Scientists welcome Ms_Mafdet_The Great: I thought I would start my own thread, geared toward a specific group of people, since apparently this is the latest trend here: Topic: Religion And here: Topic: Religion And hey, why not Maybe I'll get an actual scientist in the science forum (Post deleted by Ms_Mafdet_The Great ) (Post deleted by Ms_Mafdet_The Great ) Corwin: Are "Mad Scientists" also welcome here? I am currently working on my "Genesis Device", and when completed I will have the power to render all the biological organisms on the planet into a goopy soup of basic organic molecules. But this device requires one heck of a lot of AA batteries, so I need to save up a lot more of my allowance before I can complete it. Once finished, I will call a meeting of all the world leaders, and hold the planet ransom for one million zillion gajillion dollars. Mwwwhhhha ha ha ha ha haaaaaaaa!! But I'm not all bad... I will use the money to further fund scientific research that is being neglected in recent years... namely, Flying Anti-Gravity Cars like in The Jetsons, or the movie Blade Runner. We all want one of those, right? (Post deleted by Ms_Mafdet_The Great ) LiptonCambell: Doubt it. It's not like they try to be mutually exclusive. It's not like, to be a scientist, you have to be straight.... Corwin: I'm not so sure... I've been reading a lot of Friedrich Nietzsche lately, and have been having some second thoughts on the matter. LiptonCambell: haha i got an update on this when billy posted, and it didn't show the little animation.... ....so it said Corvin does rock ..... just sayin' what I experienced.... LiptonCambell: Corvin, the only thing you can be certain exists is yourself. If you did not exist, how could you question your own existence? Nothing that doesn't exist can question their existence....in fact, your own existence is the only thing you can prove. Corwin: Whew..... thanks for the heads-up... I was about to give away all of my stuff and sit under a tree for the rest of my life. LiptonCambell: Well you can give me all your stuff if you want. Except your debt. That doesn't physically exist. LiptonCambell: I think, therefore, I am. That easy. Everyone can prove their individual existence, but cannot prove the existence of any other individuals. LiptonCambell: That you yourself exist? The fact that you're asking a question proves to yourself you exist, just like the fact that Im asking a question proves to myself that I exist. If you didn't exist, you would be incapable of asking the question. So asking the question proves your own existence. Anything beyond that is unprovable. But thats all philosophy. CoIin: "I think, therefore, I am." "The fact that you're asking a question proves to yourself you exist, just like the fact that Im asking a question proves to myself that I exist." - Lipton Well, ok, that's the conclusion Descartes reached too, but you exist AS WHAT? Descartes inferred that he existed as an essentially thinking being - a "res cogitans" - with no physical extension. "Where is the physical proof?" - Lori We haven't got there yet. Corwin: I still need more AA batteries to complete my Genesis Doomsday Device... but when completed, and if the world leaders fail to meet my extortion demands of a million zillion gajillion dollars... I will unleash it's horrific power of complete global biological gooification. At that point, the question of whether we exist or not will be moot. Being a Mad Scientist doesn't always pay well, but the hours are good. Corwin: Not really.... most of my sinister plots of world destruction that I hatch are motivated out of boredom. But the world is safe for the moment.... I've found a shiny ball of foil to occupy my attention for a while. | Science Chat Room Similar Conversations |