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Re: There is no future

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benj wrote:
> 
> On 5/21/2018 4:35 PM, The Starmaker wrote:
> > benj wrote:
> >>
> >> On 5/21/2018 12:18 PM, The Starmaker wrote:
> >>> The Starmaker wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> There is no future...
> >>>> or proof that a future exist.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> I know you people haven't given it....much thought.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> If you're not certain about the future, how do you know there is one?
> >>>
> >> Oh Starfaker, you are such a towering intellect!
> >> We all love it when you amaze us with your "deep thoughts"!
> >
> >
> > Yes, tell us about your ..."probable futures"!
> >
> Starfaker, if you knew any science at all (which you do not) You'd know
> that causality is a natural law in the earth. This law states that "no
> present events are ever determined by future events". Since we are all
> living in the present (or more exactly just a little bit past it), this
> law shows that the actual future can never be known because there is
> NOTHING that can be monitored in the present which can be associated
> with the true future. Hence one can never know for certain even if there
> is going to be a future a moment from now.
> 
> On the other hand "the most probable future" is another matter. In
> nature there is phenomena observed which is termed "inertia" This from
> Newton is that objects hurtling along in a straight line just as they
> are unless acted upon in some manner. That means that all objects
> sliding into the future will for the most part exist in the next moment
> of time pretty much as they are in the previous moment. Inertia. What
> this allows is for one to make a PROJECTION of the "most probable"
> future. You can't offer any guarantee of it, but generally speaking
> experience has shown that most such projections do indeed come to pass.
> 
> Starfaker you are still an idiot.


You make a great kindergaten teacher, you slap the kid on the head...


let me know when you reached the future...

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There is no future The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2018-05-20 23:08 -0700
  Re: There is no future SolomonW <SolomonW@citi.com> - 2018-05-21 20:30 +1000
  Re: There is no future The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2018-05-21 09:18 -0700
    Re: There is no future The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2018-05-21 11:40 -0700
      Re: There is no future The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2018-05-22 08:36 -0700
        Re: There is no future benj <benj@nobody.net> - 2018-05-22 13:24 -0400
        Re: There is no future The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2018-05-22 13:49 -0700
          Re: There is no future benj <benj@nobody.net> - 2018-05-22 22:31 -0400
            Re: There is no future Ninapenda Jibini <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2018-05-23 03:12 +0000
              The answer isn't meaningful to most people. Jeff-Relf.Me  @. - 2018-05-22 23:34 -0700
                Re: The answer isn't meaningful to most people. benj <benj@nobody.net> - 2018-05-23 10:12 -0400
                Re: The answer isn't meaningful to most people. djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2018-05-23 16:54 +0000
            Re: There is no future The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2018-05-22 23:12 -0700
              Re: There is no future The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2018-05-23 10:55 -0700
                Re: There is no future The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2018-05-23 10:59 -0700
                Re: There is no future benj <benj@nobody.net> - 2018-05-23 17:56 -0400
                Re: There is no future benj <benj@nobody.net> - 2018-05-23 17:55 -0400
                Re: There is no future The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2018-05-23 14:59 -0700
            Re: There is no future The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2018-05-22 23:19 -0700
              Re: There is no future benj <benj@nobody.net> - 2018-05-23 10:10 -0400
        Re: There is no future The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2018-05-24 08:38 -0700
          Re: There is no future benj <benj@nobody.net> - 2018-05-24 11:56 -0400
            Re: There is no future The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2018-05-24 10:45 -0700
              Re: There is no future benj <benj@nobody.net> - 2018-05-24 20:30 -0400
                Re: There is no future The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2018-05-24 22:17 -0700
                Re: There is no future benj <benj@nobody.net> - 2018-05-25 10:46 -0400
          Re: There is no future The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2018-05-25 11:48 -0700
            Re: There is no future benj <benj@nobody.net> - 2018-05-25 17:47 -0400
            Re: There is no future The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2018-05-28 23:43 -0700
              Re: There is no future benj <benj@nobody.net> - 2018-05-29 07:03 -0400
            Re: There is no future The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2018-05-28 23:48 -0700
              Re: There is no future benj <benj@nobody.net> - 2018-05-29 07:08 -0400
                Re: There is no future Greg Goss <gossg@gossg.org> - 2018-05-30 03:46 -0600
                Re: There is no future The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2018-05-30 10:10 -0700
              Re: There is no future The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2018-06-03 13:22 -0700
    Re: There is no future benj <benj@nobody.net> - 2018-05-21 16:04 -0400
      Re: There is no future The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2018-05-21 13:35 -0700
        Re: There is no future benj <benj@nobody.net> - 2018-05-21 16:53 -0400
          Re: There is no future The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2018-05-21 14:56 -0700
            Re: There is no future benj <benj@nobody.net> - 2018-05-21 20:21 -0400

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