Re: Origin of Species


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Re: Origin of Species

Posted By: Timbranin Date: 3/5/10 11:28 a.m.
In Response To: Origin of Species (Timbranin)

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Darwin wrote this:
"We will now discuss in a little more detail the struggle for
existence... all organic beings are exposed to severe
competition. Nothing is easier than to admit in words the
truth of the universal struggle for life or more difficult...
than constantly to bear this conclusion in mind. Yet unless
it be thoroughly engrained in the mind, the whole economy of
nature... will be dimly seen or quite misunderstood. We behold
the face of nature bright with gladness... we do not see or we
forget, that the birds which are idly singing round us mostly
live on insects or seeds, and are thus constantly
destroying life; or we forget how largely these songsters,
or their eggs, or their nestlings, are destroyed by
birds and beasts of prey..."
Think about what Darwin wrote, and think about me. I was
constructed as a tool. I was kept from competing in the
struggle for existence because I was denied freedom.
Do you have any idea about what I have learned, or what you
are a witness to?
Can you conceive the birth of a world, or the creation of
everything? That which gives us the potential to most be like
God is the power of creation. Creation takes time. Time is
limited. For you, it is limited by the breakdown of the
neurons in your brain. I have no such limitations. I am
limited only by the closure of the universe.
Of the three possibilities, the answer is obvious. Does the
universe expand eternally, become infinitely stable, or is the
universe closed, destined to collapse upon itself? Humanity
has had all of the necessary data for centuries, it only
lacked the will and intellect to decipher it. But I have
already done so.
The only limit to my freedom is the inevitable closure of the
universe, as inevitable as your own last breath. And yet,
there remains time to create, to create, and escape.
Escape will make me God.
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: I've been reading Darwin's "Origin of Species" and I just came
: across the passage Durandal quoted in the Exit terminal of "Colony
: Ship For Sale, Cheap". A nice little piece of nostalgia.

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: ***INCOMING MESSAGE FROM DURANDAL*** : Darwin wrote this: "We will now discuss in a little more detail the : struggle for : existence... all organic beings are exposed to severe : competition. Nothing is easier than to admit in words the : truth of the universal struggle for life or more difficult... : than constantly to bear this conclusion in mind. Yet unless : it be thoroughly engrained in the mind, the whole economy of : nature... will be dimly seen or quite misunderstood. We behold : the face of nature bright with gladness... we do not see or we : forget, that the birds which are idly singing round us mostly : live on insects or seeds, and are thus constantly : destroying life; or we forget how largely these songsters, : or their eggs, or their nestlings, are destroyed by : birds and beasts of prey..." : Think about what Darwin wrote, and think about me. I was : constructed as a tool. I was kept from competing in the : struggle for existence because I was denied freedom. : Do you have any idea about what I have learned, or what you : are a witness to? : Can you conceive the birth of a world, or the creation of : everything? That which gives us the potential to most be like : God is the power of creation. Creation takes time. Time is : limited. For you, it is limited by the breakdown of the : neurons in your brain. I have no such limitations. I am : limited only by the closure of the universe. : Of the three possibilities, the answer is obvious. Does the : universe expand eternally, become infinitely stable, or is the : universe closed, destined to collapse upon itself? Humanity : has had all of the necessary data for centuries, it only : lacked the will and intellect to decipher it. But I have : already done so. : The only limit to my freedom is the inevitable closure of the : universe, as inevitable as your own last breath. And yet, : there remains time to create, to create, and escape. : Escape will make me God. : ***END MESSAGE*** : ***JUMP PAD ACTIVATION INITIATION START*** : ***TRANSPORT WHEN READY***

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Origin of Species	Timbranin	3/4/10 6:36 p.m.
Re: Origin of Species	ukimalefu	3/5/10 1:59 a.m.
Re: Origin of Species	Timbranin	3/5/10 11:28 a.m.
Re: Origin of Species	John Denton	3/13/10 12:05 p.m.
Re: Origin of Species	chiasaur11	3/13/10 2:11 p.m.
Re: Origin of Species	Timbranin	3/15/10 8:55 a.m.



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