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Fast Forward, dudes.
Jeez. Fuck.“There’s no normal life, Wyatt, it’s just life. Get on with it.” – Doc Holliday
"It doesn't matter what you think" - The Rock
"I borked the entry." - Some dude on the Internet
Have I told you about otters being the only marine animal that can lift rocks?
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Originally posted by Steve 2.0 View PostFast Forward, dudes.
Jeez. Fuck.---------------------------------------------
Champagne for breakfast and a Sherman in my hand !
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The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.
George Orwell, 1984
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Originally posted by Kevin Seitzer View PostDo I get any credit for posting Gal Gadot's feet?---------------------------------------------
Champagne for breakfast and a Sherman in my hand !
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The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.
George Orwell, 1984
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Originally posted by Kevin Seitzer View PostDo I get any credit for posting Gal Gadot's feet?“There’s no normal life, Wyatt, it’s just life. Get on with it.” – Doc Holliday
"It doesn't matter what you think" - The Rock
"I borked the entry." - Some dude on the Internet
Have I told you about otters being the only marine animal that can lift rocks?
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Originally posted by Sour Masher View PostEven if it is not infinite, we know there are at least 2 trillion other galaxies. I don't get why you believe what happened with us is not likely to have occurred more than once in 2 trillion galaxies. I have it on good authority that 2 trillion is a pretty big number. In fact, it would take you 64,000 years to count to 2 trillion counting 1 number per second, 24 hurs a day. Then multiply that by the billions of star systems. There is just no way we are it.
That said, as a mathematician, I have some experience dealing with the difference between large numbers and infinity. 27.6 billion light years, 2,000,000,000,000 galaxies, 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 (10^24) stars. These are impressive numbers until you realize we routinely expand Mandelbrot's set more than that.
24 zeroes seem like a lot until you start dropping them two or three at a time. It is not difficult to develop a filter that is opaque. In our context, that means one where the expected number of intelligent beings is zero for the entire life of the entire universe. In such a universe we would be an outlier, a statistical freak. With only a trillion trillion other stars, it is easy to believe it never happens again. It certainly fits the evidence.
JAd Astra per Aspera
Oh. In that case, never mind. - Wonderboy
GITH fails logic 101. - bryanbutler
Bah...OJH caught me. - Pogues
I don't know if you guys are being willfully ignorant, but... - Judge Jude
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Originally posted by onejayhawk View PostAfter reading this thread, I am not sure there is intelligent life on this planet. I am not willing to rule out the whole universe, just this whole galaxy.
That said, as a mathematician, I have some experience dealing with the difference between large numbers and infinity. 27.6 billion light years, 2,000,000,000,000 galaxies, 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 (10^24) stars. These are impressive numbers until you realize we routinely expand Mandelbrot's set more than that.
24 zeroes seem like a lot until you start dropping them two or three at a time. It is not difficult to develop a filter that is opaque. In our context, that means one where the expected number of intelligent beings is zero for the entire life of the entire universe. In such a universe we would be an outlier, a statistical freak. With only a trillion trillion other stars, it is easy to believe it never happens again. It certainly fits the evidence.
J“There’s no normal life, Wyatt, it’s just life. Get on with it.” – Doc Holliday
"It doesn't matter what you think" - The Rock
"I borked the entry." - Some dude on the Internet
Have I told you about otters being the only marine animal that can lift rocks?
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Originally posted by Kevin Seitzer View PostDo I get any credit for posting Gal Gadot's feet?
Well actually I spoke too soon. You should get credit as pictures of her feet are probably hard to find. She would be the one not getting the credit.
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I like the little red spot. It's probably the size of Brazil.
I wonder how much color enhancement they are using.
JAd Astra per Aspera
Oh. In that case, never mind. - Wonderboy
GITH fails logic 101. - bryanbutler
Bah...OJH caught me. - Pogues
I don't know if you guys are being willfully ignorant, but... - Judge Jude
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Originally posted by onejayhawk View PostI like the little red spot. It's probably the size of Brazil.
I wonder how much color enhancement they are using.
JIt certainly feels that way. But I'm distrustful of that feeling and am curious about evidence.
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