Can critical thinking explain why we are here?

[KrazyHorse]

Sometimes it's frightening to realize that there are people in this world who literally think THOUSANDS OF TIMES SLOWER THAN ME.

[FrostyBoy]

I can't really remember what you were saying anymore , but from what I remember (yes I can't be stuffed going back to page 1 now), you provided answers to an unanswerable question. I was looking for opinions, I knew they HAD to be opinions, NOT answers. But KH, you have a problem with opinions, you're like Asher, it's either black or it's white. Not acceptable bud.

[Kuciwalker]

Sometimes it's frightening to realize that there are people in this world who literally think THOUSANDS OF TIMES SLOWER THAN ME.

than I

[KrazyHorse]

Goddamnit, who made sn00py a ****ing admin?

[Kuciwalker]

He is?

[KrazyHorse]

than I

That sounds weird, but I'll accept your word on it.

[KrazyHorse]

He is?

I got the "too bad, so sad, can't ignore" messge.

[Kuciwalker]

That sounds weird, but I'll accept your word on it.

What you wrote is short for "thousands of times slower than I do".

[Kuciwalker]

I got the "too bad, so sad, can't ignore" messge.

I guess the forum software just doesn't like you

[Jon Miller]

By the way, if there is a God and it's possible to communicate with him, then science can answer why.

Not necessarily.

Science assumes that we control the probes and that that which is being probed doesn't know of the probes and tailor the response.

Probing a unique sentient being where that being controls the probes won't give any scientific answers.

Whether it is an alien or God.

JM

[KrazyHorse]

What you wrote is short for "thousands of times slower than I do".

Yeah, you're right.

Still sounds weird your way. I'm going to keep saying it my way.

[KrazyHorse]

Not necessarily.

Science assumes that we control the probes

No. That's experimental science. There is also observational science.

[Kuciwalker]

.

[FrostyBoy]

Awesome. I didn't even know I was an admin.

Eat **** KH

[Jon Miller]

No. That's experimental science. There is also observational science.

Observational science still assumes that the probes aren't controlled by what is being investigated. If the probes are being controlled by what is being investigated, then the scientist will only know what the thing being investigated wants the scientist to know.

It doesn't even have to be correct.

And I find observational science less satisfactory than experimental science (despite me switching from an experimental lab to an observational lab for my post doc).

JM