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libodem

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9. The truth is stranger

Reply to dipsydoodle (Original post)

Sun Jan 13, 2013, 04:55 PM

Jan 2013

Than fiction. Where's my, Tao of Physics, book?

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Physicists Find Evidence That The Universe Is A 'Giant Brain' [View all] dipsydoodle Jan 2013 OP

Works for me, as long as we remember that it is possible that that is not the sum-total of it. nt patrice Jan 2013 #1

This just in Roy Rolling Jan 2013 #31

Yep & that includes planet's rights to crash into a sun if they want to, dammit! patrice Jan 2013 #32

Perfect. silverweb Jan 2013 #2

Universal consciousness is an old concept dixiegrrrrl Jan 2013 #3

Exactly. silverweb Jan 2013 #7

mind blowing .. and completely liberating at the same time . rtassi Jan 2013 #25

So the reason God doesn't work miracles every day is... Speck Tater Jan 2013 #4

reminds me of the comic's song NMDemDist2 Jan 2013 #6

LOL silverweb Jan 2013 #8

keeping that one... raidert05 Jan 2013 #20

welcome to DU raidert05!! NMDemDist2 Jan 2013 #33

Thank You raidert05 Jan 2013 #34

Maybe He is just old and can't think as fast anymore. JDPriestly Jan 2013 #24

That's a pretty spectacular example of What's Wrong With Science Reporting. (nt) Posteritatis Jan 2013 #5

+1 n/t Silent3 Jan 2013 #12

Exactly. AtheistCrusader Jan 2013 #22

Spoken like someone trapped in a Giant Brain cthulu2016 Jan 2013 #27

Unbelievers will perish! All Hail Giant Brain! dorkulon Jan 2013 #35

The truth is stranger libodem Jan 2013 #9

Perhaps the universe is God's brain. kestrel91316 Jan 2013 #10

This receptor needs more cannabinoids then SHRED Jan 2013 #11

+! rofl . . . patrice Jan 2013 #26

Then I think we humans, collectively, are Pinky Kennah Jan 2013 #13

Narf. Or perhaps poit. n/t ElboRuum Jan 2013 #16

Then why are so many people so unbelievably stupid? Zoeisright Jan 2013 #14

Theory on Conservation of Intelligence Kennah Jan 2013 #46

Universe is just a tiny atom lobodons Jan 2013 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author Faygo Kid Jan 2013 #17

Physicist finds really good weed, leading to super-groovy hypothesis dorkulon Jan 2013 #18

Universe Grows Like a Giant Brain PADemD Jan 2013 #28

OK, so notice the differences. dorkulon Jan 2013 #30

Best part is at the end: "there is some missing understanding of how nature works" Krioukov said bananas Jan 2013 #49

Stunning image! Photo of the universe as a brain Faygo Kid Jan 2013 #19

Uh, duh Warpy Jan 2013 #21

That's not evidence... that's making an analogy for a proposed model based on a known system. gtar100 Jan 2013 #23

When you do things right, people won't be sure you've done anything at all. nt Xipe Totec Jan 2013 #29

It takes 240,000,000 years for our galaxy to make a full rotation.... Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2013 #36

Awesome... Kalidurga Jan 2013 #37

It's not even true for this one. HuffPo made up their interpretation. (nt) Posteritatis Jan 2013 #38

Well the truth is rather mundane Kalidurga Jan 2013 #40

Is there any way to put the Universe on Prozac? ashling Jan 2013 #39

I agree with the premise that the evolution of systems are similar .... Trajan Jan 2013 #41

aw, c'mon. yodermon Jan 2013 #44

The answer to the great question of life is "Get a Brain Morans!" Blue Owl Jan 2013 #42

The big brain am winning again! I am the GREETEST! Now I am leaving Earth forever, for NO RAISIN! progressoid Jan 2013 #43

Giant brain? That's no universe! That's my husband! calimary Jan 2013 #45

The bad news? It has Alzheimer's jberryhill Jan 2013 #47

Or a giant colon jsr Jan 2013 #48