Amazing You Exists: All the Things That Had to Happen

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The discussion revolves around the complex and often humorous reflections on existence and the circumstances leading to one's life. Participants express a mix of annoyance and amusement at the idea of contemplating the myriad events that had to occur for them to be alive today. There are light-hearted comments about the discomfort of thinking about their parents' intimate lives, with some jokingly suggesting that parents are inherently asexual. The conversation touches on generational struggles, such as the challenges faced by ancestors, and includes playful banter about survival and the concept of "survival of the fittest." The notion of collective knowledge and self-awareness is also mentioned, with one participant suggesting that it reflects both evolutionary concepts and the ability to replicate. Overall, the thread balances humor with deeper philosophical musings on existence and lineage.
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Is it not, just think of all the things that had to happen, or not, for you to be
alive today.
 
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It's annoying rather than amazing!
 
yea yea pass me the popcorn! :biggrin:
 
The first page of "A short history of nearly everything" elaborated on that quite a bit...
 
Yup... ...
 
I beat everyone else up the stream...i deserve to be here:-p:approve:
 
except for me, cause I'm god...



that reminds me: where the hell is YDOAPS?
 
wolram said:
Is it not, just think of all the things that had to happen, or not, for you to be
alive today.
:eek: :bugeye: I'd rather not think about what had to happen for me to be alive. That would mean thinking about...my parents...having...no, I just can't say it, I mean, it's my parents! :smile:
 
Moonbear said:
:eek: :bugeye: I'd rather not think about what had to happen for me to be alive. That would mean thinking about...my parents...having...no, I just can't say it, I mean, it's my parents! :smile:
just you bringing up the idea makes me want to huddle up in a corner and cry.
 
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This solves the sex discussion in the social science section, parrents are per definition asexual creatures. :approve:
 
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Moonbear said:
:eek: :bugeye: I'd rather not think about what had to happen for me to be alive. That would mean thinking about...my parents...having...no, I just can't say it, I mean, it's my parents! :smile:

But if your parents didn't, or your grand parents didn't? think of all the trouble
you caused over the centuries. generations of nappy changes, burpings
sleepless nights.
 
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rocketboy said:
I beat everyone else up the stream...i deserve to be here:-p:approve:
Well, first downstream, then upstream, and well, at least part of did. The other part was waiting to see who (or what) would show up. :biggrin:
 
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Is it not, just think of all the things that had to happen, or not, for you to be
alive today.
The knowledge of self spread amounst the colective...
 
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Anttech said:
The knowledge of self spread amounst the colective...

Nah, its just do it till you drop and hope for the best :smile:
 
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wolram said:
But if your parents didn't, or your grand parents didn't? think of all the trouble
you caused over the centuries. generations of nappy changes, burpings
sleepless nights.
Oh, grandparents can, just parents can't. My one set of grandparents were quite spunky, so it doesn't phase me at all to think of them...at least when they were younger...being "romantic," even if they always slept in separate beds (that might be the secret to a long and happy marriage...my grandmother said it never stopped them from meeting between the beds :smile:). At least they slept in the same room. My other grandparents have gone years of sleeping on entirely different floors of the house! They're just the weird grandparents. :rolleyes:
 
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I found these interesting:

rocketboy said:
I beat everyone else up the stream...i deserve to be here:-p:approve:

Anttech said:
The knowledge of self spread amounst the colective...

I interpret that to me both survival of the fittest and the capability to "replicate". Quite profound indeed :smile:

However, if I may offer a suggestion for improvement to Anttech:

"The knowldege of self-spread amongst the collective":smile:
 
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saltydog said:
I found these interesting:





I interpret that to me both survival of the fittest and the capability to "replicate". Quite profound indeed :smile:

However, if I may offer a suggestion for improvement to Anttech:

"The knowldege of self-spread amongst the collective":smile:

Wait a minute. I though we weren't suppose to say anything profound down here. That sort of thing is "looked down upon" . . . down here . . . is it?
 
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saltydog said:
Wait a minute. I though we weren't suppose to say anything profound down here. That sort of thing is "looked down upon" . . . down here . . . is it?

Yup, that report button grew red hot, profound is so close to profane in GD,
although i think you are allowed one mistake :smile:
 

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