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Are you able to hold your breath indefinitly without dying? Are you able to give up food altogether and survive? Are you able to fly off with the power of your so-called "will"? Are you able to run through a solid wall? Something is ignoring man's will altogether. It seems like you are...

It seems as if we are able to agree after all. The main problem we had was a gross misunderstanding. Don't take my claim too seriously. You called me a pseudo-intellectual before and I hesitated between this answer and: "It's not because you got a white shirt for acting in a tooth-paste...

I was answering to Mindphuk, we are having a slight disagreement, sorry if you took this personally. I have no complains about your post whatsoever. :)

Sometimes there is a major difference between the original topic of a thread and it's content. The actual topic of a thread is derived from the content posted in it. Regardless of the original intention. Here we are disagreeing. I never said that the entirety of this thread was solely about...

We are clearly disagreeing. I'm saying a fair portion of this thread is about metaphysics, you deny this by saying that some posts don't qualify to be considered as part of this thread, if that is not an arbitrary decision nothing is. This has nothing to do with the original intent of the OP...

It's almost as if you waited for me to edit my post before answering, I edited it a few minutes before your response and tried to be more precise in order to reduce confusion. I never mentioned the OP, and it is not you who arbitrarily decides which post are included in this thread and which...

You should read the whole thread again, while you may find some elements of physics a good part of it deals in metaphysics with God coming up a few times together with "energies", circle of life and consciousness. That's perfectly fine with me but it has nothing to do with science, as long as...

String theory is physics, random people talking about it on a internet forum cannot be considered as hard science nor physics hence metaphysics. If I say that the double-split experiment is a demonstration that matter and energy can display characteristics of both waves and particles it is...

I never said that we shouldn't attach too much credit to science, I said that we shouldn't attach too much credit to pseudo-scientific interpretations of scientific discoveries as discussed in this thread, major difference here, it's the clear distinction that exist between physics and...

The speed of light is not a constant nor is it an absolute. It's a mathematical approximation like everything else in science, close enough to reality for us to develop working models. We don't know for sure if the Universe is expanding from a central point. We don't know if the "Laws of...

Philosophy is the manipulation of language in order to reflect a more pleasant world view. It's primary use is to flatter our ego by enjoyable formulations. Someone with a few notions in semantics will discard it as mental constructions with no solid ground, the problem here is the lack of...

I'm in no way butthurt. When communication fails I tend to leave it at that, it serves no purpose to start arguing while we are not able to hear each other. The meaning of my words resides in what I intend them to be, not in how you interpret them. As you said before opinions are like...

There is no need to start an argument. Why are you becoming angry? If it is impossible to have a sensible conversation with you I'm more than happy to leave this thread so your opininions and convictions won't be hurt. Good day to you.

So basically the Constitution should apply now and till the end of time without any form of revision or update as society evolves? If one element of said Constitution is put aside the integrity of the entire document is at stake? Care to elaborate? This kind of reasoning is a recipe for...

Metaphysics is very similar to philosophy, they both use words in a way that makes us feel better. Sadly physical reality only abides to natural laws, regardless of how our words behave. A suggestion would be to study general semantics before an in-depth study of physics. It's important to keep...

I feel as if you failed to read my post in the first place. Some elements of the Bill of Rights are antiquated notions, some elements still apply in our cultural and historical context. I'm not entitled to make that distinction, nor will I take side in a debate about the content and meaning of...

As much as I love cannabis, I sincerely think they are more important issues at hand on which he could spend his time and capacities. If he is involved in physics as shown by his preparation of a Master Degree I don't think he will have much interest in biology.

A lot of people have a higher IQ than Einstein it's certainly not unique. It's also important to point out the limitation of IQ in regard of someone's intellectual potential. There are a lot more parameters that needs to be taken into account before determining intelligence. Btw, I'm not saying...

1. Physical reality far exceeds everything we are able to come up with. (Sensory perception, Religions and Beliefs) 2. Sadly most people are unaware about themselves and their surroundings. (Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Neurology, Human behavior, Sematics etc..) 3. Hapiness is a self induced...

Not trying to bash anyone here but trying to apply a text from the 18th century today is plain wrong. I'm not discussing or refuting the content of that text but things have changed since then. The founding fathers where not some divinely inspired individuals but rather politicians, with all...