ProHypster

Banned...... because I'm cool.

Actually most intelligent monotheists (sorry) say "I think god did it, but I don't know".... Because it seems like life/world is something rather then nothing, therefore I assume there is something behind the universe rather then nothing. But maybe the whole atheism movement is because there is a huge misunderstanding of what god is. I think god has been used in as many variations as communism has. @Daniel, I don't believe life is perfect, life is a prison with limited freedom, and we are powerless to the laws of life.

Banned for banning a paradox.

Most models state that time didn't exist before the big bang. This is because general relativity was a result of the expansion. People often want to apply a cause to the big bang, but even if this seems reasonable, you need to understand that in a state of being without general relativity, everyday concepts like "cause and effect" don't apply. It's confusing, I agree. Why would a Big Bang happen though. Why didn't the ball just stay a ball of energy and matter. This is the confusing part. That action or force that made the Big Bang expand would be god to me. I think god in the end is really the same thing as purpose and reason. What do you think? Is the non-believer position that it just happened and there is no explanation for it? I'm not mocking, I'm seriously considering and comparing. Wouldn't the action still be there. Wouldn't the action be god anyway? So how is atheism possible? I want to hear some answers. It seems to me there is a god in any case to everyone's philosophy even if you are atheist. :/

..which would suggest infinity time But yes, the "there never was any beginning" would fit our understanding of physics. So I'm going to quote my previous post: So, honestly I think what will explain more questions is when we create or understand how artificial life can be made. Not the virus and cell we made but life from non living material. Or was life material always around?

Maya 2011 Deustche BundesBahn Baureihe 23, last steam engine built and operated by the German National Railroad in 1950. 10 Survivors exist, several of them still operational. Notably No. 23-023, 23-042 and 23-104. You have no idea how much I wish I could make an NPC out of a Vehicle in Source Engine. To be a model, I'll be having to crush down the detail be a factor of 5- MDLs have a ceiling of 20,000 tris. It's the perspective that's skewing how big the cab is. Then again, fiction usually gives us a poor impression of how large most steam engines are. Gorgeous thing, isn't she? The reason I don't have Maya is because of it's ridiculous cost, and I don't feel like pirating such an expensive tool, I almost feel guilty for that and I don't need it that much Have you tried the realism city mod for Half-life 2? A project which I'm looking forward to very much. http://www.moddb.com/mods/city-spb It really brings city/life art into and uses the engine to the fullest. Any constructors or philosophers dream. Put this train on a train station, it would be very awesome. By the way, she has a nice big nose. GL, HF!

I don't understand, all I say is if by the time we find out what we actually did we will have already done it and there is no reverse then we can't honestly say it was our fault, we didn't know. It happened, but people who warned otherwise and "knew" will have no right to say that they were in any better position since both sides don't have sufficient evidence to support their claims at the current moment. It's the same with god. If we do find out in the end there is a god, it doesn't mean believers can justify themselves and say it was our fault, there was no clear evidence for god or against god so there are only beliefs. Besides, we are trying to change to an alternative source just in case we are contributing to something unnatural, (if you think humans aren't part of nature by the way) so I don't see any problems, we can't just stop immediately and turn backwards, people will die due to overpopulation. So we are switching slowly to a more sufficient and safe energy form anyway. I can imagine if we do get ourselves in a mess we will probably/most likely be able to set up sucking factories which literally will clean the environment by reversing our effect with whatever CO2 they get. I mean, I know it's possible.

http://www.moddb.com/mods/hls-enhanced-shaders-2010-custom-enb/downloads/hls-enhanced-shaders-lite-v10 Ross Scott.... you need this!

Yeah, I think I will ask that question to myself. Keep debating the Big Bang...

That's true but when the problem arrises and we do understand it was our fault, we can reasonably say that at the time there was no proof of that and thus, justify our actions today unless there is some secrets which reveal the truth already.

