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"How are we here?"

Poll: What should we be asking out of the following?
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"How are we here?"
50.00%
 4 50.00%
"Why are we here?"(classic one there).
0%
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Both "How are we and why are we here?"
12.50%
 1 12.50%
"Are we here?" just my little tribute to my favourite band there Tongue
37.50%
 3 37.50%
Total 8 vote(s) 100%
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"How are we here?"
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RE: "How are we here?"
November 4, 2008 at 6:40 am (This post was last modified: November 4, 2008 at 6:43 am by Kyuuketsuki.)
(November 3, 2008 at 6:41 pm)EvidenceVsFaith Wrote: I put this in the science forum because I want to suggest that: "Why are we here?" is a more religious or philosophical question, whereas "How are we here?" is a more scientific one. I do not believe life, including human life, exists for an ultimate non-man-made purpose. So I think its more scientific to ask "How?" rather than "Why?"

I had an argument like this recently where someone suggested that the how of the universe being here was not something science could explain, my response was that the "why" can often be the "how" (er ...or vice versa) so it looks like you & I are on much the same page Smile

Kyu
(November 3, 2008 at 10:29 pm)Daystar Wrote: Look at everything around you and oddly enough. Piss that away as well.

Why should we? Why would we (as a race) want to?

Kyu
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"How are we here?"

Messages In This Thread
"How are we here?" - by Edwardo Piet - November 3, 2008 at 6:41 pm
RE: "How are we here?" - by Tiberius - November 3, 2008 at 7:00 pm
RE: "How are we here?" - by Edwardo Piet - November 3, 2008 at 7:09 pm
RE: "How are we here?" - by bozo - November 3, 2008 at 8:19 pm
RE: "How are we here?" - by Daystar - November 3, 2008 at 10:29 pm
RE: "How are we here?" - by bozo - November 4, 2008 at 6:32 pm
RE: "How are we here?" - by Daystar - November 5, 2008 at 11:10 am
RE: "How are we here?" - by bozo - November 5, 2008 at 3:39 pm
RE: "How are we here?" - by Daystar - November 5, 2008 at 4:09 pm
RE: "How are we here?" - by Edwardo Piet - November 5, 2008 at 8:22 pm
RE: "How are we here?" - by Kyuuketsuki - November 4, 2008 at 6:40 am
RE: "How are we here?" - by CoxRox - November 4, 2008 at 6:39 pm
RE: "How are we here?" - by Edwardo Piet - November 4, 2008 at 10:40 pm
RE: "How are we here?" - by Darwinian - November 5, 2008 at 3:17 am
RE: "How are we here?" - by CoxRox - November 5, 2008 at 5:19 am
RE: "How are we here?" - by Edwardo Piet - November 5, 2008 at 11:03 am



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