daniel j lavender wrote: ↑Sun Jan 19, 2025 3:33 pm
Age wrote: ↑Sun Jan 19, 2025 1:25 pm
daniel j lavender wrote: ↑Sun Jan 19, 2025 5:49 am
Existence includes matter. Matter is part of existence as conveyed in the original essay.
This is fairly accurate.
However life is not necessarily infinite. A soda can is not life, for example. Nor is the universe necessarily infinite or eternal.
ONCE AGAIN, the Universe, Itself, and Life, Itself, are infinite AND eternal. This has ALREADY BEEN PROVED True, and therefore can NOT be refuted.
Where has this been proven true? How has this been proven true?
In 'causality', or 'cause and effect'. It is IMPOSSIBLE for ANY thing to come FROM NO thing, or FROM nothing. Even you keep TELLING 'us' that 'nothing', 'nothingness', or 'no thing' does NOT even exist. Therefore, there WAS and IS ALWAYS some thing PRIOR, or BEFORE, EVERY other thing. Therefore, the Universe, which is ALIVE, and thus 'Life', Itself, and which is EXISTING, MEANS that the Universe, Itself, like Life, Itself, and like Existence, Itself, are eternal.
For when one 'looks out', as far as one can SEE, it is IMPOSSIBLE for there to be ANY ACTUAL 'boundary' or 'edge' at ANY 'distance' AT ALL. In fact if one was to imagine a line between the most other perceived planets, stars, or other objects, then what is obviously between and around those objects is 'space', itself. Which;
1. Obviously does NOT have ANY 'edge' NOR 'boundary' to 'i't (besides of course the particles or objects of 'matter', themselves. So, forever extending IS 'space', itself.
2. Because light diminishes over distance, even if one could see the perceived the out most stars, planets, or other objects, then that is NOT known to be the 'edge' NOR 'boundary' of the Universe, Itself. The Universe IS therefore infinite, AS WELL AS eternal.
And, because the 'Universe', Itself, is infinite, and ALIVE, and EXISTING, then so to is 'Life', Itself, AND 'Existence', Itself, ALSO infinite.
Now, if these are NOT 'proof', to you, then WHY NOT, EXACTLY?
daniel j lavender wrote: ↑Sun Jan 19, 2025 3:33 pm
It’s difficult discussing these subjects with you because you do not explicitly define terms.
Have you EVER ASKED me for defined terms or even EXPLICITLY DEFINED terms?
if no, then WHY NOT?
FINALLY. To me,
The word 'Universe' refers to,
'Everything'; 'TOTALITY; ALL-THERE-IS
The word 'Life' refers to,
living; being alive.
In fact, 'The meaning of life', LITERALLY IS and MEANS,
'living; being alive'.
LOL you criticize your discussions, with me, because I, supposedly, do NOT explicitly define terms, EVEN WHEN NEVER ASKED TO. THEN you ASKED me what is the universe, and, what is life, but THEN STRAIGHTAWAY you go and TELL 'us' what the universe is.
OBVIOUSLY you DID NOT WANT TO HEAR my 'defined terms', anyway.
daniel j lavender wrote: ↑Sun Jan 19, 2025 3:33 pm
Similar to a video game universe. Like Super Mario 64. A developer could exist beyond the system as a developer exists beyond the video game console.
BUT, NOT WHEN the Universe IS, and MEANS, 'ALL' AND 'Everything'.
Also, you human beings COULD BE living within a 'computer game', which was developed and Created by some 'one/thing' ELSE. HOWEVER, 'this', STILL, ALL PLAYS OUT WITHIN the Universe, Itself, OBVIOUSLY.
daniel j lavender wrote: ↑Sun Jan 19, 2025 3:33 pm
Existence allows and encompasses such an arrangement.
So, to does the Fact that the word 'Universe', literally MEANS, ALL 'things', as the TOTALITY OF EVERY 'thing', and OF ALL-there is, as One Thing. The word 'Uni' REFERRING TO One. Meaning the Universe IS the One 'Everything', when and after EVERY 'thing' has, literally, come-together, as One.
Since when has the term 'Universe' EVER BEEN 'limited'. And, WHY do you SEE that term as BEING 'limited'.
