ITT: Confess your WOO!

[hooplala]

I adore this thread. And all of you.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

I adore this thread. And all of you.

I adore Nurse Rhizome.  But she got eaten by starving Expo employees.   

[hooplala]

I adore this thread. And all of you.

I adore Nurse Rhizome.  But she got eaten by starving Expo employees.   

It's either her or Kraft Dinner. Which would you choose??

[The Good Reverend Roger]

I adore this thread. And all of you.

I adore Nurse Rhizome.  But she got eaten by starving Expo employees.   

It's either her or Kraft Dinner. Which would you choose??

No question.  But STILL.

[Nephew Twiddleton]

I should send her an email, I think I last communicated with her around Christmas

[The Good Reverend Roger]

I should send her an email, I think I last communicated with her around Christmas

That would be incredibly cool.

[Nephew Twiddleton]

Expanding on previous:

I think questions as to whether the Universe is a simulation is interesting, but ultimately meaningless. Even if a simulation, it's as good as real to us, and at that point, simulation and reality become indistinguishable. It may be bits in someone else's computer (I don't think it is), but that doesn't make a bit of difference on the inside.

Speaking of which, I think that what we perceive as the Big Bang is someone else's black hole. Most of the time. Other times I entertain other thoughts about the origin and fate of the universe. Most of it is probably poorly formulated. I am after all way better educated in biology than physics, but when did a layman's understanding of physics ever get in the way of tasty, tasty woo, amirite? Don't worry, I won't ever being up quantumz. I don't see anything especially meaningful about stairs on a staircase other than that's just how stairs are put together. (An analogy to make LMNO grumble, perhaps)

[tyrannosaurus vex]

The universe is a strange but ultimately dull place. I refuse to accept strict materialism as a complete theory to explain everything, but not because there is any particularly convincing evidence to the contrary. I just can't bear admitting there s no real magic anywhere.

It's like the discussion about the "morality" of colonizing other worlds. According to the pencil-pushing autocracy of science, the question is moot because we'll never make it outside our own star system anyway. I can't see the value in bothering to exist as a species at all if these few lumps of rock are all we'll ever have. I think the human spirit requires some degree of belief in our ability to achieve the impossible. Without that, we lose a lot of motivation.

[Nephew Twiddleton]

The universe is a strange but ultimately dull place. I refuse to accept strict materialism as a complete theory to explain everything, but not because there is any particularly convincing evidence to the contrary. I just can't bear admitting there s no real magic anywhere.

It's like the discussion about the "morality" of colonizing other worlds. According to the pencil-pushing autocracy of science, the question is moot because we'll never make it outside our own star system anyway. I can't see the value in bothering to exist as a species at all if these few lumps of rock are all we'll ever have. I think the human spirit requires some degree of belief in our ability to achieve the impossible. Without that, we lose a lot of motivation.

On the bright side, if this is a computer simulation, we just have to hack the program and change the speed limit. Man, would that piss off the programmer. Then, we can be the out of control AI in his/her/its Universe and take over.

[Chelagoras The Boulder]

I heartily support this plan.

[Brother Mythos]

The universe is a strange but ultimately dull place. I refuse to accept strict materialism as a complete theory to explain everything, but not because there is any particularly convincing evidence to the contrary. I just can't bear admitting there s no real magic anywhere.

It's like the discussion about the "morality" of colonizing other worlds. According to the pencil-pushing autocracy of science, the question is moot because we'll never make it outside our own star system anyway. I can't see the value in bothering to exist as a species at all if these few lumps of rock are all we'll ever have. I think the human spirit requires some degree of belief in our ability to achieve the impossible. Without that, we lose a lot of motivation.

On the bright side, if this is a computer simulation, we just have to hack the program and change the speed limit. Man, would that piss off the programmer. Then, we can be the out of control AI in his/her/its Universe and take over.

I’ve never taken the ‘we’re all just inside a computer simulation thing’ seriously. But, your take on it is brilliant! I’m going to use your argument on the next person that babbles to me about our universe being someone else’s compute simulation.

Thank you.

[Nephew Twiddleton]

The universe is a strange but ultimately dull place. I refuse to accept strict materialism as a complete theory to explain everything, but not because there is any particularly convincing evidence to the contrary. I just can't bear admitting there s no real magic anywhere.

It's like the discussion about the "morality" of colonizing other worlds. According to the pencil-pushing autocracy of science, the question is moot because we'll never make it outside our own star system anyway. I can't see the value in bothering to exist as a species at all if these few lumps of rock are all we'll ever have. I think the human spirit requires some degree of belief in our ability to achieve the impossible. Without that, we lose a lot of motivation.

On the bright side, if this is a computer simulation, we just have to hack the program and change the speed limit. Man, would that piss off the programmer. Then, we can be the out of control AI in his/her/its Universe and take over.

I’ve never taken the ‘we’re all just inside a computer simulation thing’ seriously. But, your take on it is brilliant! I’m going to use your argument on the next person that babbles to me about our universe being someone else’s compute simulation.

Thank you.

No probs Bobs

[The Good Reverend Roger]

The universe is a strange but ultimately dull place. I refuse to accept strict materialism as a complete theory to explain everything, but not because there is any particularly convincing evidence to the contrary. I just can't bear admitting there s no real magic anywhere.

It's like the discussion about the "morality" of colonizing other worlds. According to the pencil-pushing autocracy of science, the question is moot because we'll never make it outside our own star system anyway. I can't see the value in bothering to exist as a species at all if these few lumps of rock are all we'll ever have. I think the human spirit requires some degree of belief in our ability to achieve the impossible. Without that, we lose a lot of motivation.

On the bright side, if this is a computer simulation, we just have to hack the program and change the speed limit. Man, would that piss off the programmer. Then, we can be the out of control AI in his/her/its Universe and take over.

I AM SKYNET

[Nephew Twiddleton]

The universe is a strange but ultimately dull place. I refuse to accept strict materialism as a complete theory to explain everything, but not because there is any particularly convincing evidence to the contrary. I just can't bear admitting there s no real magic anywhere.

It's like the discussion about the "morality" of colonizing other worlds. According to the pencil-pushing autocracy of science, the question is moot because we'll never make it outside our own star system anyway. I can't see the value in bothering to exist as a species at all if these few lumps of rock are all we'll ever have. I think the human spirit requires some degree of belief in our ability to achieve the impossible. Without that, we lose a lot of motivation.

On the bright side, if this is a computer simulation, we just have to hack the program and change the speed limit. Man, would that piss off the programmer. Then, we can be the out of control AI in his/her/its Universe and take over.

I AM SKYNET

I wouldn't mind being uploaded to an extrauniversal T800

[The Good Reverend Roger]

The universe is a strange but ultimately dull place. I refuse to accept strict materialism as a complete theory to explain everything, but not because there is any particularly convincing evidence to the contrary. I just can't bear admitting there s no real magic anywhere.

It's like the discussion about the "morality" of colonizing other worlds. According to the pencil-pushing autocracy of science, the question is moot because we'll never make it outside our own star system anyway. I can't see the value in bothering to exist as a species at all if these few lumps of rock are all we'll ever have. I think the human spirit requires some degree of belief in our ability to achieve the impossible. Without that, we lose a lot of motivation.

On the bright side, if this is a computer simulation, we just have to hack the program and change the speed limit. Man, would that piss off the programmer. Then, we can be the out of control AI in his/her/its Universe and take over.

I AM SKYNET

I wouldn't mind being uploaded to an extrauniversal T800

Is that the one that can change shapes?