The biggest illusion

[mmouse]

I've realized something recently, but it's such a paradigm shift, it's taking a long time to sink in.

We are just accidental lifeforms on a random planet that came and will go in a tiny fraction of universe's history. Our microscopically short human lives start and end within the blink of an eye.

Meanwhile we all think our lives are full of purpose, meaning, progression. We think we have souls. Our lives feel significant and precious. We invented religion to support these ideas. Well, too bad, everyone's just going to die and turn to dust. All your memories, hopes, dreams, ambitions will be destroyed and forgotten.

I wonder if anyone in the world truly understands this? If you apply it to everything you think and do, what kind of person would you be?

 

[Petzel]

I've realized something recently, but it's such a paradigm shift, it's taking a long time to sink in.

We are just accidental lifeforms on a random planet that came and will go in a tiny fraction of universe's history. Our microscopically short human lives start and end within the blink of an eye.

Meanwhile we all think our lives are full of purpose, meaning, progression. We think we have souls. Our lives feel significant and precious. We invented religion to support these ideas. Well, too bad, everyone's just going to die and turn to dust. All your memories, hopes, dreams, ambitions will be destroyed and forgotten.

I wonder if anyone in the world truly understands this? If you apply it to everything you think and do, what kind of person would you be?

You sound like an existentialist.

 

[Flex]

I've realized something recently, but it's such a paradigm shift, it's taking a long time to sink in.

We are just accidental lifeforms on a random planet that came and will go in a tiny fraction of universe's history. Our microscopically short human lives start and end within the blink of an eye.

Meanwhile we all think our lives are full of purpose, meaning, progression. We think we have souls. Our lives feel significant and precious. We invented religion to support these ideas. Well, too bad, everyone's just going to die and turn to dust. All your memories, hopes, dreams, ambitions will be destroyed and forgotten.

I wonder if anyone in the world truly understands this? If you apply it to everything you think and do, what kind of person would you be?

A Seventh Day Adventist follower... pretty much...


Flex

 

[Spacealien2]

Looks like you will like this. These two people are pretty well known scientists. Lawrence Krauss is a theoretical physicist (cosmologist to be more precise). Richard Dawkins is an evolutionary biologist.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gH9UvnrARf8

 

[NYguardianangel]

I've realized something recently, but it's such a paradigm shift, it's taking a long time to sink in.

We are just accidental lifeforms on a random planet that came and will go in a tiny fraction of universe's history. Our microscopically short human lives start and end within the blink of an eye.

Meanwhile we all think our lives are full of purpose, meaning, progression. We think we have souls. Our lives feel significant and precious. We invented religion to support these ideas. Well, too bad, everyone's just going to die and turn to dust. All your memories, hopes, dreams, ambitions will be destroyed and forgotten.

I wonder if anyone in the world truly understands this? If you apply it to everything you think and do, what kind of person would you be?

So your just figuring this out now? my dear mmouse, stand at the edge of a cliff overlooking the North Atlantic Ocean and grasp the emptiness, depth and vastness of that huge pond... or get out of the city, go up north in the middle of nowhere, on a hill top, look from left to right see a sky filed with stars from horizon to horizon. Yea; you're one breath short of not existing.

No omnipotent individual could have picked this tiny speck of dust in the cosmos of the galaxy to decide... "...this is where I shall plant a seed... I'll call it Adam" you know the rest of the story...

A simple rock the size of a school bus hits this spinning globe and we're all as extinct as the T-Rex.

Put that in your cranial implants

Just my opinion.... but then again, I'm Catholic.

Now that irony

 

[rex_baner]

I've realized something recently, but it's such a paradigm shift, it's taking a long time to sink in.

We are just accidental lifeforms on a random planet that came and will go in a tiny fraction of universe's history. Our microscopically short human lives start and end within the blink of an eye.

Meanwhile we all think our lives are full of purpose, meaning, progression. We think we have souls. Our lives feel significant and precious. We invented religion to support these ideas. Well, too bad, everyone's just going to die and turn to dust. All your memories, hopes, dreams, ambitions will be destroyed and forgotten.

I wonder if anyone in the world truly understands this? If you apply it to everything you think and do, what kind of person would you be?

Hmm you are right. Might as well start a mass suicide. You drink first.

 

[anon1]

Someone needs to get laid.........





































me!

 

[LKD]

yup if you look at the lifeline of the universe, earth is just a tiny molecular speck... Human life wouldn't even be detected under a powerful microscope xD

Life is very short; Don't take it too seriously and love everyone, especially those very close to you.

 

[Closer68]

I've realized something recently, but it's such a paradigm shift, it's taking a long time to sink in.

We are just accidental lifeforms on a random planet that came and will go in a tiny fraction of universe's history. Our microscopically short human lives start and end within the blink of an eye.

Meanwhile we all think our lives are full of purpose, meaning, progression. We think we have souls. Our lives feel significant and precious. We invented religion to support these ideas. Well, too bad, everyone's just going to die and turn to dust. All your memories, hopes, dreams, ambitions will be destroyed and forgotten.

I wonder if anyone in the world truly understands this? If you apply it to everything you think and do, what kind of person would you be?

You're absolutely correct, and I probably needed this reminder. I need to be less risk-averse.

 

[groggy]

True.
We are all inconsequential to the fate of the universe.
So spending all our free time paying to fondle ladies will not dramatically change the universe either.
Phew.

 

[MILUPA]

true.
We are all inconsequential to the fate of the universe.
So spending all our free time paying to fondle ladies will not dramatically change the universe either.
Phew.

lmfao

 

[Celticman]

A simple rock the size of a school bus hits this spinning globe and we're all as extinct as the T-Rex.

Actually it was the size of Mt Everest

 

[Celticman]

I wonder if anyone in the world truly understands this? If you apply it to everything you think and do, what kind of person would you be?

The same.

 

[Rockslinger]

Don't worry, be happy.

 

[Don Draper]

[SIZE=+2]I'm astounded by people who want to 'know' the universe when it's hard enough to find your way around Chinatown.

- Woody Allen[/SIZE]​

 

[HEYHEY]

You guys are silly pretending you have it all figure out. Reality is none of us have a clue

 

[Closer68]

You guys are silly pretending you have it all figure out. Reality is none of us have a clue

True

 

[simon482]

You guys are silly pretending you have it all figure out. Reality is none of us have a clue

whatever. i got this bitch figured out.

 

[MrMessi]

What if there is a god, don't be too sure there isn't, your just living in denial if you throw out that possibility.

Better be a good boy

 

[LurkingInMyTent]

What if there is a god, don't be too sure there isn't, your just living in denial if you throw out that possibility.

Better be a good boy

Pascal's Wager. I like the J. B. S. Haldane quote to the effect that "Not only is the universe stranger than you imagine, it's stranger than you can imagine."