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Silent3

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11. Of course, I consider my ordered states to be the real me...

Reply to cleanhippie (Original post)

Tue May 29, 2012, 09:31 PM

May 2012

... the memories and thoughts, the aspects of self to which the Second Law of Thermodynamics will not be kind, far more me than the generic flow of matter and energy that comes and goes through me as I live.

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You want a physicist to speak at your funeral. [View all] cleanhippie May 2012 OP

I'm sure my family will want to hear about my photons at my funeral. rug May 2012 #1

I have always wanted to talk at my own funeral, about this exact thing Voice for Peace May 2012 #3

Given the gravity of the occasion, it's a perfect opportunity to discuss the conservation of energy. rug May 2012 #6

Yeah, reality is boring. cleanhippie May 2012 #4

Nuclear fission is reality too but it's not the focus of a funeral. rug May 2012 #8

Maybe it should be. cleanhippie May 2012 #12

"We are gathered here today not to mourn our late friend Steven, but to celebrate the gluon, rug May 2012 #13

That would have people rolling, not crying. cleanhippie May 2012 #15

I think it's awesome. Goblinmonger May 2012 #7

I'm having this played at my funeral. rug May 2012 #9

Elton John's cool. Goblinmonger May 2012 #10

It's a bit morbid, don't you think? laconicsax May 2012 #19

Yes, this is much more uplifting. rug May 2012 #20

I'm not sure that's the only other possibility. laconicsax May 2012 #24

No, I chose it because this thread needs a cartoon. rug May 2012 #25

In that case, you should have considered this one: laconicsax May 2012 #26

I like that...."not a bit of you is gone; you're just less orderly." hlthe2b May 2012 #2

+1. My favorite part, too. cleanhippie May 2012 #5

It is excellent. JFN1 May 2012 #16

Good point! cleanhippie May 2012 #18

Of course, I consider my ordered states to be the real me... Silent3 May 2012 #11

I hope friends and family speak at my memorial, about how they remember me eallen May 2012 #14

Works for me Gore1FL May 2012 #17

Or Michio Kaku! nt Fantastic Anarchist May 2012 #29

Sure- I would love to have a physicist speak at my funeral Marrah_G May 2012 #21

My family Ron Obvious May 2012 #22

I LOVE THIS!! hwmnbn May 2012 #23

Perfect for those who leave behind no friends or memories. Starboard Tack May 2012 #27

So good. byronius May 2012 #28