tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post1388889860819572903..comments2024-03-27T12:30:52.619-04:00Comments on Lost in the Bozone: Atomic CollisionsMRMacrumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01414173517957120477noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-37287560019073518002016-03-30T08:11:34.514-04:002016-03-30T08:11:34.514-04:00There is just too much logic and math in the physi...There is just too much logic and math in the physical construction of what we call Existence for me to believe that what we have here is an accidental confluence of atomic collisions.<br />Agree 100% also with not losing any sleep over the details.<br />As to external testicles, sperm needs to be kept cooler than deep body temperature in most mammals. In hot weather they hang low, in cold, tucked up tight. Wearing tight pants lowers fertility in males. Kilts are better.The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-2764315453392508942016-03-26T09:33:55.947-04:002016-03-26T09:33:55.947-04:00I have no issue with life being an accident. I have no issue with life being an accident. BBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323188240580782454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-47471356118860342362016-03-22T01:06:36.422-04:002016-03-22T01:06:36.422-04:00Interesting topic. I'm not religious in any c...Interesting topic. I'm not religious in any conventional sense. I was brought up as an Episcopalian; that pretty much fell off my radar as soon as I left home. But I also don't think people/animals/the universe are just a coincidence; a meaningless happenstance.<br /><br />I saw an article a long time ago about a mathematician and an astronomer who calculated that the odds of this life/universe/reality being completely random were the number ten with 100 zeroes after it -- to one. I don't remember any names from that article, and when I've tried to Google it, nothing comes up. Who knows.<br /><br />And I agree that atheists can be every bit as overbearing and insufferable as any Old Testament fire-and-brimstoner.Tom Harperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05610417770240609022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-79917796602709077112016-03-21T15:18:28.923-04:002016-03-21T15:18:28.923-04:00there was a time when i pondered these questions a... there was a time when i pondered these questions and even might have lost a little sleep trying to make sense of it all. finally i said, why look a gift horse in the mouth? <br /><br />the sky is blue, the grass is green, my belly is full and i'm not in jail. life is good.E. Rosewaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03935662703893558945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-33662146485379928512016-03-21T12:56:28.859-04:002016-03-21T12:56:28.859-04:00Flying spaghetti Monster. Hell, I don't know i...Flying spaghetti Monster. Hell, I don't know if it is, what it is, but I'm not sure it even matters. Not going to get my shorts in a knot over it.Jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18170214396483091419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-34212860725027408922016-03-21T08:13:10.479-04:002016-03-21T08:13:10.479-04:00Kulkiri - Incomprehensible is what I feel also. T...Kulkiri - Incomprehensible is what I feel also. The wild speculations that have swirled around the who, what and why of our place in this space just tell me we are not even close to true enlightenment.<br /><br />I do believe the story with the kid was a Twilight Zone episode. <br /><br />And well, I dunno about external testicles. They do seem to come in handy for gender reinforcement. What would guys do if they did not have a set to tug on now and then.MRMacrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01414173517957120477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-46698977875969256442016-03-20T20:07:34.590-04:002016-03-20T20:07:34.590-04:00I find the Big Bang Theory almost as incomprehensi...I find the Big Bang Theory almost as incomprehensible as religion. When you stop to consider that everything in the Universe supposedly was compressed to the size of a pencil point and then exploded to form all the stars, planets, moons, etc...<br /><br />And I can't comprehend the supreme being creating everything. Intelligent design can be debunked with two words, EXTERNAL TESTICLES!!<br /><br />I have a vague memory of a story or show about how god was a little kid who created all this stuff and then was pulled away by his parents. Kinda like "Q" on Star Trek the Next Generation.Kulkurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09198195648066700925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-19095087270506285212016-03-20T09:41:53.836-04:002016-03-20T09:41:53.836-04:00Nasreen Iqbal - Thanks. I often write in order to...Nasreen Iqbal - Thanks. I often write in order to figure something out. Somehow reading my own words will bring understanding. The understanding coming in small bites with each new paragraph. Sometimes it works. Most days it doesn't. Unfortunately, the answer I am seeking about Existence and why still eludes me. I fall back on the idea that some things will never be known. This may be one of them.<br /><br />JACKIESUE - I think your take has as good a chance as any other. But I am thinking that if indeed there is a supreme being, something as trivial as gender would not be part of their make up. Matter of fact, would they even need to take on a physical form?<br /><br />mohaverat - Had you said "Smart ASS fuckers", I might agree.<br /><br />Ol'Buzzard - And that Chaos is why I cannot comfortably embrace any current philosophical or scientific take on our reason for existing. But I also see too much symmetry in the physical make up to not entertain the thought that this is all created. MRMacrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01414173517957120477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-65166195590432973462016-03-19T18:51:31.139-04:002016-03-19T18:51:31.139-04:00The Buddha is attributed to having said that he lo...The Buddha is attributed to having said that he looked with clear vision and could not find any fixed or eternal atman or soul. When asked about the existence of a god he said that speculation about that question was not conducive to awakening. <br /><br />Paraphrased from Awakening the Buddha within by Surya Das. <br /><br />There is too much chaos in nature and science to have any outcome predictable.<br /><br />the Ol'BuzzardOl'Buzzardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00075162476463971258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-42515851590000463312016-03-19T16:55:10.813-04:002016-03-19T16:55:10.813-04:00I am beginning to feel stupid, hanging out with al...I am beginning to feel stupid, hanging out with all you smart fuckers! Great post....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-71367890503413332792016-03-19T15:47:56.923-04:002016-03-19T15:47:56.923-04:00stop being funny..duhstop being funny..duhyellowdoggrannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14906624317290990109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-33377548961076349032016-03-19T15:47:31.727-04:002016-03-19T15:47:31.727-04:00I made up my own religion..I do believe in the God...I made up my own religion..I do believe in the Goddess as she was here first.. but I think she made us up for her own amusement..and when we start being funny, she's kicking our ass off the planet and starting all over again..works for me.yellowdoggrannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14906624317290990109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-60867930883903297992016-03-19T12:51:08.156-04:002016-03-19T12:51:08.156-04:00This is really, really good.
There does seem to ...This is really, really good. <br /><br />There does seem to me to be a fundamental divide between the "Everything happens for a reason" crowd and... well, everybody else. I think people tend to want to assert that meaning on all that happens, and maybe a plan or connection between everything, even if it's just Jung's synchronicity or Hindiusm's Indra's web. <br /><br />But on a day-to-day basis, the exact mechanics of how that would work are pretty vague. <br /><br />Good stuff!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06856160423100846727noreply@blogger.com