(January 2, 2015 at 5:36 pm)Brian37 Wrote: You came across as serious, it is a silly thing to ponder.trying to be light hearted but you got a bee in your bonnet - every notion in civilisation that changed our perception was a "silly thing to ponder" like I might suggest it's not a geocentric universe, god forbid I suggest that many years ago.
(January 2, 2015 at 5:36 pm)Brian37 Wrote: Science as far as QM and Einstein's theory of relativity are plenty freaky without superficial "what ifs" like the OP.
what do you mean by 'superficial'? it was a light hearted post at new year where I was suggesting Flod from planet FlodFlod in the FlodFlodFlod region of the universe wouldn't necessarily recognise what I was saying!
(January 2, 2015 at 5:36 pm)Brian37 Wrote: Every planet surrounding every sun in the universe has its own year and lifespan. On earth we we use 2015 because it simplifies communication.
There aren't any more 'Suns' in the universe... they're called stars.
And simplifiying comms is a bad reason for shutting down thought processes...
Feel free to see my light-heartedness.... or continue if you wishmy friend !
PS if you're about to post a reply and your response is going to be negative, improper, average, odd, obtuse, irrational, an argument, might change the focus, going off at a tangent or just mean ... go and find a maths forum to post on instead, they'll love you !!