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Our Existence

Name: Anonymous 2012-03-03 0:36

So, some say our existence as humans is completely irrelevant and so small compared to the entire system we reside in.

Yet, we thrive on our own existence. Plus, we've created tons of change to just one planet. Maybe even more..in the future?

Tell me your opinion. Would you all say we are unimportant?

Name: Anonymous 2012-03-03 6:29

Importance is a relative concept, varying from different viewpoints, but it's hard to imagine that one who believes we have no importance could find significance in any human action.  It's easy to think we're unimportant when trying to think of the big picture and how insignificant we seem in comparison to the universe as a whole, but our own reality is much more restricted.  If we are not important than we have no reason to respect any sort of ethics.  I don't think it's completely irrational, but from the perspective of one who does have values it has a lot more potential to be corrosive.  I think it's better to assume we are important.

Name: Anonymous 2012-03-04 5:52

Consciousness.
Duh.

Name: caHarkness 2012-03-18 3:44

Cause and effect theory.

We are here because at the beginning of this universe, something happened. This universe introduced a system of an indefinite amount of particles that we perceive as matter and energy. I like to think that if you were to keep "zooming" in, you would reveal larger amounts of smaller particles. Anyways, these particles all follow one system: the "rule" book. We have still yet to discover all these "rules", however, we know that at the beginning of the universe there was an X amount, and now- even until the end, there will be an X amount. After the "introduction" of matter, there is no further creation of destruction of it.

In lay man's terms, the matter will react with itself, forming large attractions in space (stars, solar systems, and galaxies). Systems with large amounts of energy often emit variants of the introductory "elements" which are vital to life. These variants often store energy until another variant reacts with it, causing it to release or attract more to the system. In most chemistry courses, you witness examples of molecular interaction, and if you were to repeat a particular test over and over, the same results would be expressed.

Think of life as a quirk- an accidental formation. At the beginning of life, strands of "chainable" compounds were formed. These molecules would link together and fall apart, depending on the environment it was in. I've heard stories about how life began in a storm, where massive amounts of energy was involved. My theory is that this "chainable" compound was surrounded by a membrane that would protect itself long enough to link up with others. As this molecule grew large, it would break away, tearing the membrane to form a secondary membrane- however, at this stage, it is still not considered cellular reproduction.

After quite some time, most of the membranes that developed a pattern of reproduction thrived in its surroundings. I would even go as far as saying that they developed some kind of "link reserve" system that kept a copy of itself inside the membrane. Sound familiar? RNA. So this membrane finally has a reference and a way to duplicate itself. At this point, it would be considered cellular reproduction, because copies of the same strand would be found in multiple membranes- if a large enough sample was taken. However, in this phase of life, bigger cells still absorbed smaller cells- dominating the inferior. In different locations, some cells might have acquired some compounds in their membrane to protect from being absorbed.

Billions of years later, these cells would contain enough "code" that makes every detail of life possible. Some cells would be able to protect other cells, some would interact with electrical pulses, some would function as a reproductive cell. As a system, they make an organism function. Each cell individually, would be useless, but together, they bridge the seam between matter and "life".

Name: Anonymous 2012-03-18 5:07

We are not unimportant.  We can find you anywhere.   We do not forgive.  You say the rest. We are not important.  We have more choices than you let us.  We. Are. Legion.

Name: Anonymous 2012-03-18 6:32

And we go in circles.

Name: Anonymous 2012-03-18 14:43

By definition, we are significant in the cosmos. However, significane is a relative concept. Significance is the quality of being worthy of attention; important. It currently seems that life is not ubiquitous within the observable universe, ergo, we are significant: consider this analogy, if you are travelling across a great sea or desert and come across a seldom sight, a human or wild animal, is the spectacle not significant?

Name: Alex Kaye 2012-03-20 14:30

Technically we don't exist at allas quantum entanglement causes electrons to move togther simultaneousely. This violates the cause and effect theorem making an infinite amount of paradoxes. This destroys the 4th dimension (the dimension of time). Without time we can't have space meaning we don't exist, and nothing does anyway.

Name: sasha 2012-03-24 22:11

sure that we are not important compered to the entire universe and to the many parallel universes that exist,but we see our self as important being.
but even bacteria sees her colony as important and we don't notice any of this bacteria until it starts to make us sick or something,so we are also will stay unknown until the human race will do something big like taking over some another civilization's  planet.

Name: Anonymous 2012-04-19 1:37

Nothing can really be significant. Significance is a subjective thing. When you increase the scale, everything becomes insignificant, even the universe, because it only matters to people who care.

A more accurate thing to say about everything that has or will ever exist is that it just merely is.

Name: Anonymous 2012-04-19 16:38

>>8
Sorry to break it to you, but electrons aren't the only thing that exist.

Don't change these.
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