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Originally posted by Hamden106:
In creation theory, who created the creators?
In big bang theory, what was before the boom?

Big bang theory: And the Lord said 'Let there be light." and BANG! it happened!

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Originally posted by 95flhr:
Why is the Second Amendment treated as the bastard step child of the Bill of Rights?

Because it is the only one that has the potential of preventing the destruction of the others--the only one with any real power (Mao: "Power comes out of the barrel of a gun."

flashguy

In the word "scent", is the S silent, or is it the C?

If we come from dust, and return to dust, if I dust my furniture am I actually just disturbing departed old friends who are trying to hang out and relax with me?

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Originally posted by MikeinNC:
Ok, seriously, I wonder if when we die and go to heaven do we get to know how things were in history and can we see those kinda things? Like you could go back to Ancient Greece and watch the city states fight each other, or could you go see DaVinci draw his vitruvian man...

What? Wait: no seriousness allowed, even if the question was serious.

I knew a former nun who was looking forward Heaven for that very reason. She believed that that would be part of the entertainment of being there, i.e., to be able to look back in history to observe everything that ever happened. I’m not sure where that concept originated, but perhaps it was with the early Christian theologian Thomas Aquinas who believed that part of the enjoyments of paradise would be to watch the sinners being tormented in Hell.

In any event, I have often pondered that idea as I have other religious beliefs. My question about the idea is whether there are any limits to what could be observed from Heaven. The DaVinci example is a good one: If we could see him working on his art and science when in his residence by himself, could we see everything else he was doing in private? If so, and assuming that he is also in Heaven and aware of what other people there are doing, what would he think of that? I know that I’m not going to be there worrying about such things, but if I were, that would take the shine off the entire heavenly experience for me.

All right, "Why a duck" ?

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Originally posted by WaterburyBob:
All right, "Why a duck" ?

I'll go one further-

"Why a platypus"?

Why do we dream and what do dreams mean, if anything?

HAMLET: To be, or not to be: that is the question:

So what is the answer.

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Originally posted by Angus the Kid:
If matter is made of atoms...and atoms are electrons orbiting a nucleus.

Why is it then two objects touch, the electrons don't collapse upon their respective nuclei and all matter collapses in a giant chain reaction...?

Because there is an incredible amount of space between atoms, and between the electron clouds around nuclei and the nuclei themselves, plus very strong forces at work that make gravity look like a gossamer bungee cord.

To compress them and overcome the forces at work, you'd need a tremendous amount of energy.