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Absalom
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by Absalom » Mon Nov 27, 2017 4:46 am
dragoongfa wrote: raistlin34 wrote: Absalom wrote: It could also be used to claim that Humanity is a variably-fractious species that goes through cycles of homogenization and heterogenization.
I wonder if there is anything Humanity may unanimously agree about.
That water is wet?
And now I'm picturing a conspiracy theorist shouting that it's a lie...
But yes, only the things that are unassailably true via physical law will be unanimously agreed on. Which is probably good, because the stuff that's
mostly unanimous is often where future generations discover us all to be psychopathic dictators.
Krulle
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by Krulle » Mon Nov 27, 2017 7:47 am
Absalom wrote: dragoongfa wrote: raistlin34 wrote: I wonder if there is anything Humanity may unanimously agree about.
That water is wet?
And now I'm picturing a conspiracy theorist shouting that it's a lie...
But yes, only the things that are unassailably true via physical law will be unanimously agreed on. [...]
Earth is flat?
Pretty sure that all physical laws so far have proven that Earth is NOT flat, except maybe as seen from a 5th or 6th dimension...
The Ur-Quan Masters finally gets a continuation of the story! Late backing possible, more info soon.
raistlin34
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by raistlin34 » Mon Nov 27, 2017 8:56 am
But yes, only the things that are unassailably true via physical law will be unanimously agreed on. ]
Earth is flat?
Pretty sure that all physical laws so far have proven that Earth is NOT flat, except maybe as seen from a 5th or 6th dimension...
welcome to Humanity, Loroi.
boldilocks
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by boldilocks » Mon Nov 27, 2017 6:49 pm
Can water actually be wet, though?
Absalom
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by Absalom » Sat Dec 02, 2017 11:23 pm
Krulle wrote: Absalom wrote: dragoongfa wrote: That water is wet?
And now I'm picturing a conspiracy theorist shouting that it's a lie...
But yes, only the things that are unassailably true via physical law will be unanimously agreed on. [...]
Earth is flat?
Pretty sure that all physical laws so far have proven that Earth is NOT flat, except maybe as seen from a 5th or 6th dimension...
Pretty sure that topology theory says that the Earth IS flat... from a certain point of view.
boldilocks
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by boldilocks » Sun Dec 03, 2017 9:52 am
Absalom wrote: Pretty sure that topology theory says that the Earth IS flat... from a certain point of view.
You're damn right, Riemann. It's vertical slabs all the way down.
Turrosh Mak
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by Turrosh Mak » Sun Dec 03, 2017 3:10 pm
Absalom wrote: Pretty sure that topology theory says that the Earth IS flat... from a certain point of view.
You are technically correct; the best kind of correct.