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02-05-2007 05:53 PM |
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Originally Posted by Phalanx
(Post 546965)
I know enough sources say that's been "proven", but I've often wondered...is there an infinite amount of "energy" out there? Where is it located, from how far can it be drawn? What with so many people being born every day I would assume at least some is created, so to speak...Unless of course we're all recycling said energy from all the dead folk...in which case, does it degrade over time? Are WE recycled? Is this then how the whole supposed former life deal happens?
Is life showing the same spark it did 1000 years ago, or are we just like the batteries left on top of the speaker?
Anyways, just a ponderance.
Every time I think about us dying and the energies from which our various systems are comprised dissapating, I think of those little green things in "James and the Giant Peach" wriggling into the ground.
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I'm not familiar with your James and the Giant Peach allusion, however the rest of your post is interesting...
In all reality, there simply must be an infinite amount of energy, part of which is being continually recycled to form life on this planet. Where this said energy comes from is a tough subject because the human mind simply does not have the ability to grasp the true concept of infinity... What lies outside of direct experience is very hard for our brains to perceive. It's no wonder that these questions have been plaguing humanity since the beginning of time. We are making progress, sure, but I believe that we have barely even scratched the surface. Did you know that our galaxy contains an estimated one trillionth of the matter present in the universe? Once again it is something that is very difficult to grasp. Anyway, another interesting tidbit for you, and this is not bullshit: Did you know that one cubic centimeter of open space contains more energy than that of a nearly a trillion atomic bombs? |
