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Re: Things that make you LoL (Part 3)
« Reply #160 on: May 05, 2014, 10:41:33 PM »
Well, supply me an alternative that isn't just a thought exercise.

Describe to me a way that the world could work without things ending.

I'm not being sarcastic; I'm quite interested in whatever alternatives you can give. Each time I try to find one, I find holes you could drive a semi through (or come to something that simply doesn't condense into something understandable our current standpoint.)

To follow one of those lines of logic:

0. Posit a world in which nothing has an ending; nothing dies, in short.

1. As our current method of feeding ourselves relies on the destruction of something else, let us posit a universe where we don't need to eat, but all other constants are held the same (other than not dying).

2. Our cells still need to produce ATP to do stuff; without taking in other materials, they cannot produce ATP.
  • 2a. Can't we take in inorganic materials? That involves the destruction of other materials, and besides that, our bodies would collect materials, preventing them from returning to the cycle.
  • 2b. Screw it! Let's just power our cells directly through electricity! Alrighty! Except... how are we getting the electricity in the first place?

3. For that matter, where did the materials that make up our bodies come from? A star had to go supernova for materials heavier than Iron to exist.

Even if you were just arguing from the point of view of human (nigh-)immortality, we rapidly run into the issues of overpopulation (a healthy human population doubles every 30 years.)

Alternatively, brains getting uploaded onto computers! Brilliant! Now, tell me how we get around the issue of corrupted data, limitations on memory, the massive memory requirements to even try to model a human brain, and where we'll get enough electricity?

No matter what you try, entropy will fight you and give you the middle finger. The only way to get around entropy is to model a universe where the second law of thermodynamics doesn't exist, which would be a universe unrecognizable outside of certain mathematical models (which might not even have the potential to produce life).

An alternative is immortality on a theological level (a heaven, hell, alternate astral plane, etc, etc)... which we plainly are not on, so that isn't a viable option.

The other argument (world with inherent meaning) starts edging in with free will, which is a discussion I'd prefer to avoid, if that's alright with you.
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Re: Things that make you LoL (Part 3)
« Reply #161 on: May 07, 2014, 03:46:30 PM »

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Re: Things that make you LoL (Part 3)
« Reply #162 on: May 08, 2014, 03:08:01 PM »
I literally laughed till I cried (and then laughed some more) reading this article and the comments about it on fark.
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Re: Things that make you LoL (Part 3)
« Reply #163 on: May 08, 2014, 10:24:46 PM »
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Re: Things that make you LoL (Part 3)
« Reply #165 on: May 10, 2014, 08:41:59 PM »
This happened during todaY'S paranoia game:

Friend computer: " Your mission is to test  the new car from R&D"
PC1 : "Will we be given the manual?"

Friend computer : "Only commies question the computer, new mission kill the commie."

Pc2: "But he's my friend."

FC : "All agents kill the commie and his friend."

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Re: Things that make you LoL (Part 3)
« Reply #167 on: May 18, 2014, 01:42:39 PM »
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Re: Things that make you LoL (Part 3)
« Reply #168 on: May 18, 2014, 04:09:50 PM »

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Re: Things that make you LoL (Part 3)
« Reply #169 on: May 18, 2014, 07:08:02 PM »
http://explosm.net/comics/3557/
:lol So true. I've fallen out of love with science. It kicked me out of the house, and now I'm shacking up with it's cousin medicine.
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Re: Things that make you LoL (Part 3)
« Reply #172 on: May 19, 2014, 09:13:52 PM »
Just making sure, but we all know that was fake, right?

Still funny.
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Re: Things that make you LoL (Part 3)
« Reply #173 on: May 19, 2014, 09:24:39 PM »
For me that's Planet of the Apes waiting to happen. =P
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Re: Things that make you LoL (Part 3)
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Re: Things that make you LoL (Part 3)
« Reply #175 on: May 21, 2014, 10:35:50 PM »
I want that book. I want to know its secrets. :O

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Re: Things that make you LoL (Part 3)
« Reply #176 on: May 21, 2014, 10:40:48 PM »
Clearly, jewish-japanese sex involves furries with sexy food.  That's the only explanation.  Or maybe food cosplayers with wolves.  Or is it how to cook for wolves while having sex.  Wait, no....
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Re: Things that make you LoL (Part 3)
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Re: Things that make you LoL (Part 3)
« Reply #178 on: May 22, 2014, 12:20:12 PM »
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Re: Things that make you LoL (Part 3)
« Reply #179 on: May 22, 2014, 11:36:17 PM »
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