tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809146912677894496.post7355354227169008818..comments2024-03-29T11:25:52.239+00:00Comments on The Thoughts of Chairman Bill: Black Hole OmniscienceChairman Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02104786653126767184noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809146912677894496.post-23295267299059899142009-10-23T05:31:16.922+01:002009-10-23T05:31:16.922+01:00Joy: My, you do go back in history on my posts. Ba...Joy: My, you do go back in history on my posts. Basically it's a matter of, well, matter.Chairman Billhttp://ttocb.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809146912677894496.post-15590179479425767372009-10-23T04:30:07.837+01:002009-10-23T04:30:07.837+01:00Oh ye of little faith... Come on you do have a lit...Oh ye of little faith... Come on you do have a little. huh.Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11198238631600746173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809146912677894496.post-80406782110027351982009-10-18T21:09:42.334+01:002009-10-18T21:09:42.334+01:00kinda..'I want to know God's thoughts; the...kinda..'I want to know God's thoughts; the rest are details.'(A.Einstein)<br /><br />..and, by the way CB, u're a piece of work :)<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UB_htqDCP-sJuliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08718911156374619700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809146912677894496.post-30096814345224295732009-10-16T18:34:49.992+01:002009-10-16T18:34:49.992+01:00In terms of planetary age then the earth is very m...In terms of planetary age then the earth is very much a blink of the eye in comparison to other known objects.<br /><br />But I think it comes down to definitions, before I discuss 'God' I think it's important to agree on our terms in order to be able to reach a common metaphysical position. That particular term is a constant cause of contention and controversy precisely because it has been conflated, extrapolated and interpreted in a thousand different ways by a thousand different belief systems - it's not just a matter of perspective, but a matter of conceptualisation!<br /><br />Me, I'm a relativist, so the Hexagon is positively a cultural, spiritual and intellectual mecca compared to the civic centre next door where the council is dominated by Labour and Tory hacks. It was a great venue for snooker back in the day and probably still would be now.Oranjepanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08150901449640162740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809146912677894496.post-54656898638800595492009-10-16T17:08:19.185+01:002009-10-16T17:08:19.185+01:00Oranjepan: Sorry for not coming back earlier. If y...Oranjepan: Sorry for not coming back earlier. If you're positing panentheism, then it could be that the material world is merely a fleeting thought in God's mind. This is an interesting concept - a nanosecond in God's mind could be 14 billion years for us. A bit like Tippler's Omega Point.<br /><br />The Hexagon is such a dump, don't you think? Centre of the known universe, it ain't.<br /><br />Spiv: Have a drink.Chairman Billhttp://ttocb.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809146912677894496.post-50823062828146363592009-10-16T00:19:18.734+01:002009-10-16T00:19:18.734+01:00I've had a few days away to re-charge my batte...I've had a few days away to re-charge my batteries, and I come back to this. You've let your mind wander and now my brain hurts!<br />You've set me thinking about the "if a butterfly in a forest flaps a tree, and no-one sees it, does a man in Manchester hear anything" riddle.<br />Oh, God (if, in fact there is such a thing), I need a holiday..... <br />Sod it, I'll settle for a dark room, it's cheaper - and there's no butterflies!The Spivhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07382350268661540615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809146912677894496.post-11095889926439636712009-10-15T22:17:56.339+01:002009-10-15T22:17:56.339+01:00I'm tempted to have a go at this.
