GENIUS FORUMS

Here is my take on Schrodinger's Cat: The universe on the scale of a cat would not be affected by the dancing of a single photon or quanta. An elaborate chain of events (a device) linking the two would be equally subject to interference from it's own structure and outside its own structure as it wou...

I haven't seen Robert Larkin around since I made him pop a blood vessel defending his "there is no enlightenment" position. I actually agreed with him to some extent, but of course I couldn't let him know that. *edit* Do you know who might be a fun guest? Tumbleman. Lure him in by telling ...

I find it interesting that no one has mentioned or noticed the hypocrisy in David's allegory. The same was shown earlier in this thread when someone mentioned to the women that they should tone down their sexuality when posting pics. How is this argument different than making women wear burkhas? It ...

David, What did you mean by "sighing in the centre of the Universe"? Do you mean, the worldview of this type is dominated by a weak ego, and incapable of seeing anything else but personal deficiencies and desires? Kelly I suspect he is pointing out there own perceived position as the cent...

Scott, I just skimmed this thread and I think your writing quality has improved quite a bit since your sabbatical. You seem to have control of the anger, which is a good thing. Don't intentionally lose it, it is a great motivator, just control it. It will fade on its own as you settle in. And your i...

The path does not end at death, life and death is the space in which the path perpetually collects focus. How do you now this to be true? I have also read it in some pop-sci/new age books, but they tend to be written by people who have never died. The mind and enlightenment never meet. Then how did...

Elizabeth Isabelle wrote:Violence happens when rationality fails. How irrational the world is can be seen, heard, and smelled daily even by those not directly touched by it.

I disagree. Violence can be entirely expedient.

What is there to be afraid of? you'd need to ask the individual. Which individual? You? courage is what allows you to see what is there, rather than what you want to see. people want to be something other than what they are, they are afraid that they are not what they want to be. courage is what al...

Never mind 'quantum.' A computer will never be self aware. It doesn't matter how fantastically complex it is. Why is this? In other words, if the most sophisticated computer a million years from now will not be self aware, then how does the brain make one self aware? Does it? I actually agree here,...

From what I understand, a good debauch actually cleanses the soul to the point that any subsequent suicide bombing is done easier and with clearer conscience. It is essential that the taking of life in the name of Holy Allah (peace be upon him) be done with a clear conscience. The Gates of Paradise ...

What is there to be afraid of? Is this kindness? Should I be willing to play this game?

What's wrong with being a large rice bag?

With iPods, thinking is not the point. But music can be a platform to thinking, in the same way that books and virtual worlds can be.

She may be unenlightened but she is probably cardiovascularly fit. It is a question of priorities.

Some, but not all. You offer only the sea?

You are calling for decisions out of context, Kelly. It is like pulling a fish from the water, holding it up so your students can watch it die, and saying "See? See, how weak these creatures really are?"

Agreed. But I said nothing about "good." Species desire survival and act accordingly.

I think the "gut feelings" can be quantified, and thus are not actually irrational.

Nordicvs wrote, ...He would not survive because as some many-toothed alien beast charged at his face, he'd been cycling logical courses of action to avoid being eaten---and he'd be lunch before he finished. Natural life works faster than words and does not obey logic---as we saw from Spock's trouble...

It is within the context of social norms for that time and that place, obviously. Predators are not accepted as a non-harmful activity and are exposed and shunned, just like humans did with sabre tooth cats and bears and snakes.

What are you learning with Flash, Dan? Why? I once made the first 3 scenes in a story I wrote in Flash, like a kind of moving comic book. Unfortunately, Flash is not a good animating program and it does not have the ability to create templates. Making textures in Photoshop or Fireworks and importing...

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Tharan wrote:You are a ball of clay, grasshopper. And Reed and Kelly want to mold you to their hearts desires.

And you don't?

I would have to care first.

Social change (perceptions, understandings, cultural norms) and physical change are completely different things. You can google Inteligent Design counter arguments to see examples of actual molecular change that has been documented with this modern invention we call science. Science is based in logi...

You show your emotions, Kelly. I like it. One of the biggest hurdles after the first stage is to get people out of the I-think-I-am-a-sage-now mindset. You slipped out easily, resorted to namecalling, and yet quickly shifted your eyes back to the prize. It tells me you are not overly ashamed of who ...

You are a ball of clay, grasshopper. And Reed and Kelly want to mold you to their hearts desires.