Don't answer it, I will rephrase later. More un-philosophical Nihilism:

Ok, seriously, Nihilism is a loophole philosophy to me, nonetheless, I guess it is a philosophy since people do think that thinking is non existential: My source for that quote is some christian web page and actually I reform it, I don't think it's right, Daniel's last post makes sense. Still, we are back to nothing. And talking about ethics vs. logic: Let me ask this question: Can there be action without purpose observed on earth?

The ultimate aim or a goal of an action. EDIT: Wikiepdia Purpose is a result, end, mean, aim, or goal of an action intentionally undertaken,[1] or of an object being brought into use or existence, whether or not the purpose was a primary or secondary effect.

No, it doesn't work that way. Read: EDIT: Nihilism is not a philosophy, it reasosn itself that it's wrong. It's like believing in the belief that there is no belief.

What disgusting series.... especially the red water part.

Well, maybe I'm wrong there but stop me where I'm wrong, I'll elaborate. The universe includes us, life and everything we know. If there is no purpose in that then there is no purpose in anything we know of. No purpose in anything is not true though as by our logic we know that there is at least purpose for some things. Like, I'm writing this for a purpose. Take away purpose and there is still existence. Take away purpose and you are taking away reasoning. Without purpose there is no philosophy. So that would completely kill my fundament That is basically the only rule in philosophy, everything has a purpose. Reason, like habit or intuition, is a means by which thinking comes from one idea to a related idea. But more specifically, it is the way rational beings propose and consider explanations concerning cause and effect, true and false, and what is good or bad Read this:

Well, maybe I'm wrong there but stop me where I'm wrong, I'll elaborate. The universe includes us, life and everything we know. If there is no purpose in that then there is no purpose in anything we know of. No purpose in anything is not true though as by our logic we know that there is at least purpose for some things. Like, I'm writing this for a purpose. So, we come to a loophole in logic or otherwise known illogic. EDIT: We come to two conclusions Everything has a purpose. Or nothing has a purpose. (This one makes no sense though)

Don't get me wrong, the question why can be answered with "there is no why". But if there is no purpose in the universe then there is no purpose for you or me to exist and ultimately then there is no purpose in logic. The world becomes illogical. But in the physics world, isn't every "why" question to any action explainable. Maybe this subject is just to esoteric and personal. To understand the world one must first understand himself. So I think I will keep this question a bit quiet and try to understand my surroundings before answering the big question. What, I can do though is have some comments why I don't find the Big Bang theory important even if it's true. Big Bang: Will it answer any why questions: Most likely No. Does it explain life's origins: No. Does it really explain the begining of our universe: No, it's just an event that we think happened in the already made material universe. So I don't think the Big Bang is qualified to be a theory about the begining of the material world but rather an event happening in it.

Milkshape? Cool train, used a real model for it? Is it going to be an NPC entity or just a model? I think the door is too small though. And how would someone be able to go inside though!?

There are quite a few hacks out there that will bypass the sv_cheats scans... You just have to find a good one that isn't full of viruses. (they are multiplayer hacks) I don't recommend this suggestion at all, it'll most probably result in a VAC ban. I can only concur, don't do it before it's to late. My friend got banned accidentally by Valve when they thought he hacked in Left for Dead and boy, he messaged them 5 times that he never hacked and they didn't reply or anything. His Steam account is banned forever, now he can't play anything on Steam, so he downloads pirate games.

Pretty much my opinion.

Sometimes I think they conflict though, when two choices arise where it could go one way or the opposite.

I think it depends on how one's mental capacity is beforehand. If someone takes the video games differently then most of us here then surely it will affect him. This is just like the "Has religion affected us badly" question. Irrelevantly.

Hmm... if you are talking about the material/natural begining of the world? Then it's science. I agree with Alyxx, the why question is much deeper and will solve much more puzzles. The how question is a little thin.

I think the proper term is emotions in general not empathy but empathy can work too? Emotional conflict with intelligence example: Three men stranded on an island, one person is sick two are hungry. What is the right way to act. You have two choices: Give in to emotions, give in to intelligence. In one you share and eat the third person. (Intelligent act) In the other you stay hungry and keep company to the third person willingly to sacrifice your own health. (Empathy Act) If you don't think that's intelligence in this case I can provide another example later.