Firstly, su...I'm tempted to have a go at this.<br /><br />Firstly, such a calculation depends on the geometry of the universe, which then allows you to determine the position of the table within it, as both these will have major input values on the directional effect they have on the balls.<br /><br />I'd also say that as you scale up the number of impacts and the range of particles which have a pull there is a corresponding downscaling of the differential pull exerted by similar masses.<br /><br />In other words, the proposition is entirely dependent on the Universe being finite, which by definition it cannot be.<br /><br />As such I beg to differ that it makes an argument for pantheism, rather it would, but this is based on a false premise, so in fact it makes a case for panentheism.<br /><br />Anyway, I miss the days when the Grand Prix was held at the Hexagon and I could ponder these thoughts as I skived off school for an afternoon...Oranjepanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08150901449640162740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809146912677894496.post-25692054665726658972009-10-15T17:30:44.730+01:002009-10-15T17:30:44.730+01:00CB, I don't think Homoeopathy is any kind of s...CB, I don't think Homoeopathy is any kind of science really, the central theme that water molecules can have "memory" is something that you just need to "believe" since it cannot be shown to exist empirically or theoretically; they might as well propose that water molecules have a sense of humour as well.<br /><br />Tim Minchin has a good line on this, he asks if water can "remember" the healing chemicals its had in it, why can't it also remember all the poo its had in it too?Steve Borthwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13361597018502017407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809146912677894496.post-88621847519049125362009-10-15T16:10:42.975+01:002009-10-15T16:10:42.975+01:00Steve: You should read 'God's Debris' ...Steve: You should read 'God's Debris' by Scott Adams. The central thesis is that an omniscient God is unable to answer one question with any certainty - what happens if I destroy myself? Ergo Big Bang, with God slowly reconstituting himself and evolving from the debris. Beware of some of the suspect science in the book, but it's strangely compelling. It's freely available as an e-book.<br /><br />Braja: I'm just a failed god.<br /><br />Jinksy: If I did it would be a blank page.<br /><br />Alan: The problem with the laws of physics is that they are inductive, and the problem with induction is that the only data set available is that which has already happened, not that which may happen. Somewhere out there in the vastness of space, the laws of physics may be slightly different. Once day gravity may suddenly reverse.<br /><br />Steve: Homeopathy is just bad science dressed up as science, not a belief in the supernatural.Chairman Billhttp://ttocb.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809146912677894496.post-70953446988514408312009-10-15T13:10:02.119+01:002009-10-15T13:10:02.119+01:00Alan, I agree, although a belief in the supernatur...Alan, I agree, although a belief in the supernatural certainly benefits spiritualists, faith healers, shaman, astrologists, homoeopaths, clairvoyants, psychics and all similar mites on the scalp of humanity. One might even add clergy to this list but clearly some of them do wonderfully charitable and good things so it's probably not fair to generalise.Steve Borthwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13361597018502017407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809146912677894496.post-85204484801788626732009-10-15T12:19:01.357+01:002009-10-15T12:19:01.357+01:00The problem with scientific arguments against the ...The problem with scientific arguments against the existence of any type of God is that the proponents can simply say the laws of science don't apply to God. The argument comes down to whether anything can exist outside (or above) scientific laws. I don't think they can but others can just as easily say they can. The question that really counts is "does a believe in God give any added value to humanity?". My vote says NoAlan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809146912677894496.post-49867976019831933722009-10-15T11:02:55.333+01:002009-10-15T11:02:55.333+01:00Are you sure you didn't write this whilst sitt...Are you sure you didn't write this whilst sitting in a black hole? :)Jinksyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686101468214361004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809146912677894496.post-43391099961286201322009-10-15T10:32:52.465+01:002009-10-15T10:32:52.465+01:00Aw, poor Bill :)Aw, poor Bill :)♥ Brajahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07693196044262677095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809146912677894496.post-83981280534465434372009-10-15T08:55:20.476+01:002009-10-15T08:55:20.476+01:00Every argument that theists present for the "...Every argument that theists present for the "possibility" that a God may exist seems to push that possibility further away from them.<br /><br />This is a classic, i.e. we can't detect anything like a God in reality, therefore place God outside of reality, it's an intellectual babushka doll. I always think that Pantheism is like this too, i.e. we can't detect God in reality, therefore re-purpose the word God to mean reality itself, it's just semantic misdirection.Steve Borthwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13361597018502017407noreply@blogger.com