Why Are We Here? (another earthling thread)

Im not having a early life crisis or anything but sometimes im confused about the planet and universe its self and whats more confusing is the fact that no one actually knows why were here or how we were created... I have come to the conclusion that planet earth its self and all its inhabitants are a total fluke, a billion to one chance.

All we know is contained in this planet, if the planet exploded tomorrow what would happen? Would the universe even realise or miss us? The earth today is a product of evolution its self but even earthlings themselves are just a large group of dominant mammals trying to control and govern each other to get to where they want. We have gone from eating and relaxing, to sky scrapers that contain business centres and people striving for cars, watches, money when really its just metal/stardust made in to a certain shape.

Does anyone else think from time to time about the way the planet it in? Probably sounds like a but of a strange topic but for anyone who just takes another bite out of their cheese sandwich and thinks blues on crack is strange imo, the universe is a complete mystery.

Whats your views on this? 

Didn't you start a thread very similar to this a few months ago??

Was similar but about aliens/earthlings this is more aimed towards the planet its self, it just seems that complex that it must be governed by some higher power, not saying 'God' or whatever but im convinced that there is something going on that no one knows about. Fcuk knows, i suppose maybe no one knows?

Well yeah it is something I find myself thinking about with increasing frequency. Not about the planet per se, but just about our status in the universe. Are we unique, or are we just an example of many other civilizations like ours (I actually stole that sentence from a soundbyte used in an Orbital song, but it sums it up nicely!)

I totally get what you're saying about us being just a group of mammals trying to govern ourselves, and that's why sometimes I think it's slightly bizarre when I think of all the rules and moral codes that we place on things. You can't say the word F.U.C.K because it's "bad". Bad? Says who? There's nothing inherently 'bad' about that word (the combination of letters and the tones used by our vocal chords to speak it), but the word has been given 'bad' connotations by US over the years. We imply meaning and content into everything. But at the end of the day it's just a system, or a game. Sort of. Isn't it? But with all our rules and our supposed control over this system in which we live, we really have no control over anything. You can seize power, become king of the world for a little while and then you're quickly swept away by time, or fate, or whatever. We know/control nothing.

I like to think there is stuff going on that can't be explained by science. It's comforting to me for some reason.

interesting points CK its like take for example if the dinosaurs didn't die out would they of eventually got to our level eg going on holiday, flying round the planet and having entertainment etc. Every star we see may be like our sun, and may have surrounding planets... there are billions of stars so theoretically its impossible not to have other advanced civilisations?

Time is in a loop!

Alfermail


Time is in a loop!

Time is created with day and night and this only exists because of the way we live in a shadow for half the day

I don;t think we're unique - meaning our planet and the life on it.

It's depressing to think we might not find out one way or the other due to the vast distances between suns.

I don't think there's a reason "why" we are here - we just are, and we have to deal with it.
I think a life spent trying to find answers such as why are we here, what is our purpose, in a spiritual sense, is a wasted one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-u563xda1o&feature=related

Not a great vid but thats the earth comared to the largest know star, if you shine a powerful enough telescope into 1m square of the sky there are over 1 thousand galaxies i think....each containing stars like in the video...

will we be missed?

I seriously doubt it!

Varg


I don;t think we're unique - meaning our planet and the life on it.

It's depressing to think we might not find out one way or the other due to the vast distances between suns.

I don't think there's a reason "why" we are here - we just are, and we have to deal with it.
I think a life spent trying to find answers such as why are we here, what is our purpose, in a spiritual sense, is a wasted one.

It doesn't bother me that much tbh, i really enjoy life but im started to wonder on occasion about how we got here. The human race are a bit mad for example today i spent money on a lump of metal, with money that didn't actually theoretically exist in the 1st place... it was just some numbers in an account and i only wanted to buy what i bought in the 1st place because other people value them or whatever. Just seems mad how people have progressed to this from cavemen etc, but hey thats progression.

In some ways i think we have progressed as a society, medical, technology etc but as a physical species i think we are seriously in decline.

Blue_Lagoon3000

Alfermail


Time is in a loop!

Time is created with day and night and this only exists because of the way we live in a shadow for half the day

What do you mean here Blue?
 
Time has nothing to do with what we call night and day?

Blue_Lagoon3000

for example today i spent money on a lump of metal, with money that didn't actually theoretically exist in the 1st place... it was just some numbers in an account and i only wanted to buy what i bought in the 1st place because other people value them or whatever. Just seems mad how people have progressed to this from cavemen etc, but hey thats progression.

Bit young for a mid-life crisis
The concept of money, or value is a crazy one for sure.

I think humans are pretty amazing in many ways.
Basically we are advanced apes - very advanced. This has created some great things.
And some truly awful and pointless ones, like Lady Gaga.

Cheshire Cat

Blue_Lagoon3000

Alfermail


Time is in a loop!

Time is created with day and night and this only exists because of the way we live in a shadow for half the day

What do you mean here Blue?
 
Time has nothing to do with what we call night and day?

Meaning time as we perceive it, eg 9am/9pm etc

We're here to draw maps and label them 500bc. That way onlookers will think they're really old.

I am not sure why we are here as such, and I think spending too much time thinking about it is a waste of time (reasoning is a human trait, but maybe there is no reason for our existance). How we came about is interesting.

The existance of living conscious beings is quite amazing though, to me at least! And the fact there is something rather than nothing - but this goes way over my head.

Blue_Lagoon3000

what is this picture meant to represent?
 
If you want to think about these topics in more detail, READ! evolution, astrophysics, philosophy if you like...
I'm a big fan of muscletalk but im not sure of the merit in 'whats the meaning of it all...' threads on a bodybuilding website.

Even though I've never accepted religion, at the same time I've never believed in the big bang theory. I think the way we are as humans and the way we're brought up and educated, we feel the need that there has to be a beginning and an end, I believe the reality is there is neither. 

I think we are on an infinite loop of multiple dimensions, and what we know is so minute and insignificant it would perplex the most intelligent scientists we have.

One thing I've never grasped myself, is how it seems the majority of people can't look up at the stars on a clear night and be completely amazed at the sheer scale and beauty of what's around us. It makes everyday life seem so god damn insignificant.