I agree with Gohron. Cubehead has to start thinking outside the box.
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I agree with Gohron. Cubehead has to start thinking outside the box.
Neither do his posts, explaining why mine didn't either.
His posts make sense. They're just completely false.
There may be some overlap between the eastern religions and Cubicism. To the extent that they are worshipping Nature and not a fictitious 1-corner WordGod, they may be more Cubic-compliant. However, if they have pacifist views and have views precluding them from following the evolved natural law, eg. not eating any animals, then that would constitute nihilism that will tend to extinguish them.Quote:
Originally Posted by diffusionx
Living in harmony with Nature, as opposed to being enslaved by the WordVirus, is because Nature tends to evolve features that aid survival and further evolution -- since these, of course, are evolutionary advantages -- hence, the Will to Power. But like biological virii, the WordVirus has no sexual reproduction to facilitate implicit cubic selection. It relies, primarily, on random mutations -- this gives it less of a chance of survival than the natural law.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zerodash
Now, over time, it could develop means of ensuring its continued survival and perpetuation -- but the problem is that in the modern era, it is evolving and changing so rapidly that it could bomb out before Time Cube has a chance to judge it, and before we have the chance to learn from its shortcomings and modify it accordingly. So, given this, and the fact that it has less chance of survival than natural law, it is unfavourable to let ourselves be enslaved by it.
Chaos and Time Cube coexist, and facilitate evolution. As I said, the WordVirus relies primarily on random mutations, so it is more a product of Chaos than an accurate representation of Cubic principles. But, as shown in Cubiform and Pyramidal Life-forms and in Cycles, Systems and Complexities in Nature, Nature clearly has properties related to the Cube representation and the 4/16 rotation principle. The 4 simultaneous days are derived from the 4/16 rotation principle, so that's how they are related to taming the WordVirus and adopt a more natural lifestyle.
The solution is that there are finite states of existence, and that if you go out in a spaceship, eventually you'll just keep cycling through the finite set of states of existence. It's like if you roll a die -- you just keep going through the finite set of six possible outcomes. Space folds back on itself, as does Time. I have explained this principle in The Rational Belief, so check it out.Quote:
Originally Posted by Anarkex
For the individual, it is to exercise your evolved instincts, emotions, and intelligence, thus facilitating the perpetuation and evolution of the community of which you're a part, as Nature intended. For the community, and for Nature as a whole, it's evolution -- using Chaos as leverage to change such that it satisfies the Cubic principles in increasingly sophisticated ways.Quote:
Originally Posted by Anarkex
Exactly, it's a paradox; and I believe that it originates mostly from the bastardly-queer 1-corner self-perspective. You as a self were born at a point in time, and so you may falsely apply this perspective to the universe, assuming that it also came into existence at a point in time. To ask "what was before the beginning" is like asking "what was before I was born" -- the answer is that you, and your beginning, are part of an eternal cycle.Quote:
Originally Posted by sethsez
However, you're not being helpful unless you actually give some good reasons why my arguments should be considered false.Quote:
Originally Posted by OmniGear
Main Entry: cube
Pronunciation: 'kyüb
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin cubus, from Greek kybos die, cube
1 a : the regular solid of six equal square sides -- see VOLUME table b : something shaped like a cube <ice cube>
Shouldn't you be Squarehead?
The fact that science has done so much without your stupid theories is proof enough.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cubehead
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Originally Posted by Wildkat
........................... I hope you're happy. You just single-handedly sent the hope of a peaceful Cubic future down in smoldering flames.
No, because you have ignored the important property of Time Cube that I have previously described -- the property of ROTATION. The Cube rotates about an axis passing through the centre of one face, and the centre of the opposite face. Those two faces are the top and bottom; the other 4 are the 4 sides, and the 4 vertical edges where the sides meet are the 4 corners. Also, the rotation causes dilation/squashing along the rotational axis. See Cube Representation.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wildkat
But what about the potential for it to do more? And there is also the issue of how much its achievements will amount to in the long-term -- as explained in Cubeless Doom, it seems likely that the WordVirus' pyramiding will destroy humanity within several generations. We need to engage in Cubic evaluation, to gain a better awareness of Time Cube's already established transcendence of the existing Academian science.Quote:
Originally Posted by OmniGear
I'm happy, because all he did was bring up a common misconception about Time Cube, one easily addressed. The future will be peaceful in that it will be stable, without the buildup of unstable equilibrium such as nuclear weapon proliferation. It's like charge buildup in storm-clouds -- in the absence of conductivity (conflict), you get a "cold war" with charge accumulating until a massive lighting discharge (nuclear armageddon) occurs.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jetman
We see that conflict is indeed a good thing, to avoid instability; but the conflict inherent to Cubic harmony occurs on a smaller scale, between the small communities, and without the use of evil modern technology that threatens to enslave humanity.
Seriously, just ignore Cubehead, his ignorance is infinite and so is his trolling ability.
I think he's swell :) :tu: