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by Borkuf
Tue Sep 01, 2009 10:32 pm
Forum: God and Science
Topic: Concept of Eternity.
Replies: 27
Views: 5874

Re: Concept of Eternity.

Essentially, and my reason for bringing it up, consciousness has for a long time been considered separate from the physical universe, if for no better reason than a lack of a reasonable explanation. However, with the aforementioned examples of people experiencing an existence as a conscious inanimat...
by Borkuf
Tue Sep 01, 2009 6:28 pm
Forum: God and Science
Topic: Concept of Eternity.
Replies: 27
Views: 5874

Re: Concept of Eternity.

Really if something is going to be eternal its not going to be matter, maybe energy... At the quantum level there is no difference, merely the way it interacts with other things. Our current understanding of the universe is insufficient to say that there isn't a conversion, but thermodynamics state...
by Borkuf
Sun Aug 30, 2009 8:55 pm
Forum: Humor and Jokes
Topic: Children's Books You'll Never See
Replies: 16
Views: 5953

Re: Children's Books You'll Never See

Warhoop reminded me of Maddox's piece on children's art.

http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=irule
by Borkuf
Wed Aug 26, 2009 8:12 pm
Forum: General Discussion & Introductions
Topic: Please Introduce Yourself Here
Replies: 2307
Views: 747845

Re: Please Introduce Yourself Here

Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar, right? But when a cigar isn't just a cigar, does one need a psychiatrist to tell someone so? I wanted to say something about psychology, and that's practically the only thing my frazzled brain could think of. No, a cigar that isn't just a cigar is more than likely...
by Borkuf
Wed Aug 26, 2009 2:14 pm
Forum: God and Science
Topic: Concept of Eternity.
Replies: 27
Views: 5874

Re: Concept of Eternity.

The zero energy proposition doesn't really answer any questions, merely transforms the question into something a little more acceptable so that other issues can be assessed. For starters, if all of the energy balanced out to zero, you'd still have variations within. Even if all matter were compacted...
by Borkuf
Wed Aug 26, 2009 1:28 pm
Forum: General Discussion & Introductions
Topic: Please Introduce Yourself Here
Replies: 2307
Views: 747845

Re: Please Introduce Yourself Here

Before I begin browsing the boards like I used to back in the day, I'd like to say hey to everyone, especially those that may remember me from my previous alias AtheisticYouth. A lot has changed over the years, but lately I've been feeling compelled to rejoin the search for truth. While I'd love to ...