By the way, I AGREE, WHOLEHEARTEDLY, that the term 'universe' IS 'limited'. But, the term 'Universe' is CERTAINLY NOT 'limited' AT ALL NOR IN ABSOLUTELY ANY WAY WHATSOEVER.
daniel j lavender wrote: ↑Sun Jan 19, 2025 3:33 pm
Age wrote: ↑Sun Jan 19, 2025 1:25 pmA soda can, like EVERY thing ELSE is ALIVE, and LIVING, and therefore IS 'life'. you human beings tend to ONLY 'look at' and 'see' things from a VERY NARROWED perspective and so do NOT 'see' things for what they REALLY ARE.
A soda can exhibits no vital signs or characteristics of a living organism.
And, what are the, EXACTLY, so-called and so-claimed 'vital signs or characteristics of what is called A 'living organism'?
And, to you, are ONLY 'organisms' ALIVE?
daniel j lavender wrote: ↑Sun Jan 19, 2025 3:33 pm
A fingernail is part of a living being yet the fingernail is not alive.
Do finger nails GROW and CHANGE?
If yes, then why, EXACTLY, are finger nails NOT 'alive', TO you?
daniel j lavender wrote: ↑Sun Jan 19, 2025 3:33 pm
To claim the universe is alive does not reconcile this issue. Life is not infinite. This is apparent by the presence of death.
LOL OBVIOUSLY you have, ALSO, NOT YET DELVED INTO and LOOKED INTO, FULLY, what 'death', itself, ACTUALLY IS, EXACTLY?
daniel j lavender wrote: ↑Sun Jan 19, 2025 3:33 pm
Age wrote: ↑Sun Jan 19, 2025 1:47 pm
daniel j lavender wrote: ↑Sun Jan 19, 2025 6:39 am
Physical space, or a physical volume, or a physical object consists of atoms, molecules, etcetera. Physical or material is tangible.
And, what are 'atoms' and 'molecules', and whatever the 'etcetera' word is referring to, MADE UP OF, EXACTLY?
Molecules are made of atoms. Atoms are comprised of protons, electrons and neutrons.
AND, what are 'these things' MADE UP, EXACTLY?
you MAY. But, some of 'us' have ALREADY DONE this.
Now, if you would like to DELVE INTO and LOOK INTO 'this' FURTHER and DEEPER, then, and ONLY THEN, will you become WISER.
daniel j lavender wrote: ↑Sun Jan 19, 2025 3:33 pm
There is no point at which nonexistence is reached.
This IS A TYPICAL RESPONSE, FROM one WITH AN ALREADY EXISTING BELIEF and/or PRESUMPTION.
And, what 'we' can CLEARLY SEE, here, is ANOTHER PRIME example of just HOW CLOSED and/or NARROWED 'these ones' VIEWS and PERSPECTIVES REALLY ARE.
daniel j lavender wrote: ↑Sun Jan 19, 2025 3:33 pm
Existence is not limited due to limitations of an observer.
LOOK "daniel j lavender", if you REALLY WANT TO BELIEVE what you OBVIOUSLY DO, here, then, BY ALL MEANS, KEEP ON BELIEVING what you DO.
I have ABSOLUTELY NO INTEREST AT ALL in WANTING TO MAKE you CHANGE your BELIEFS nor PRESUMPTIONS. So, you are, LITERALLY, ABSOLUTELY FREE TO PRESUME AND BELIEF WHATEVER YOU WANT TO, here.
daniel j lavender wrote: ↑Sun Jan 19, 2025 3:33 pm
Age wrote: ↑Sun Jan 19, 2025 1:47 pm
daniel j lavender wrote: ↑Sun Jan 19, 2025 6:39 am
Immaterial space, or an immaterial volume is immaterial or nonphysical and lacks physical components such as atoms. Immaterial space does not consist of parts in the same way. Immaterial is intangible.
POINT TO, with words, or LIST, WHERE, EXACTLY, there IS 'space' that is 'physical' AND WHERE there IS 'space' that is NOT 'physical'.
Physical space: an ocean. Immaterial space: outer space.
GREAT. 'We', FINALLY, 'got here'.
Now, just so you BECOME AWARE, some might SAY and CLAIM that so-called 'outer space' IS 'physical'.
And, HOW FAR does one have to ACTUALLY TRAVEL TO REACH what you have called and labelled 'outer space', EXACTLY?