Fountains are a big deal in Kansas City, there are a lot of fountains. Thus, fountains in the baseball park.
Early: You folks are all insane. Simon: Well, my sister's a ship. We had a complicated childhood.
'Objects In Space'
Natter .38 Special
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Gudanov - Aug 24, 2005 5:26:59 am PDT #797 of 10002
Coding and Sleeping
§ ita § - Aug 24, 2005 5:28:51 am PDT #798 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
If God is all-powerful and there is at least one entity known to be able to exist outside of the/a universe, then he must be able to create another one.
You don't need the middle bit, do you? Even if there isn't an entity outside the universe, he's not all powerful if he can't make one.
Saying he leaves time until last doesn't mean anything where time doesn't exist.
Why yes, which explains my cranial pain.
However, in order to parse the idea of the universe being created, we are applying time to the scenario, just to make it work. So there's cheating there already.
But, if God is all powerful, he should be able to do things that make my head hurt.
Any god that interests me is sufficiently uneffable that I never hope to get it, no matter how many axioms or prophets or holy books. Or they're one of the soap-operatic pantheon types.
Gudanov - Aug 24, 2005 5:31:41 am PDT #799 of 10002
Coding and Sleeping
No. "God created the universe" is not the same as "God crafted all events". It would be the case in a deterministic universe, but that begs the question.
I would say again this is assuming time outside the universe when time is a component of the universe. How can God start off the Universe and let events happen as they will if there is no concept of time outside the universe?
Theodosia - Aug 24, 2005 5:36:20 am PDT #800 of 10002
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Hey! Is that a cat over there?
Calli - Aug 24, 2005 5:42:09 am PDT #801 of 10002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Is that a cat over there?
Nope. Flying spagetti monster. Still kinda cute, though, in a noodly way.
DXMachina - Aug 24, 2005 5:43:12 am PDT #802 of 10002
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
I am still working out what HGTV genius decided that baseball stadia need water features. It's so very Disney.
Disney actually copied them when they remodeled whatever they call the stadium in Anaheim now. Royals Stadium is a beautiful ballpark, and was very different from the cookie cutter stadiums that were built immediately before it.
flea - Aug 24, 2005 5:45:58 am PDT #803 of 10002
information libertarian
I spent a looong looong time reading this discussion wondering why people kept invoking the Victorian poet Algernon Swinburne.
Why no, I have not the philosophic mind.
Also, my work it is to kill today.
Gudanov - Aug 24, 2005 5:54:43 am PDT #804 of 10002
Coding and Sleeping
Is that a cat over there?
Is that Schrodinger's cat?
Kalshane - Aug 24, 2005 5:56:30 am PDT #805 of 10002
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
Is that Schrodinger's cat?
Maybe. Maybe not.
(Edited because I can't make up my mind this morning.)
Nutty - Aug 24, 2005 5:56:33 am PDT #806 of 10002
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Royals Stadium is a beautiful ballpark
Or it would be, if not for the big fountain in the middle of the outfield. If it's actually located in the batter's blind, okay, that's a funny way to create a batter's blind. If it's not, then it's taking up room that could be cheap bleachers.