed. It's a little sad that many still haven't received the death notification.

Actually, I just came across this video which explains singularities: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-q7EvLhOK08 - check it out! Thank you for the reference, but I know it already. Singularities are mathematical constructs with new rules. The Big Bang was one. Black holes are too. Singularities ar...

HexHammer wrote: ↑Sat Dec 01, 2018 3:42 am Nostradamus has a prophecy about "Mabus will soon die when the comet passes"

My prediction is that Mabus will die in about 1-2 months, and a huge civil war will break out.

I thought you were a rational thinking Dane!?

Please do not mention that you're a Dane ever again!

I know what you mean. Saxophone startles* The wing ripples water https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vT5cyxzpXeM Sound leads to silence Silence leads to sound The lead-line is the mind Separating shiva, from shakti ** Did you observe how the limitations Of Shiva's wingspan Connect earth, sky, and water...

I understand the "standard" three physical dimensions and I understand time. I've heard some scientists talk about even more "dimensions" than just those and that other "dimensions" possibly exist in some way shape or form, however, I have no idea how I could know abou...

The wave function is simply energy/matter with a higher potential. We could call it free, or even better, "non-determined" energy. Don't forget that the photon becomes a physical, tangible particle when measured. Many physicalists tend to ignore that, because it suggests something woo'ey g...

Black Holes and singularities match perfectly well with Occams Razor, because Einstein's theory of relativity perfectly explains - and predicts black holes and singularities. The maths behind general theory of relativity is already THE simplest explanation for the black hole singularity. Then you h...

Occams Razor has nothing to do with people's abilities to understand something. It has to do with the required number of assumptions and sub-assumptions (assumptions required for the other assumptions to work). Occam's Razor was not intended for singularities. The Razor only works when the paramete...

The Simulation Hypothesis fails due to Occam's Razor. If you have to explain something, it should be done so that it requires the least possible assumptions. Simulation requires a good deal more assumptions for it to work ie. intelligent life outside our universe. And then you have to explain where...

The only model of reality where quantum weirdness makes perfect sense is in a simulated/virtual one. In that model there is no weirdness. Even entanglement makes perfect sense, as a second observer effect. It was probably not intended by the makers, but when we observe, we lock particles in their po...