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vesselle · 08-30-2005, 06:07 PM

meaning of life?

it's conjecture, but fwiw i have an opinion. [img]graemlins/twocents.gif[/img]

i believe there is much around us that we can't see nor comprehend, and i see that as our particular limitation.

as a species, our perception as dubious at best. we certainly don't have very long memories and we tend to see ourselves as the pinnacle of life in today's universe. imo, it's all prolly due to limited conciousness, pre-conceived perceptions and brief life spans.

anyway...
i read a math book in one of my philosophy classes back in college and i can never remember its' name. it was about a species who lived in 2 dimensions. when one of their friends turned *sideways* they no longer existed and were mourned as dead. when confronted with the possibility of a third dimension, they boggled. they had no way of coping with a concept of such enormity. except to kill the messenger. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

i don't know that we will ever understand what's around us and how, or even if, we affect it. simply because there's so much we can't see.

V***V

08-30-2005, 06:07 PM	#26
vesselle Hathor Join Date: April 6, 2001 Location: the desert Posts: 2,296	meaning of life? it's conjecture, but fwiw i have an opinion. [img]graemlins/twocents.gif[/img] i believe there is much around us that we can't see nor comprehend, and i see that as our particular limitation. as a species, our perception as dubious at best. we certainly don't have very long memories and we tend to see ourselves as the pinnacle of life in today's universe. imo, it's all prolly due to limited conciousness, pre-conceived perceptions and brief life spans. anyway... i read a math book in one of my philosophy classes back in college and i can never remember its' name. it was about a species who lived in 2 dimensions. when one of their friends turned sideways they no longer existed and were mourned as dead. when confronted with the possibility of a third dimension, they boggled. they had no way of coping with a concept of such enormity. except to kill the messenger. [img]tongue.gif[/img] i don't know that we will ever understand what's around us and how, or even if, we affect it. simply because there's so much we can't see. V***V __________________ my best friend is a junkie. what does your best friend do?