02-04-2009, 08:36 PM | #661 |
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Do you have kids inked?
That's where I find my meaning; sharing my life with them. It matters not whether they or I live for another fifty years or perish after getting hit by an asteroid tomorrow. Today is today. The "reason" for being is enjoying life with the people around us. Entertaining one another and making each other happy. Finding joy in the joys of others. Doing something good for another person for no other reason than the fact that it makes them happy and, in turn, you. It seems to me that if you have to look outside your own life for meaning, you really don't know what meaning is.
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02-04-2009, 08:50 PM | #662 |
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Really I couldn't agree more with that Brownjenkins!
And yet again, that's where there seems to be much confusion reigning amongst people. Expecting science, since it opens up the curtains as to how things are, how the whole system of the world interacts, also to provide meaning. Even accusing science of defeating the meaning of life. But science does not really take it away nor enhance that meaning. It simply discovers this is how things are on the planet, outside in the universe. How human beings want to abide their time on this planet is another matter, not one that science can fulfill in the long run.
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02-05-2009, 04:27 PM | #664 |
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Ahh, now we have all arrived at the same place for once. Science is NOT about meaning at all, no way, not one whit. Science is merely HOW things are and work. No argument at all.
Meaning derives from other than science. In fact, meaning is brought to science by other than science. Science has no capability for analysis of good or other than good. Which gets us to what those valuations arise from, of course, but for once we are all agreed that valuations do not arise from nor are conferred by science. Now, BJ et alia, we can move onto the philosophy or religion threads!
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02-09-2009, 02:11 PM | #667 |
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Every piece of science done should start with this quote, and a question.
Bowler Hat Guy: Now, to lure him out of the house... I know! I'll blow it up! Yes! Yes, and... uh... no... no. That won't work. Then he'll be dead. Oh, I know! I'll turn him into a duck! Yes, it's so evil! Oh... I don't know how to do that... and I don't really need a duck... this may be harder than I thought. "Do I really need a duck?"
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02-11-2009, 11:30 AM | #668 |
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*snort* Quite.
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02-12-2009, 06:06 AM | #670 |
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Darwin Day!
200 years ago some fellow by the name of Charles Darwin was born, one of the most influential scientists of our history. Have a nice Darwin's frog for celebration!
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i haven't exactly been following this thread, so i'm sorry if you've already seen and discussed this: 15 Evolutionary Gems.
and yes, it is indeed darwin day. celebrate good times!
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a short interview with my favourite person, david attenborough, about my favourite subject, evolution. 8)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uz7U4k522Pg
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Ooh, I've got that one taped but didn't get to see it yet. Thanks for reminding me, Gaffer.
I sir David.
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It does, yeah. But if it is one, it's an elaborate one. There's an article on National Geographic, and several newspaper sites, dating from different years.
And the photographer mentioned has his own site with several photos. I've never heard of these Bili apes, but most articles seem indeed to treat it as a previous cryptid discovered. I do wish the fellow in the article wouldn't go on and on about 'culture', though. It's misleading.
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It is something that isnt as altogether surprising as it could be, they've known for several year that chimps will hunt other primates, and even other chimps. But for one to kill a lion?...It is rather far fetched. But definately very cool. Kinda feels like we're in a Michael Crichton book.
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The lion-eating seems part of the legend, though. They were seen feeding off a leopard carcass, but even the researcher was quick to point out that doesn't mean they also actively kill big cats. And a lion and a leopard are two quite different types of cat too.
There is an actual Michael Crichton book concerning big apes in Congo. Haven't read it, but it too crossed my mind when reading the article.
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I'm not a big fan of Crichton. He's very dry. But I did read that book, so it got me thinking.
True, though, about the difference between a lion and a Leopard. Although, in a Congo setting, I'd be even more leery of the leopard than the lion.
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