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Jara sang Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-07-06 07:47 PM
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What is the nature of time?
Does the present moment exist? Can a moment in time be captured? Utilized? Exploited? We are at the mercy of forces that are beyond our comprehension. Pass me that Klein bottle, I need a drink.

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jpgray Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-07-06 07:50 PM
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1. Having stapled together a few moebius strips
I can say the whole business about it only having one face is a lot of bullshit. It's a regular Janus!
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Richard Steele Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-07-06 07:57 PM
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2. Time is an ILLUSION created by the mind...
...to compensate for its inability to understand
everything all at once.

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rug Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-07-06 08:19 PM
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3. An urge to urinate during a traffic jam.
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Fox Mulder Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-07-06 08:20 PM
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4. I think I need a drink too.
Edited on Mon Aug-07-06 08:20 PM by Fox Mulder
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Crabby Appleton Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-07-06 08:34 PM
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5. time is
nature's way of keeping everything from happening at once.
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Zomby Woof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-07-06 08:39 PM
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6. A way of measuring motion through space
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ThomCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-07-06 08:57 PM
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7. One thing I learned while studying religion and theology
is that there is no point in asking unanswerable questions. It's best to live your life in a way that makes the question irrelevant so you don't need to worry about it.

We have a hard enough time answering the questions that are within our grasp. :)
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Fox Mulder Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-07-06 08:58 PM
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8. If a tree fell in the woods and nobody was around...
Edited on Mon Aug-07-06 08:58 PM by Fox Mulder
would anyone give a shit?

:P
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ThomCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-07-06 08:59 PM
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9. Exactly!
You are a wise man. :)
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