1. Standard memberMarinkatomb
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    05 Jul '07 21:27
    Isn't it just amazing. It is almost terrifying it's so spectacular. This is a hand out to all my fellow humans, may we do justice to this gift that is life. I hope some day my actions will prove i deserved it. 🙂
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    05 Jul '07 23:26
    Originally posted by Marinkatomb
    Isn't it just amazing. It is almost terrifying it's so spectacular. This is a hand out to all my fellow humans, may we do justice to this gift that is life. I hope some day my actions will prove i deserved it. 🙂
    Me too!
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    05 Jul '07 23:55
    Originally posted by Marinkatomb
    Isn't it just amazing. It is almost terrifying it's so spectacular. This is a hand out to all my fellow humans, may we do justice to this gift that is life. I hope some day my actions will prove i deserved it. 🙂
    This is lovely. I happened upon this thread by accident, but I'm glad.

    Lately my being alive seems to have the theme of terrifying and spectacular! Seriously. I work just to keep the "I" out of it and enjoy.



    😀
  4. Standard memberMarinkatomb
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    06 Jul '07 00:011 edit
    We're all such lucky bastards, it just blows my mind! 🙄
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    Originally posted by Marinkatomb
    Isn't it just amazing. It is almost terrifying it's so spectacular. This is a hand out to all my fellow humans, may we do justice to this gift that is life. I hope some day my actions will prove i deserved it. 🙂
    Amazing? What's amazing about it? After all, science can explain where we came from and why we are here and where we are headed. It's all perfectly logical. You might say science has taken the "amazing" aspect of life from us now that we know everything there is to know about everything. We are just by products of amino acids that sprang from the sea and abra cadabra, here we are!!! Forgive me for the emotion, there is nothing logical about emotion nor is there anything logical about abra cadabra. Wait, why are my ears becoming pointed? What am I evolving into? What's happening to me!!!! 😛
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    06 Jul '07 00:43
    Originally posted by Marinkatomb
    We're all such lucky bastards, it just blows my mind! 🙄
    What's her name?
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    Originally posted by whodey
    Amazing? What's amazing about it? After all, science can explain where we came from and why we are here and where we are headed. It's all perfectly logical. You might say science has taken the "amazing" aspect of life from us now that we know everything there is to know about everything. We are just by products of amino acids that sprang from the sea an ...[text shortened]... why are my ears becoming pointed? What am I evolving into? What's happening to me!!!! 😛
    I would say that the original post was emotional and clearly so.

    I believe in evolution myself but I think saying "You might say science has taken the "amazing" aspect of life from us now that we know everything there is to know about everything" when our existence is a microBLIP on the timeline of life is shortsighted.

    Er, um, don't see anything wrong with the joy of being alive and saying so.

    😵
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    06 Jul '07 00:52
    Originally posted by Sunburnt
    I would say that the original post was emotional and clearly so.

    I believe in evolution myself but I think saying "You might say science has taken the "amazing" aspect of life from us now that we know everything there is to know about everything" when our existence is a microBLIP on the timeline of life is shortsighted.

    Er, um, don't see anything wrong with the joy of being alive and saying so.

    😵
    I was attempting to demonstrate a little humor here. You see, I find life amazing also. I also am not against evolution in theory. However, I find those who come across as knowing everything via science begin to suck such joy from my soul. Not everything is understandable and everything will NEVER be understandable. For example, there will be an eternal mystery to such phenomenon to what we call "life". You see, I believe in God and believe he created me and that he loves me and I have no earthly idea as to how or why!! Now that's joy and amazement!!!
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    06 Jul '07 00:56
    Originally posted by whodey
    Amazing? What's amazing about it? After all, science can explain where we came from and why we are here and where we are headed. It's all perfectly logical. You might say science has taken the "amazing" aspect of life from us now that we know everything there is to know about everything. We are just by products of amino acids that sprang from the sea an ...[text shortened]... why are my ears becoming pointed? What am I evolving into? What's happening to me!!!! 😛
    Let's take your analogy one step further.

    God is so much more interesting when we know nothing of him. Quick, let's burn all the bibles.

    No no, my friend, knowledge makes life more interesting, not less.
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    Originally posted by scottishinnz
    God is so much more interesting when we know nothing of him. Quick, let's burn all the bibles.
    Nice try, but I'm not falling for that old trick a second time Scotty. Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me 😛
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    06 Jul '07 01:08
    Originally posted by whodey
    I was attempting to demonstrate a little humor here. You see, I find life amazing also. I also am not against evolution in theory. However, I find those who come across as knowing everything via science begin to suck such joy from my soul. Not everything is understandable and everything will NEVER be understandable. For example, there will be an eternal ...[text shortened]... at he loves me and I have no earthly idea as to how or why!! Now that's joy and amazement!!!
    You make a big mistake if you think that knowing about something removes any emotion or spirit from it. I hesitate to mention Richard Dawkins here - I'm not a fan of his later dogmatic works - but he made a useful point in his book Unweaving the Rainbow.
    Understanding the nature of light and how its dispersion creates rainbow effects doesn't make the beauty or poetry of a rainbow any less. In Dawkins view, and I must agree with him here, the extra dimension of scientific understanding adds to our vision, it doesn't subtract from it.
    You're right, we can never understand everything, but I think it's in our nature to try and we shouldn't resort to some sort of dark age mysticism in the mistaken view that keeping us stupid is somehow more noble a way to love.

    Oh, and I agree with the original post.
    Life is amazing and I love being alive. I also love watching the two lives I helped create grow up ...
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    06 Jul '07 01:27
    Originally posted by whodey
    I was attempting to demonstrate a little humor here. You see, I find life amazing also. I also am not against evolution in theory. However, I find those who come across as knowing everything via science begin to suck such joy from my soul. Not everything is understandable and everything will NEVER be understandable. For example, there will be an eternal ...[text shortened]... at he loves me and I have no earthly idea as to how or why!! Now that's joy and amazement!!!
    Ok, well I see the humor and agree:


    "However, I find those who come across as knowing everything via science begin to suck such joy from my soul. Not everything is understandable and everything will NEVER be understandable."

    Have a good evening.

    😉
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    06 Jul '07 07:48
    Originally posted by Marinkatomb
    Isn't it just amazing. It is almost terrifying it's so spectacular. This is a hand out to all my fellow humans, may we do justice to this gift that is life. I hope some day my actions will prove i deserved it. 🙂
    amen to that!!!!
  14. Standard memberMarinkatomb
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    06 Jul '07 10:04
    Originally posted by whodey
    Amazing? What's amazing about it? After all, science can explain where we came from and why we are here and where we are headed. It's all perfectly logical. You might say science has taken the "amazing" aspect of life from us now that we know everything there is to know about everything. We are just by products of amino acids that sprang from the sea an ...[text shortened]... why are my ears becoming pointed? What am I evolving into? What's happening to me!!!! 😛
    If you think Science detracts from the amazingness, i can only assume you haven't read any. Knowing that we evolved from little tiny organisms makes the whole thing more miraculous if you ask me. 😏
  15. Standard memberMarinkatomb
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    06 Jul '07 10:11
    Originally posted by whodey
    You see, I believe in God and believe he created me and that he loves me and I have no earthly idea as to how or why!! Now that's joy and amazement!!!
    That feeling you have, I have that exact same feeling, just without the God bit. Being an atheist isn't short hand for 'know it all cynical bastard who can't see beauty because he's too busy measuring the flowers diameter to see it's pretty colours' 😉
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