Does the past is real?

[sd6515]

Eons make more sense! hahahaha, but still who has the knowledge to be like "this is a brain, really you will never find out to use it to its full potential, but ummmm good luck"

I completely agree very good point there is so much we don't don't know and to claim we do or that we never will is ridiculous and why I love question like what this thread started with but I love this point.

[TheGreatBenzino]

kk i counted and you only said it three times, hahahahaha 3..84 in my reality there is no difference hahahahahahahaha. ostgood: ALL OF THEM, and who says STONY PONIES are stupid, and lazy!

[dragonrider]

... next to hampster nipples a long running joke with my buddies, long story, this comes up more then anyhting

I think you are right. This kind of thing comes up a lot.

Once they invented the holodeck on Star Trek, the writers couldn't resist going back over and over again to the theme of whether or not what you eperience is actually reality or not. In one episode they were transporting some people inside the holodeck without their knowledge (for totally good reasons) and they started having techical problems. So the simulation started to break down and parts of the real holodeck started to show through. We never get any glimpses of a outside uneiverse that's not consistent with the one we live in, so we have no good reason to question our subjective reality. But it is still fun to do so!

One of the things I think is interesting is, if you want to believe the universe is somehow being faked up by some kind of external force, then there has to be a reason for it. Maybe it's a sinister reason like in the Matrix, or maybe it's a benign reason like in this Star Trek episode. But if you believe the universe is mostly just due to physics, then there doesn't have to be a reason --- it could have just happened bacause physics allowed it to happen.

[sd6515]

I fear I jump the gun and made myself sound to judgemental on this topicI wanted to more state my reasons that I used to convince myself back when I used to think about this all the time I used to really work myself up over this question and get almost into a panic over all aspects of reality I really like this point you made dragon and really like how we are all able to still stay civil even though i came on too strong and could have made this a nasty thread lol but love all the views and points that have come out. and as always question everything you want and hold true to your beliefs

[sd6515]

kk i counted and you only said it three times, hahahahaha 3..84 in my reality there is no difference hahahahahahahaha

I'm still at a loss because I have read my original post over and over and can only count once at the very end.
sorry for the double post

[Hardcore Newbie]

Last Thursdayism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The parody belief that the world was created last Thursday with the appearance of age.

[TheGreatBenzino]

not to his originall question I myself have had that same question when i was REALLY stoned and was not in anyway responding to his question by saying it was dumb I was saying that a theory no one existed to creat or plant anything but did and then we spontanopusly appeared with all memories and proof was dumb in response to the physical proof not the question or anyones right to ask any question of anykind is dumb there i tried to bold all three "dumbs" its just they way the paragraph flows that makes it seem like you used the word a lot! OPTICAL ILLUSION!!!!!

[Coelho]

Hardcore Newbie, thanks for this link! Now i know where my friend did read this idea... its from Bertrand Russel...

The five-minute hypothesis is a skeptical hypothesis put forth by the philosopher Bertrand Russell that claims the universe sprang into existence five minutes ago from nothing, with human memory and all other signs of history included. It is a commonly used example of how one may maintain extreme philosophical skepticism with regards to memory. It appeared in his 1921 book Analysis of Mind.

(from Five minute hypothesis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

I did read all posts, and there is some very interesting responses... i will reply them as soon as possible... meanwhile, lets the discussion keep going! :thumbsup:

[sd6515]

TGB oh I thought you were talking about my original post bc if you count that I said it 4 times lol

[sd6515]

that stuff about being created by the Queen Maeve the Housecat and saving those who were nice to cats and damning evildoers to the never-cleaned Eternal Litterbox is hillarious though not trying to be insultive but that definately made me laugh. Is this meant as a joke though?