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The questions of the universe

Discussion in 'Random Thoughts' started by crankyelbow, Dec 4, 2007.

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  1. crankyelbow

    crankyelbow Makes Music

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    Can we answer the "unanswerable"? Have we already? Is there really a question without an answer?
     
    crankyelbow, Dec 4, 2007
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  3. green faerie

    green faerie m L e

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    no, because many unanswerable questions are abstract ideas or based on the concept of faith, which is really nothing more than an intangible feeling/belief.
     
    green faerie, Dec 4, 2007
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  5. fitzy21

    fitzy21 Worst RT Mod EVAH!!!!

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    what is unanswerable?
     
    fitzy21, Dec 4, 2007
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  7. green faerie

    green faerie m L e

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    i think he means "what is the purpose of life" and stuff like that.
     
    green faerie, Dec 4, 2007
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  9. indian~summer

    indian~summer yo ho & a bottle of yum

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    the answer is 42
     
    indian~summer, Dec 4, 2007
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  11. fitzy21

    fitzy21 Worst RT Mod EVAH!!!!

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    everything has an answer
     
    fitzy21, Dec 4, 2007
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  13. indian~summer

    indian~summer yo ho & a bottle of yum

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    yeah and i just gave it to you
     
    indian~summer, Dec 4, 2007
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  15. green faerie

    green faerie m L e

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    not a definative answer that can be proven
     
    green faerie, Dec 4, 2007
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  17. fitzy21

    fitzy21 Worst RT Mod EVAH!!!!

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    that was the answer for what is unanswerable, not the answer for what everything is
     
    fitzy21, Dec 4, 2007
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  19. green faerie

    green faerie m L e

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    ohhh. i see. silly me.
     
    green faerie, Dec 4, 2007
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  21. indian~summer

    indian~summer yo ho & a bottle of yum

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    no it's the answer to the meaning of life and shit
    it's the answer
    the answer is 42





    doesn't anybody read anymore?
    i mean they even made a movie on the book recently
    fuck this i'm going home
     
    indian~summer, Dec 4, 2007
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  23. 121

    121 Senior Member

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    There are infinite unanswerable questions if you want to know why your experiencing what you know. It's a conundrum :D
     
    121, Dec 4, 2007
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  25. fitzy21

    fitzy21 Worst RT Mod EVAH!!!!

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    go home, because your wrong. 42 is not the answer to everything
     
    fitzy21, Dec 4, 2007
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  27. indian~summer

    indian~summer yo ho & a bottle of yum

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    go fucking read a book


    cause 42 is the answer to everything
     
    indian~summer, Dec 4, 2007
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  29. fitzy21

    fitzy21 Worst RT Mod EVAH!!!!

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    i read plenty of books...not your quasi science bullshit books though :D
     
    fitzy21, Dec 4, 2007
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  31. elayne

    elayne no longer available

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    "If a tree falls in the woods, and no one is there to see it, did the tree really fall?"

    Why do people say "hot water heater".

    Hmmm... who am I? Nope, got nuthin' *sigh*
     
    elayne, Dec 4, 2007
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  33. fitzy21

    fitzy21 Worst RT Mod EVAH!!!!

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    of course the tree fell

    never heard someone say hot water heater - haha odd people they must be
     
    fitzy21, Dec 4, 2007
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  35. zen_arcade

    zen_arcade Banned

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    no..
     
    zen_arcade, Dec 4, 2007
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  37. RELAYER

    RELAYER mādhyamaka

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    You are correct, because in order for something to 'have fallen', there needs to be a conscious being present to term it as thus. If there is no conscious being to define a tree as thus, the tree simply was standing in the past, and presently is on the forest floor, and in the future will be, well we cant exactly determine that. But the 10 directions of time and space are only as such because we comprehend and perceive them to be that way.
     
    RELAYER, Dec 4, 2007
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  39. Ms.Oh!

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    [​IMG]

    What came first?
     
    Ms.Oh!, Dec 4, 2007
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