Steven J. Dick - Why the Cosmos?

[@jamesruscheinski8602]

What does the extent of life found in galaxy mean for the universe? Whether intelligent life is found regularly throughout galaxy, whether intelligent is found in pockets here and there in the galaxy, or whether intelligent life is found only on earth; what would this say about the galaxy and universe?

[@stefanschmidbauer6075]

Nothing. Nothing :-) I assume those were rhetorical questions? As you know, some pockets are more likely to form life by having more favorable conditions for life. One could interpret that as us being something very special. Or one could say it's just another random even in this vast realm of possibilities, is my opinion

[@jamesruscheinski8602]

@@stefanschmidbauer6075possible, is that then a rhetorical answer?

[@bluelotus542]

The big deal is not with the temporary material worlds but with the eternal spiritual worlds.

[@xspotbox4400]

What do you mean by spiritual, sensations, emotions and thoughts are light waves, so we could use optics, lenses, prisms and mirrors to explore them.

[@chrisgreen8803]

This bizarre assumption that the normal state of things is “absolutely nothing “

[@andreasplosky8516]

@Chris Green "This bizarre assumption that the normal state of things is “absolutely nothing “ An important statement! It can not be said often enough!

[@ibrahimbello5655]

Keep they good work

[@jamesruscheinski8602]

Does the history of life on earth indicate any trends for life in general, such as if life is on increasingly smaller scales?

[@neffetSnnamremmiZ]

Universe is my structure!

[@PhebathanFrederick]

POV: you are looking for comments that talk about steve’s name

[@kite4792]

6:20 either that or even if this was the single (complex) Life planet, isnt that just as wonderful? :D

[@jamesruscheinski8602]

Are there any indications that human life on earth is subordinate to other intelligent life in galaxy; either by things happening in galaxy, or maybe more importantly by the behavior of government(s) on earth?

[@matishakabdullah5874]

Everyone has one conscious mind. One can imagine infinite numbers of worlds/universes/cosmos outside one's mind but at the end everything outside is only a single set of information of things in one mind. Implies that there can be only one true world/ universe/cosmos recognize by one conscious mind. Thus the definition of multi world/multiverse /cosmos has no meaning to a rational conscious mind which everything is only recognize a single set of things; all is information in one conscious mind.

[@tapatapaz]

Yes! this is it. but in the end, why does this Oneness exist at all

[@bozo5632]

If there's only one mind, how is it that I disagree with you?

[@iphaze]

Disclaimer; I’m not religious. But it’s fascinating to me that people hundreds of years ago were debating if Jesus saved other people on other planets by being sacrificed here on earth. If people are all modelled on the likeness of “god”, that would assume some kind of universal natural selection that determines that all life, even on other worlds would eventually look human. I wonder if this thinking pre-dates Darwin?

[@thereligionofrationality8257]

Why not? First? No?

[@francesco5581]

yes , you won a romantic dinner with Dawkins.

[@bondjames652]

Time is the key. The Earth could be the birth place of God millions of years old. If we weren't created and we are as Darwin suggested an evolutionary species then its fair to assume if we Humans could create life in a lab then some other evolutionary species could as well. So it's fair to assume we were created.

[@neffetSnnamremmiZ]

These are different thinking levels, creation and evolution, no conflict between, even Darwin knew that. The conflict between creation and evolution is only because undiffereniatedness, who mixes up the different thinking level. So creationists push their metaphysical thesis into physical level, where it has no place, and evolutionists raise their hypothesis on metaphysical level, where science can never reach to. ✌️

[@bondjames652]

@@neffetSnnamremmiZ .whatever.

[@Anonymous-yh4ol]

@@neffetSnnamremmiZ I agree. That's a great point!! It's worth looking into.

[@bondjames652]

@Stephen B . F.O loser.

[@jamesruscheinski8602]

Could be technology in galaxy, intelligence in universe, consciousness in multiverse, God in the beyond

[@kuroryudairyu4567]

🙏💜

[@mr.jaydeepmakwana7457]

Apart from video. I like his name

[@davidennis7241]

Has anyone computed the probability of life developing to the point of sentient beings? This, compared to the number of life-potential environments in the universe, would give us the probability of other intelligent beings existing at this same point in time, would it not?

[@soubhikmukherjee6871]

If there are Aliens 👽, they'd be laughing that we believe in the religion of materialism.

[@andreasplosky8516]

You must know your aliens very well. I think they might be laughing at you, not even knowing what the word "religion" means.

[@nahCmeR]

They probably pitty us. Wouldn't be surprised.

[@soubhikmukherjee6871]

We need more and more liberals and progressives in our society. The days of baby boomers should be over.

[@maxwellsimoes238]

Progressive Societ keep out inapropriete your comments. Important in liberal progressive are living out supertitions.

[@stefanschmidbauer6075]

What we don't need more of apparently are people drawing a sense of superiority from being atheists

[@NeverTalkToCops1]

The question is flawed. Next.

[@maxwellsimoes238]

Steve is living middle age . When he told Universe was God atributes Voyager 1 and 2 is searching God atributes. Hubble are discovering Black Holes. Steve isnt like Galilei but he is church inquisidor

[@dermotthompson2115]

You make no sense

[@bozo5632]

Yakkity yak. Not sure there's a subject matter here.

[@andreasplosky8516]

"Why the Cosmos?" There are 2 kinds of people. Those who honestly admit they do not know the answer to such a question (if it even makes sense to ask it), and those who just make up ridiculous shit, and pretend to know (the religious).

[@stefanschmidbauer6075]

I kind of agree with you on the why part. What bothers me tho: One could decide to never ask "Why" but that would also not get us anywhere. I claim by representing a view of "does it even make sense to ask it", one puts themselves in the same narrow tunnel view of belief (yes, belief) that "the religious" do. For me not asking "Why", "Whats the purpose" will bring us away from the truth, instead of closer to it

[@andreasplosky8516]

@@stefanschmidbauer6075 " I claim by representing a view of "does it even make sense to ask it", one puts themselves in the same narrow tunnel view of belief" That is where the "if" comes in.

[@ujjwalbhattarai8670]

Sky=water. Universe have no beginning and. Universe is like force. Force have no beginning and end. Time= everything. Universe is one not multi. Universe is like earth. If we divide earth as into 1000 countries in this time earth be earth. In same way universe is. Different countries have different rules In some way universe have differents parts and different fraction, force, gravity, life But universe is one.