universeness

I was talking about the more interesting examples: Consider the formula again: observer time = proper time/square root(1- (velocity/speed of light)^2 ...

Sorry about that 'messed up' last sentence, it should have been: I do/would not wish to infringe/restrict/constrict your turn of phrase and I don't th...

'Lost in translation' is often an issue. We often call people 'sweetheart,' or we might say that an outcome was 'sweet,' to indicate we are friendly t...

Perhaps our disagreement is only on how each of us might emotionally react to a particular truth. My reaction to some truths, such as the leader of my...

Hello, thanks for the welcome. I have enjoyed reading some of your exchanges in the shoutbox. Yeah, I love maths, but I have only experienced it to se...

Well, I hope you took my 'silly' criticism as merely my opinion on your viewpoint, nothing more. It's your magnanimous choice if you don't wish to cal...

You typed: I took this to mean that only an external observer of the Universe could make measurements/perform experiments on the Universe (as a whole)...

Ok EugeneW! I defer to your more detailed knowledge of the topic in comparison with mine.

Ok, It could well be that I was not attentive enough when watching Rovelli on YouTube. So, I assume you are saying that according to Rovelli, it's not...

Such terms are easily looked up using internet searching. From the internet, Skeuomorphs are typically used to make something new feel familiar. My ca...

I think parents who face the truth of losing a child due to the current actions of Russian soldiers in Ukraine are justified in feeling bitter about s...

No, if v=0 then the v squared divided by c squared part of the formula would be 0, BUT inside the square root part of the formula we have 1- so we wou...

I forgot to include couple of links: https://www.compassonline.org.uk/ https://peoplesmomentum.com/ I am not a member of either of these groups, yet, ...

A great thread! In the UK, there are two groups I know of called 'momentum' and 'compass,' who are trying to create a new progressive politics which t...

Here is an example of the use of the time dilation formula, based on an example I took from https://www.softschools.com/formulas/physics/time_dilation...

I'm not sure I fully understand your algebraic/relational argument here but are you talking about Rovelli's proposal regarding the measurement problem...

A very reasonable position to take. One that allows people to just 'move on' and try to concentrate on the areas of science and philosophy which we ca...

Such an action on your part is an example of what I am trying to say. Your act of will would be effective in that it would allow you to prevent that w...

Thanks, It was a nice wee evening but everyone is down due to Putin's War on the Ukrainians. I don't, I see you as someone who is taking part in Pasca...

Fair enough, it's Saturday night! Beer Time again! have a good evening EugeneW! Thanks for sharing your views with me!

Don't be so anthropocentric!

I missed an intended few sentences, so: I don't think 'wants to' comes into it, in a similar sense to you not being asked if you wanted to exist befor...

I don't think 'wants to' comes into it, in a similar sense to you not being asked if you wanted to exist before you did. Murphy's law may be Universal...

These are tough questions. I think we need that million years of scientific thinking that I mentioned, at least, before any answers that are more than...

Ha Ha, you always seem to get a wee 'god' image in there somehow!

Its often said that genius and madness are close siblings. There are many examples of very talented people who were also slightly mad. The music/film/...

Well do you mean only you? from a religious style 'chosen one' perspective or as a random happenstance or as the Universe's deliberate 'reasoned' deci...

How can it be now, when there are unanswered questions? No omni's are possible if we have unanswered questions.

We are part of the Universe so I think reference to an object is a reference to all of its parts. The Universe is not yet self-aware as we do not yet ...

Photon is merely a label. Is a thought made up of massless constituents? I don't think we know yet. can a human consciousness exist in the future as a...

I can feel your incredulity and your protest but your last sentence is my main point. If you personally decided, within an instant of time, that 'this...

Your musings are as valid as mine. You have added mathematical set theory to your musings to strengthen your posit. Mathematics is a powerful tool of ...

Yes, but only impossible due to the natural constraints/rules/laws that appear to be 'impossible to defy.' It is impossible for mass to travel at ligh...

I think the last two questions will probably be something like what is nothing? and what is our purpose now? There would be no more need for memoriali...

Keep faith in us and in yourself. We are alive! and as long as that's true we will keep trying to think of new questions. If we ever know everything, ...

I agree, but at least you and I can shout about it. We can protest and demand better. I am convinced that you and I are actually many many millions, p...

Trying to explain what nothing is, is one of the hardest questions there is. The best we can do at present is 'an absence of something.' This is of co...

Well, I just mean that it seems to me that if you consider history since we left the wild. We were in small groups that united by conquest/ political ...

He does say that photons are all that would be left, your right on that but I don't recall what he cited as the source of the 'bounce.' I went to YouT...

I think I was paraphrasing him a little. I think he just posits a new Universe starting within the space of the old. I think he calls it 'Universal bo...

I have always held a similar view. I need my suffering, as a comparator, without it or at least, without its threat, I cannot appreciate pleasure. I e...

You agree, because you are, as I believe most people are, fundamentally good. This is confirmed by your last sentence. Putin and his forces are killin...

Let's say you are correct. If you can think of a question that has not been answered and 'proved' then we cannot claim omnipotence or omniscience. I d...

No, he suggests the expansion will continue and heat deaths will eventually reach a point when all that's left is black holes and they will slowly eva...

'Duty' was just my choice of word to try to suggest a 'strong responsibility' on your part. It was my statement and I am of the Universe but I cannot ...

If, and once, we have answered all questions, as we would then be omnipotent and omniscient. This might take a while though.

Ok, but as I suggested earlier, I think we are its attempt to develop an ability to 'care.' Thanks, I will add it to my 'text I need to read now! list...

I think this is a similar viewpoint to that of Roger Penrose but I think he also suggests that some information can pass from time epoch to time epoch...

Hello, first time I have chatted directly with you I think. A pleasure to chat with you. Can you explain your 'The Universe just as something static' ...

So do you favour the oscillating Universe theory or Roger Penrose and his dissipating Universe and the creation of a new Universe within a new epoch o...