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Re: help me out...to read this

Posted By: Steve Levinson Date: 4/7/04 8:34 a.m.
In Response To: Re: help me out...to read this (Forrest of B.org)

: The universe has a tendancy to balance things; balance is good.
: But yeah... the benefit of something countering entropy is that SOMETHING has
: to or the balance of the system would be ruined and that would be bad.
The universe is inherently neutral - good and bad are human concepts. Humankind has spread throughout the Earth and destroyed much of the original natural habitat. In the 19th century, this was considered good - we were taming nature. But in the process we have destroyed a majority of the world's species and left pollution and destruction in our wake. Is humanity inherently good or evil? What about Ghandi? What about Hitler? And what about Einstein - the man responsible for changing the way we look at everything, but who is also responsible for the atom bomb? And what about the cosmoligical constant itself? Too big and atoms would have never formed in the first place, too small and the universe would have collapsed back upon itself in its first few moments.
No, balance is not natural. Life and humanity sit on top of a fulcrum, ready to topple to entropy on one side as the sun burns its fuel and to entropy on the other as we create the means of our own destruction.
Thoth - we need you!

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: The universe is inherently neutral - good and bad are human concepts. : Humankind has spread throughout the Earth and destroyed much of the : original natural habitat. In the 19th century, this was considered good - : we were taming nature. But in the process we have destroyed a majority of : the world's species and left pollution and destruction in our wake. Is : humanity inherently good or evil? What about Ghandi? What about Hitler? : And what about Einstein - the man responsible for changing the way we look : at everything, but who is also responsible for the atom bomb? And what : about the cosmoligical constant itself? Too big and atoms would have never : formed in the first place, too small and the universe would have collapsed : back upon itself in its first few moments. : No, balance is not natural. Life and humanity sit on top of a fulcrum, ready : to topple to entropy on one side as the sun burns its fuel and to entropy : on the other as we create the means of our own destruction. : Thoth - we need you!

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help me out...to read this	goran	4/4/04 3:04 p.m.
Re: help me out...to read this	Yossarian	4/4/04 6:30 p.m.
Re: help me out...to read this	ukimalefu	4/4/04 8:33 p.m.
Re: help me out...to read this	goran	4/5/04 12:01 a.m.
Re: help me out...to read this	Steve Levinson	4/5/04 6:46 p.m.
Re: help me out...to read this	goran	4/6/04 5:16 a.m.
Re: help me out...to read this	Steve Levinson	4/6/04 6:54 a.m.
Re: help me out...to read this	Johannes Gunnar	4/6/04 7:42 a.m.
Re: help me out...to read this	goran	4/6/04 9:08 a.m.
Re: help me out...to read this	Steve Levinson	4/6/04 10:21 a.m.
Re: help me out...to read this	Yossarian	4/6/04 11:51 a.m.
Re: help me out...to read this	goran	4/6/04 2:19 p.m.
Re: help me out...to read this	Steve Levinson	4/6/04 9:41 a.m.
Re: help me out...to read this	goran	4/6/04 9:14 a.m.
Re: help me out...to read this	Steve Levinson	4/6/04 10:36 a.m.
Re: help me out...to read this	Yossarian	4/6/04 11:40 a.m.
Re: help me out...to read this	Forrest of B.org	4/6/04 5:03 p.m.
Re: help me out...to read this	Yossarian	4/6/04 6:13 p.m.
Re: help me out...to read this	Forrest of B.org	4/7/04 7:04 a.m.
Re: help me out...to read this	Steve Levinson	4/7/04 8:34 a.m.
Re: help me out...to read this	Forrest of B.org	4/7/04 10:41 a.m.
Re: help me out...to read this	Forrest of B.org	4/7/04 10:41 a.m.
Appologies for the double-posts...	Forrest of B.org	4/7/04 10:42 a.m.
Re: help me out...to read this	Steve Levinson	4/7/04 11:36 a.m.
Fobo's "Philosophy..." (part 1 rough draft)	Forrest of B.org	4/10/04 12:09 p.m.
Yikes!!! NM	ukimalefu	4/10/04 4:21 p.m.
I'll wait for Cliff's Notes NM	Siphonopho	4/10/04 7:34 p.m.
Re: Fobo's "Philosophy..." (part 1 rough draft)	Yossarian	4/10/04 7:51 p.m.
Re: Fobo's "Philosophy..." (part 1 rough draft)	Forrest of B.org	4/10/04 10:27 p.m.
Re: Fobo's "Philosophy..." (part 1 rough draft)	Yossarian	4/11/04 2:55 p.m.
Re: Fobo's "Philosophy..." (part 1 rough draft)	Forrest of B.org	4/12/04 8:13 a.m.
Re: Fobo's "Philosophy..." (part 1 rough draft)	Yossarian	4/12/04 4:41 p.m.
Re: Fobo's "Philosophy..." (part 1 rough draft)	Elliott	4/11/04 5:24 p.m.
Re: Fobo's "Philosophy..." (part 1 rough draft)	Yossarian	4/11/04 7:04 p.m.
Re: Fobo's "Philosophy..." (part 1 rough draft)	Elliott	4/11/04 10:25 p.m.
Re: Fobo's "Philosophy..." (part 1 rough draft)	Lt Devon	4/10/04 9:55 p.m.
INRTLB :-P NM	ukimalefu	4/11/04 12:56 p.m.
You have a lot of mental energy.	K-chi	4/11/04 1:19 p.m.
Re: help me out...to read this	goran	4/5/04 12:32 a.m.
Re: help me out...to read this	ukimalefu	4/5/04 5:10 p.m.
THE MATRIX HAS YOU!	ukimalefu	4/6/04 11:18 a.m.
Re: help me out...to read this	Vid Boi	4/6/04 2:04 p.m.
Re: help me out...to read this	Johannes Gunnar	4/6/04 3:14 p.m.
Re: help me out...to read this	Adam Ashwell	4/6/04 4:19 p.m.
Army of Darkness NM	Yossarian	4/6/04 4:30 p.m.
But originally from The Day the Earth Stood Still NM	the Battle Cat	4/7/04 6:37 a.m.
One of the greatest Sci-Fi movies of all time NM	Steve Levinson	4/7/04 8:22 a.m.
Myth II: Soulblighter. The Deceiver. [no message] NM	Andrew Nagy	4/7/04 5:14 p.m.



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