Didn't you say
Jesus was coming?
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Didn't you say
Jesus was coming?
I'd wear out the zeros on the keyboard if I tried to type out how much of 1/10000... of the universe this world encompasses.
Also, I'm not up on the idea of Buddha. Universal being or more single-planet oriented?
James
I got stuck behind somebody dogging it in the left lane today who had a "May 21st Judgement Day" sticker in their rear window.
Also: Humans have lived on earth for like one second of its lifespan. We're really not that big of a deal. It's cool to imagine that we are, though!Quote:
Originally Posted by James
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Originally Posted by Tones
I don't buy this. Human beings at their current stage have the ability to escape death through their advancement of science. I have to wonder if there is anything like us in the Universe (it seems likely that there is) but immortality doesn't seem so far fetched with some of the ideas that are being produced now. What could possibly be above us in terms of evolution than a species whom has the ability to basically secure immortality (in theory)? Your average human basically has the ability to understand just about everything given the proper education and application.
Given the complete random chance in the creation of life and its evolution, it is quite possible that humans are the only truly sentient species in existence (and may possibly be the only species throughout the history of the universe), but it could easily go in the other direction and there could be a million other species scattered throughout other star systems and galaxies. Given either scenario, I don't think the existence of human beings is insignificant in our planets timeline, nor in that of the universe in general.
We're still nothing but dust compared to what's out there. Life as we know it is just a thin film on a wet rock in space. The majority of the universe is completely inhospitable to life. Maybe if we could create a life form that could survive the frigid radioactive void that occupies most of space, we would have a chance of making some impact on the universe. As it stands, we're nothing but a curious radio source in a backwater solar system.
Immortality is pointless as far as advancing the species. If anything, it would be an impediment. Out with the old, in with the new and improved.
I think what we do have going for us is that we're the first species around these parts to start consciously manipulating the building blocks of life, and we have the potential to propagate life in places where it currently doesn't exist.
That kid in the hospital with terminal cancer says to stop trolling.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gohron
Even if the odds of another planet like ours is 1 in 10 million there would still be thousands or more other lifeforms out there. And that's assuming there isn't life on planets not like ours, which is doubtful.
Unless we're the first; unless civilizations get to a certain point then uniformly self-destruct.