Now you've done it, dude.... you were nice to us.
We are now all compelled to answer you little questions, even though our answers are somewhat similar!
Or are you okay with evolution, it's the actual appearance of life on this planet that bugs you? Scientists, with all their gimmicks can't replicate the emergence of life from simple chemicals... so it must have taken a super being to actually get it done on the planet, millions and millions of years ago, huh?
What I see is that biology relies solely on chemistry - it then stands to reason that its genesis would be solely chemical, too. The exact mechanism by which it happened hasn't been determined yet (may never be). Even if it is found, there will always be people saying that it took some intelligence to arrive at it, so... *poof*
Or are you wanting to ask where the whole Universe comes from? That's for another realm of science, physics (chemistry is, ultimately, all physics, too, you know? - the chemists hate it when we physicists point it out to them hehehehe).
The Universe seems to have come from a highly dense state of mass, energy and space-time, known as the big-bang. There are descriptions of what happened after the big-bang.... but no one knows what the big-bang actually was, no one knows if there is space-time beyond our Universe... no one knows if there was space-time without a big-bang.. it there wasn't, that renders "before the big bang" a nonsense concept, leading to nonsense concerning any causation of the big-bang. But we don't know... maybe there is far more space-time out of our Universe and the big bang simply shrank a local piece of it, due to some quantum foam effect (read about it). Maybe we're in the matrix.... maybe, maybe, maybe... the possibilities are countless. I prefer not to pick sides and remain in the "i don't know" camp. I think that's the most intellectually honest position.
Sure, there's tons of grey areas - that's why different politic opinions exist.
The purpose of humanity is to be superseded by their offspring who will, hopefully, evolve into something more in tune with the global aspect of things, instead of the shortsighted idiocy we see nowadays.
That, or we go extinct... so, any purpose any of us comes up with turns out to be bollocks.
Biologically, our brains stop working., blood stops flowing, our body's protections stop doing their job and we become subject to the omnipresent bacteria that get right to work in decomposing us.
Philosophically, we "live" on in other people's memories... once those die, unless we did something that gets broadcast all over the world (Like Mozart, JFK, MLK, Ceasar, etc) then we become truly gone.
We are now all compelled to answer you little questions, even though our answers are somewhat similar!
(December 1, 2016 at 8:17 pm)Rader052612 Wrote: Hello,Worldviews... ah... to be up on the ISS and actually view the world...
For a class I am taking I am required to interview someone and learn about their personal world views and beliefs. This is in no way to demean or preach to them, but instead listen and learn about others world views. If anyone would be willing to let me listen to their world views I would greatly appreciate it!
(December 1, 2016 at 8:17 pm)Rader052612 Wrote: It will be 4 basic questions: Origin:where's do we come from?"We"? humans? Didn't uncle Darwin teach you that? oh... you're in some weird religious school thing... have you been conditioned to think that the theory of evolution is untrue?
Or are you okay with evolution, it's the actual appearance of life on this planet that bugs you? Scientists, with all their gimmicks can't replicate the emergence of life from simple chemicals... so it must have taken a super being to actually get it done on the planet, millions and millions of years ago, huh?
What I see is that biology relies solely on chemistry - it then stands to reason that its genesis would be solely chemical, too. The exact mechanism by which it happened hasn't been determined yet (may never be). Even if it is found, there will always be people saying that it took some intelligence to arrive at it, so... *poof*
Or are you wanting to ask where the whole Universe comes from? That's for another realm of science, physics (chemistry is, ultimately, all physics, too, you know? - the chemists hate it when we physicists point it out to them hehehehe).
The Universe seems to have come from a highly dense state of mass, energy and space-time, known as the big-bang. There are descriptions of what happened after the big-bang.... but no one knows what the big-bang actually was, no one knows if there is space-time beyond our Universe... no one knows if there was space-time without a big-bang.. it there wasn't, that renders "before the big bang" a nonsense concept, leading to nonsense concerning any causation of the big-bang. But we don't know... maybe there is far more space-time out of our Universe and the big bang simply shrank a local piece of it, due to some quantum foam effect (read about it). Maybe we're in the matrix.... maybe, maybe, maybe... the possibilities are countless. I prefer not to pick sides and remain in the "i don't know" camp. I think that's the most intellectually honest position.
(December 1, 2016 at 8:17 pm)Rader052612 Wrote: Morality: how do you determine right from wrong good from bad?We are a social species. Like many other social species, we have evolved, probably through trial and error, a sense of what benefits the group (that which is right or good) and what doesn't benefit the group (that which is wrong or bad).
Sure, there's tons of grey areas - that's why different politic opinions exist.
(December 1, 2016 at 8:17 pm)Rader052612 Wrote: Purpose: What is our purpose in life?"our", there you go again.
The purpose of humanity is to be superseded by their offspring who will, hopefully, evolve into something more in tune with the global aspect of things, instead of the shortsighted idiocy we see nowadays.
That, or we go extinct... so, any purpose any of us comes up with turns out to be bollocks.
(December 1, 2016 at 8:17 pm)Rader052612 Wrote: Destiny: What happens once we die? Thank you!
Biologically, our brains stop working., blood stops flowing, our body's protections stop doing their job and we become subject to the omnipresent bacteria that get right to work in decomposing us.
Philosophically, we "live" on in other people's memories... once those die, unless we did something that gets broadcast all over the world (Like Mozart, JFK, MLK, Ceasar, etc) then we become truly gone.
