A question for you?

[juills]

As I was driving into work today, I was contemplating this question and I am eager to hear your thoughts.

Is there anything absolute in our lives? If so, what is it?

Clearification on what type of absolute:

I mean absolute in the fact that it is always there. No matter where you go, what you do, this thing exists. No matter what group of people you come into contact with, this thing is absolute. Also no matter when in the course of time you take place, this thing is absolute.
I.E. it's true for all people, all places, at all times.

 

[IceBergSLiM]

yes and this too shall pass

everything that begins has an ending.

 

[Canai]

Hope and disappointment, malcontent and woe, the great tragedy of human suffering. Oh yeah and taxes.

 

[vi edit]

Taxes, death, and the sun rising the next day.

 

[juills]

But if we experience death, are we sure the sun is going to rise the next day?

 

[AnyMal]

Death is the only guaranteed absolute.

 

[juills]

What about gravity? Would you consider gravity an absolute?

 

[IceBergSLiM]

Originally posted by: juills
What about gravity? Would you consider gravity an absolute?

no we have anti gravity devices now.

 

[juills]

But you still have to have gravity for the anti-gravity device to work

 

[IceBergSLiM]

Originally posted by: juills
But you still have to have gravity for the anti-gravity device to work

well if your gonna be like that we haven't yet proved that gravity is or is not there to begin with.

 

[Canai]

Do you mean absolute as in always there or absolute as in always the same?

gravity (for the most part) is always there, but almost never the same, unless you look down at a molecular / sub-molecular level.

 

[Zolty]

taxes and death

 

[TeeJay1952]

Ya gotta eat crap
Loose faith
and Die! The rest is optional.

 

[juills]

LOL, you're killing me here Iceberg Slim... So far the list of absolutes are:

1) If it has a beginning it has to have an end
2) Hope
3) Disappointment
4) Malcontent
5) Woe
6) Human suffering
7) Death
8) Taxes
9) Sun rising the next day
10) Gravity

Any others?

 

[Canai]

ummm you need to breathe...

 

[juills]

I mean absolute in the fact that it is always there. No matter where you go, what you do, this thing exists. No matter what group of people you come into contact with, this thing is absolute.

 

[loup garou]

Everybody poops.

 

[mugs]

42. It is and always will be the product of 6 times 7.

 

[juills]

LOL... thanks mugs!

 

[juills]

So far the list of absolutes are:

1) If it has a beginning it has to have an end
2) Hope
3) Disappointment
4) Malcontent
5) Woe
6) Human suffering
7) Death
8) Taxes
9) Sun rising the next day
10) Gravity
11) Loose faith
12) Poop
13) 6 * 7 = 42

Any others?

 

[Canai]

No matter when you order parts for your computer, they will be outdated by the time they arrive at your door.

 

[juills]

Spoken like a true geek

 

[Canai]

Speaking of that, Geek != Nerd.

edit: as another absolute

 

[juills]

Ah... I stand corrected.

 

[Canai]

here's another one.. whenever you're bored at work, you sit in threads on ATOT.