Man, while I do agree that whether we meet extraterrestrial life is debatable, I think it's pretty selfish/ignorant to say we're the only sentient beings in the universe, let alone the galaxy.
The Earth is the leg of the dust mite that is the solar system on the tenement carpet that is our galaxy in the massive megacity that is our universe.
I can't count to a thousand without getting bored and quitting.
Are there at least a thousand stars in the sky? Proof of extraterrestrial life!
Now you're thinking with Kusu™
thats not even close to what i was saying.
i was saying that with a number that large (which may as well be infinite; I realize that this is not in astronomical terms. I've never claimed to be an astronomer) the chances of there not being any life other than earth are much larger than the chances of there being other life forms.
I can't count to a thousand without getting bored and quitting.
Are there at least a thousand stars in the sky? Proof of extraterrestrial life!
Now you're thinking with Kusuâ„¢
thats not even close to what i was saying.
i was saying that with a number that large (which may as well be infinite; I realize that this is not in astronomical terms. I've never claimed to be an astronomer) the chances of there not being any life other than earth are much larger than the chances of there being other life forms.
Yes but that logic is so flawed it hurts. From where are you deriving your probabilities? Seriously, the fact that there are 70x10^24 stars could very easily be outweighed by any number of other factors (read the goddamn Drake equation). If you start multiplying the probabilities involved in a Goldilocks-zone planet you'll see why you can't just say "Well there are a lot of stars I mean c'mon" and then authoritatively state that there is a high probability of life existing.
While I personally think that there is alien life out there, I know it's an opinion and could just as easily be false. There isn't any kind of "mathematical proof" that we aren't alone. There is not enough information to reach a conclusion.
Oh my fucking Jesus son of the Lord I just realized there have got to be people on this board that are younger than Calvin and Hobbes' being dead and gone.
thats not even close to what i was saying.
i was saying that with a number that large (which may as well be infinite; blah blah blah
THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A NUMBER SO LARGE IT MAY AS WELL BE INFINITE
THERE IS NO "ALMOST INFINITY"
THAT IS NOT HOW INFINITY WORKS
YOU ARE FAILING TO GRASP THIS ON ITS MOST FUNDAMENTAL LEVEL
Well, I mean...if the universe is finite...and there's a finite number of matter/energy in it...then you could say that a number representing the total number of the smallest possible particles 'may as well be infinity'...
or is that too much of a d&d answer?
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thats not even close to what i was saying.
i was saying that with a number that large (which may as well be infinite; blah blah blah
THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A NUMBER SO LARGE IT MAY AS WELL BE INFINITE
THERE IS NO "ALMOST INFINITY"
THAT IS NOT HOW INFINITY WORKS
YOU ARE FAILING TO GRASP THIS ON ITS MOST FUNDAMENTAL LEVEL
Well, I mean...if the universe is finite...and there's a finite number of matter/energy in it...then you could say that a number representing the total number of the smallest possible particles 'may as well be infinity'...
or is that too much of a d&d answer?
Assuming D&D means "know jack shit about math," it is certainly a D&D answer
The point: infinity is not a number, it is a concept. An infinity of something can never exist in the real world, ever.
Heck, even if you had an infinite amount of time, the only things you would be able to count would be things with cardinality aleph null or similar (the naturals, for instance). If you had an infinite amount of time, you still wouldn't be able to count the reals.
What I am trying to say is that any number you can think of (and any number you can't, is still infinitely less than infinity.
(this also goes for the dude who posted graham's number: no, you cannot be "close" to infinity. ever.)
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I once saw an edit of this one where the punchline was Batman simply phasing out. Wish I still had it.
He wasn't prepared
Mixing it up a little.
Last one... probably.
Also: I admit that that R&E strip is far superior.
Ahaha, that's awesome.
Are there at least a thousand stars in the sky?
Proof of extraterrestrial life!
Did Gary Larson say that?
Somebody said that. I probably messed it up.
We're just tiny little specks, about the size of Mickey Rooney.
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The Earth is the leg of the dust mite that is the solar system on the tenement carpet that is our galaxy in the massive megacity that is our universe.
So, yeah.
thats not even close to what i was saying.
i was saying that with a number that large (which may as well be infinite; I realize that this is not in astronomical terms. I've never claimed to be an astronomer) the chances of there not being any life other than earth are much larger than the chances of there being other life forms.
From Calvin and Hobbes, I think it was Calvin.
Yes but that logic is so flawed it hurts. From where are you deriving your probabilities? Seriously, the fact that there are 70x10^24 stars could very easily be outweighed by any number of other factors (read the goddamn Drake equation). If you start multiplying the probabilities involved in a Goldilocks-zone planet you'll see why you can't just say "Well there are a lot of stars I mean c'mon" and then authoritatively state that there is a high probability of life existing.
While I personally think that there is alien life out there, I know it's an opinion and could just as easily be false. There isn't any kind of "mathematical proof" that we aren't alone. There is not enough information to reach a conclusion.
THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A NUMBER SO LARGE IT MAY AS WELL BE INFINITE
THERE IS NO "ALMOST INFINITY"
THAT IS NOT HOW INFINITY WORKS
YOU ARE FAILING TO GRASP THIS ON ITS MOST FUNDAMENTAL LEVEL
AHA
That makes since. Those were my favorite two comic strips.
How can it possibly have been 12 years?!
FUCKING
SHIT
edit: Lucky for me they were still running Calvin and Hobbes when I read newspaper comic pages. It ended in like 1994/5 right?
Alternatively:
How have I survived?
Not Infinity, but closer than most.
Buy the books?
Well, I mean...if the universe is finite...and there's a finite number of matter/energy in it...then you could say that a number representing the total number of the smallest possible particles 'may as well be infinity'...
or is that too much of a d&d answer?
Assuming D&D means "know jack shit about math," it is certainly a D&D answer
The point: infinity is not a number, it is a concept. An infinity of something can never exist in the real world, ever.
Heck, even if you had an infinite amount of time, the only things you would be able to count would be things with cardinality aleph null or similar (the naturals, for instance). If you had an infinite amount of time, you still wouldn't be able to count the reals.
What I am trying to say is that any number you can think of (and any number you can't, is still infinitely less than infinity.
(this also goes for the dude who posted graham's number: no, you cannot be "close" to infinity. ever.)
I'm tempted to buy the complete collection, but it's 90 bucks.
http://www.pvponline.com/my-parents-are-dead/
it's a pity that he's never made anything else near as funny