Slog - Comments on Being The World

Comment by Jubilation T. Cornball

Jubilation T. Cornball — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:03:36 -0800

"There is a point at which the Earth came into being? In this meaning (or use), 'being' is something that can be alive or dead. 'Being,' here, is just 'being there'...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsQ_ClWBeRI

Comment by umvue

umvue — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:06:03 -0800

Every week when the Scientists get together it's the same darned thing. All are baffled by crop circles and puzzled by the strange lights in the sky but, dammit, there's never an agreement on what life is.

Comment by Fnarf

Fnarf — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:21:29 -0800

This reminds me of trying to read "Being and Nothingness", Sartre's "masterpiece", which was nothing but endless repetitive sentences that had no meaning and referred to nothing, unmoored from the physical world to the point that they were as interesting as random sequences of letters that didn't even form words.

Comment by DaiBando

DaiBando — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:30:06 -0800

Chaz, you really need to work on your photo attribution. I know you didn't take that picture last time you were in high earth orbit.

Comment by Jeff Stevens

Jeff Stevens — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:33:49 -0800

This post proves--proves!--that Charles Mudede is a latent planetist. I mean, what about the other planets? What about Mars? What about Venus? Is their existences (sic) not equally as valid as those of the Earth (sic)?

Charles Mudede, you are a total Earthling chauvinist pig. How you make me want to hate. Especially those who write more better than me.

Comment by Big Sven

Big Sven — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:33:57 -0800

DaiBando, the ISS is in Low Earth Orbit. It's orbital inclination is high- the angle of the orbit as it crosses the equator- hence it's a challenge for the Shuttle to get there. But it's only about 100km above the edge of where orbits start to decay due to trace atmosphere.

Comment by monkey

monkey — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:34:20 -0800

Now go YouTube The Arctic Monkeys cover of Diamonds are Forever!

Comment by madelinear

madelinear — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:39:54 -0800

i didn't see who wrote this and then i scrolled back up and it was just as i thought.

sometimes i wish, when posed with a question, i didn't feel the incessant need to answer it, regardless of an inability to do so.

sometimes it's just too much. but i guess it's a good too much.

Comment by PC

PC — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:56:32 -0800

1. Mugabe ain't so bad look at Bush it's all global capitalism's fault.

2. Look at this fish cannery architecture it's great!

3. Being living nothing being living nothing blah blah blah blah.

4. Boobs.

[repeat]

Comment by Jeff Stevens

Jeff Stevens — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:04:22 -0800

PC @9,

"Something is happening here/But you don't know what it is/Do you, Mister Jones?

Comment by Cookie W. Monster

Cookie W. Monster — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:34:17 -0800

In space no one can hear you scream:

"COOOOOOOOOOOOOO-KIEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!"

Comment by DaiBando

DaiBando — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:14:20 -0800

Big Sven, thanks for the correction. But do you think Chaz took that picture?

Comment by Vince

Vince — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:34:21 -0800

Harvard University is working to create life in the laboratory. The have developed methods of using water and oil to create a "cell" that can contain artificial DNA. They are in the process of creating artificial DNA using enzymes and acids etc. It shows great promise.

Comment by Big Sven

Big Sven — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:20:52 -0800

DaiBando- I think it's unlikely. But it was almost certainly taken by a member of the proletariat.

Comment by name

name — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:51:34 -0800

I would expect more from an intellectual such as yourself.