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elizabeth  ·  1717 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Time Travel

i've only managed to time travel forward so far...





user-inactivated  ·  1717 days ago  ·  link  ·  

What if time is actually traveling backwards but we perceive it as going forward?

kleinbl00  ·  1717 days ago  ·  link  ·  

You can get all dorm-room philosopher about that but the 2nd law of thermodynamics specifically states "entropy increases" which also means "time always moves forward."

1st law: Energy is conserved (there's always a winner and a loser)

2nd law: Entropy increases (house always wins)

3rd law: Entropy approaches a constant value (can't stop playing until you're broke)

user-inactivated  ·  1717 days ago  ·  link  ·  

The other week, while on a coffee date with one of mine and Dala's good friends, I subjected them to a five minute rant about how much I absolutely detest drawn out conversations about metaphysics. That we devote so much thought to questions on concepts like souls, the afterlife, multiverses, what have you when we all clearly struggle to tackle even the basics of what it means to live a daily life of moral fortitude and constancy, which should be an area of greater focus and concern and practice, is beyond frustrating. Which is a longer way of saying that you calling me a dorm-room philosopher wounds my pride deeply sir. I. Am. Shook.

Clearly though, I have only myself to blame, for falling into a half decade long habit of neglecting to use the /s tag when I really should. If only there was a way to go back in time to earlier this morning, to undo a minor yet greatly embarrassing mistake.

kleinbl00  ·  1717 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Bah. I just throw that thermodynamics/gambling analogy around because I like it, it's simple and it demystifies science.

user-inactivated  ·  1717 days ago  ·  link  ·  

You're good. I'm mostly making noise. :)

CodeeKid  ·  1715 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Dude, chill! we all make mistakes. I want to fix alot of mistakes i made in the past. But i have not yet learned the skill to travel back in time. SOON! for now, let it be. Just chill. Be whou you are. And are what you be.

user-inactivated  ·  1715 days ago  ·  link  ·  

It's all good bro. No worries. I was just making a bit of noise.

CodeeKid  ·  1715 days ago  ·  link  ·  

HAHA

Hope you have a lekker day

steve  ·  1710 days ago  ·  link  ·  

trying to grok lekker. could be yummy. could be sexy. could be nice. could be tasty. could be hot.

care to share which you were leaning in to?

CodeeKid  ·  1709 days ago  ·  link  ·  

A mix between sexy and lekker, i am guessing. Just imagine the posibilities