Recent content by lacasner

Err, sorry then, it seems I've posed my question in a painfully ambigous manner. Let me try again. We are aware, currently, that each of us are a particular body. I assumed when I posted my question initially that we should not posit the existence of a soul. However, I can see how it can be...

Do you think it is a question of mere chance, where at this particular existence you happen to percieve is the result of a fortunate conglomeration of atoms? Do you think the odds of you inhabiting you're own body were the same at the time of your birth as inhabiting any other living...

I can do it at will every 2 seconds, is it cheating if i kind of cover the page to see just the feet and then look back up at the whole image?

Thanks for your response tenparsecs. I'm considering doubling like you've suggested, but I'm worried that UF's physics departement isn't ranked as strongly as the chem one, in rankings such as ARWU. I know those rankings don't pertain to undergrad, but I still think they have some sort of...

Hey guys, thanks for the responses. It seems that there are no concrete answers to my concerns and that I just need to accept that. I know I won't able to just a flip a switch and change my mentality overnight though, but I'll try my best and see what happens.

Hello all. I'm an 18 year old high school graduate going into university next year. I consider myself to be a longtime lurker of these forums, and cannot say how grateful I am to have stumbled upon them. The breadth of the quality of people and knowledge on this forum is quite admirable...