How do I know you're real? (No idiots please....please)

[The Saltman]

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to Future Of The Franchise again

sorry i cant do either right now.

[Captroop]

so how do you know someone who discovered this theory was real?

That's how I know other people are real. In order to learn, much less understand something new, it has to be passed along from one person to another. If you were the only thing that was real, all you could do was fabricate things. There would be disagreements because no one, not even God, can create rules that don't directly conflict with each other. And I think no one can say that the world is exactly as they like it, which would be the case if you created everything in existence.

[pstall]

I use to have a buddy that tried his hardest to be esoteric and "deep".

One night while we were in a severe drunken stupor at the beach. Ok more than one night.

He goes in an almost Jeff Spicoli like voice "what if when we close our eyes, everything as we know it dissappears.?"

I go. Close your eyes, jump off the 3rd floor balcony and when you hit the ground, tell me everything dissappears.

He didn't and we continued to party.

[Future of the Funchise]

You must spread some L.S.D. around before giving it to Not-Awesomeness again

Where do you think this thread came from?

And are you sure you're truly aware of its exsistence?

[CharlotteBeer.com]

Matter is neither created or destoryed, but our phyical bodies are breaken down after death. What drives me crazy is thinking about what happens to our consciousness. Does it move on to an inanimate object or another living being or what...if it exists at all. Maybe when you die, your consciousness just floats around, looking for another body to occupy. Fasinating stuff to think about.

Yep, that's exactly what I'm talking about. It really is fascinating.

[Epistaxis]

Bah.

Reality is the biological imperative. Reincarnation is a silly metaphor for passing on your genes.

The ramblings of those in a state of safety which allows for this sort of rumination.

Take away safety, food, shelter, sex and reality will smack you in the face, and a return to animalistic lack of "self awareness" will occur faster than you can say Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva.

[lightsout]

So are we agreeing that Scientology has some merit? Not to say I'm a Scientologist because the concept of their mythology is...strange, to say the least.

[mmmbeans]

Bah.

Reality is the biological imperative. Reincarnation is a silly metaphor for passing on your genes.

The ramblings of those in a state of safety which allows for this sort of rumination.

Take away safety, food, shelter, sex and reality will smack you in the face, and a return to animalistic lack of "self awareness" will occur faster than you can say Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva.

not really. the old cultures had a much closer and real connection with these ideas than we do now.

[Epistaxis]

As much merit as any other religion/philosophy created by the imagination of men.

It and things like Mormonism suffer from recency/recorded history glitches.

The others can fall back on archival errors.

[CharlotteBeer.com]

Bah.

Reality is the biological imperative. Reincarnation is a silly metaphor for passing on your genes.

The ramblings of those in a state of safety which allows for this sort of rumination.

Take away safety, food, shelter, sex and reality will smack you in the face, and a return to animalistic lack of "self awareness" will occur faster than you can say Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva.

You do see the irony in your post, right?

[Epistaxis]

not really. the old cultures had a much closer and real connection with these ideas than we do now.

Perhaps, but the oldest cultures focused on things like the sun, the soil, the water....tangible things that would either sustain them or.....not.

It wasn't until things became relatively better/safer that the more esoteric philisophical and religious tenets became popular.

[Epistaxis]

You do see the irony in your post, right?

I was told no idiots please please by the OP.

[PanthaSan]

While you brainaics are pondering mysteries and theories, could one of you answer me this.

If Grandma had balls, would that make her Grandpa?

[Awesomeness!!]

While you brainaics are pondering mysteries and theories, could one of you answer me this.

If Grandma had balls, would that make her Grandpa?

well we made it 7 pages in..