can you do this....

eatmybishop

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16 Jul 08 19:55

eatmybishop

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16 Jul 08 19:55

accept the universe goes on forever, it has always been there, has no start or end.... it is timeless...

can your mind accept that..?

scherzo

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16 Jul 08 21:10

Originally posted by eatmybishop
accept the universe goes on forever, it has always been there, has no start or end.... it is timeless...

can your mind accept that..?

No, 'cause it's wrong. It came to being about 13 billion years ago, and will soon die out. It's about halfway through its life now.

bbarr

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16 Jul 08 21:13

Originally posted by eatmybishop
accept the universe goes on forever, it has always been there, has no start or end.... it is timeless...

can your mind accept that..?

Sure, what's the problem?

yo its me

Yo! Its been

Me, all along

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16 Jul 08 21:21

Originally posted by scherzo
No, 'cause it's wrong. It came to being about 13 billion years ago, and will soon die out. It's about halfway through its life now.

😕 You realise it can't both be halfway through it's life time of 16 billion years and be about to die, don't you?

PinkFloyd

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16 Jul 08 21:31

Our universe may end, but I don't believe time can--if anything has no beginning nor end, it must be time.

josephw

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16 Jul 08 22:11

Originally posted by eatmybishop
accept the universe goes on forever, it has always been there, has no start or end.... it is timeless...

can your mind accept that..?

Are our minds finite or infinite?

It seems to me that it would require an infinite mind to comprehend the infinite.

bbarr

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16 Jul 08 22:15

Originally posted by josephw
Are our minds finite or infinite?

It seems to me that it would require an infinite mind to comprehend the infinite.

Do you have an argument for this claim?

jaywill

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16 Jul 08 22:28

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Originally posted by eatmybishop
accept the universe goes on forever, it has always been there, has no start or end.... it is timeless...

can your mind accept that..?

I consider this as two questions.

1.) Can you accept that the univere always existed?
2.) Can you accept that the universe always WILL exist?

To #1 - I would not accept that the universe always existed.

To #2 - I can accept that it always WILL exist given one historical addition to help it - the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Rajk999

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16 Jul 08 22:53

Originally posted by jaywill
I consider this as two questions.

1.) Can you accept that the univere always existed?
2.) Can you accept that the universe always WILL exist?

To #1 - I would not accept that the universe always existed.

To #2 - I can accept that it always WILL exist given one historical addition to [b]help it - the resurrection of Jesus Christ.[/b]

Related to the main topic .. would you say that its:

1. Impossible
2. Hardly Likely
3. Dunno
4. Likely
5. Certain

that God created intelligent life forms on other planets in the universe.

jaywill

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16 Jul 08 22:55

Originally posted by Rajk999
Related to the main topic .. would you say that its:

1. Impossible
2. Hardly Likely
3. Dunno
4. Likely
5. Certain

that God created intelligent life forms on other planets in the universe.

3.) Dunno.

I do know that God became a man. So man must be special.

scherzo

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16 Jul 08 22:57

Originally posted by yo its me
😕 You realise it can't both be halfway through it's life time of 16 billion years and be about to die, don't you?

Only 16 billion years?

scherzo

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16 Jul 08 22:57

Originally posted by jaywill

To #2 - I can accept that it always WILL exist given one historical addition to [b]help it - the resurrection of Jesus Christ.[/b]

Um ... no.

scherzo

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16 Jul 08 22:58

Originally posted by Rajk999
Related to the main topic .. would you say that its:

1. Impossible
2. Hardly Likely
3. Dunno
4. Likely
5. Certain

that God created intelligent life forms on other planets in the universe.

IMPOSSIBLE!! 🙄

Actually, it's true.

Rajk999

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16 Jul 08 23:08

Originally posted by scherzo
IMPOSSIBLE!! 🙄

Actually, it's true.

Many religious nutcases think its impossible.

darthmix

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16 Jul 08 23:17

1) I can imagine infinity, though I don't really think it's true

2) whether you can imagine it or not isn't an indicator of whether it's true or not