Kim, thanks for your observing 'lurking' about the 'hatchet'. I do not believe that we would have buried it into each others' head, I accepted that Bruno may be irritated (by my question/remark, or by other business).
To your choice of Q-#1: recalls my usual doubt "in Mark's Plain English": does the "why" ask for originating history, or for a purpose? In the second case I count myself out. In the 1st meaning I have an answer:- I dunno - and do not think that ANY humanly conceived machine (Loeb?) could come up with an acceptable (for us) history from parts impenetrable for our views (of today).. Even if a 'supernatural and superhuman' comp can come up with something from "outside" our conceivable system, how could we muster some understanding for it? The best thing is: we '(mis)understand' it for an explanation that may or may not hold water. I am not in favor of human omniscience. Nice to hear from you again. John M On 3/14/07, Kim Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Lurking, lurking... > > > This thread started I believe with Tom's 3 magnificent questions, > aeons ago on my birthday last year. > > Thankee, Tom > > A little refresher now: > > > On 31/12/2006, at 8:25 AM, Tom Caylor wrote: > > > Besides the question of how meaning relates to this List, the question > > of meaning itself can be asked at several different levels, so I'll > > list a few: > > > > 1) Why does the universe exist? Why is there something rather than > > nothing? > > 2) Why do human beings in general exist? > > 3) Why do I exist? > > > > The purpose of listing these three questions is not to deal with > > all of > > them on this thread necessarily, but to show that the question of the > > meaning of life really is connected to the universal questions that > > this list tries to address. One's answer to any one of these > > questions > > can affect his/her answer to the other questions. > > > > It seems that we all have to eventually come to the question of the > > end > > of our lives. (Even if immortality, quantum or other kinds, is a > > reality, the question of the end of our lives is a topic addressed > > even > > on this List.) So as one man on United Flight 93 said before giving > > his life to save others, "Let's roll!" > > > > Tom > > > > It was a touching moment when Bruno and John 'buried the hatchet' > yesterday ;) > > I just want to say that this has been the most magnificent and > compelling thread I have contributed nothing to that I have ever > contributed nothing to > > nevertheless > > I think we need more on question 1 > > Questions 2 and 3 appear to have answers of sorts > > Kim Jones > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
