What bends your mind every time you think about it?

[ObsoleteSoul]

The inevitability of entropy's triumph over the universe.

 

[Big Nasty Edison]

How natural it is.

What about THE Natural?

 

[Big Nasty Edison]

Yes, it does seem unbelievably natural.

One could say it's supernatural.

 

[Takes_Two_To_Tango]

That's good that you included a picture of Einstein because he lies at the center of what probably perplexes me the most.

Space time is kind of the same thing in that it describes dimensions. Those dimensions exist either infinitely or finiteley as a block and our experience of them is our movement through them.

This means that there is little difference from a fundamental physics observation of the universe and it's composition point of view, between the distance from here to there and now to then.

So asking what happens after you die is very much the same as asking what happens beyond the end of your fingers.

This raises questions for consciousness and the perception of self, primarily for me how is it that at this very moment I feel distinct and yet we are all the continuation of the very same object through time.

Recently I started to consider that my left shoulder probably feels relatively distinct from my right shoulder and yet the whole of me considers them both to be part of the one. Likewise every iteration of me through time has considered itself entirely distinct and yet is also part of the one.

We are waves. The universe is waves.

Fascinating, thanks for sharing that.

 

[Takes_Two_To_Tango]

One could say it's supernatural.

lol you got me there.

 

[sleepwalk]

That the "gray goo" hypothesis regarding the possible consequence of nanotechnology is pretty much the story of organic life.

There's roughly 10x more microorganism cells in the human body than human cells.

The fact that the average person in a developed nation has a far better quality of life than virtually any emperor, king, pharoah, etc of even a hundred years ago.

 

[Takes_Two_To_Tango]

There are more stars in the Universe than there are grains of sand on all the beaches on Planet Earth.

This is true, I remember reading this or watching a documentary that mentioned this. Amazing to think about it.

 

[TribalDrumz]

Leviathan

 

[Takes_Two_To_Tango]

That the "gray goo" hypothesis regarding the possible consequence of nanotechnology is pretty much the story of organic life.

There's roughly 10x more microorganism cells in the human body than human cells.

The fact that the average person in a developed nation has a far better quality of life than virtually any emperor, king, pharoah, etc of even a hundred years ago.

Wow that's fascinating, didn't know that.

 

[ferrisjso]

The idea that nothing exists is as mind bending as the idea that something exists at all. Maybe the existence and non-existence keep taking turns.

I believe its possible our solar system is the only one with complex life but that theres other living beings in our solar system.

 

[Takes_Two_To_Tango]

Leviathan

Was Leviathan bigger than the Blue Whale?

 

[koquerelle]

The beginning of everything. You need a starting point. What was it and how does it make any sense.

That and boobies.

 

[Takes_Two_To_Tango]

Listen to some Alan Watts! He’ll blow your mind!

I don't know much about Alan Watts, but I love this story he told of the Chinese Farmer.



Was he a philosopher Mr. Watts?

 

[ralphc1]

I'm going to say black holes, it's seems fascinating and complexed at the same time.

Black holes are fascinating to think about. We know that larger stars have a greater gravitational pull. As more and more matter is pulled in, the mass gets higher and the pull stronger so it seems logical that the mass would continue to grow as it keeps pulling more mass in. It seems like that mass would continue to grow until all matter is in one mass.

 

[StonedLemur]

The fact that there's so many stupid people in this world.
They have all the knowledge in the world at their fingertips and they decide to go on Instagram or Twitter, Facebook etc.

They think they're smart, yet most of them don't even know how to square a left turn ffs, or put on their directional for that matter.

The lack of empathy and or patience also bends my mind.

 

[StonedLemur]

I don't know much about Alan Watts, but I love this story he told of the Chinese Farmer.



Was he a philosopher Mr. Watts?

Alan Watts was a smart man trying to spread knowledge.

 

[Takes_Two_To_Tango]

Alan Watts was a smart man trying to spread knowledge.

Thank you my friend.

 

[StonedLemur]

Thank you my friend.

I was half being a smartass lol.
But no worries brother.

 

[Patrick Jane]

Orgasms

 

[Ladder Master]

Women that think nose rings look good.

Or people that think any and all looks/styles are suitable in professional environment.