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Is this getting into questions like "Where did the singularity come from?" and "What came before the singularity?". We don't have a way to answer these kinds of
by irrational 2y ago
Is this getting into questions like "Where did the singularity come from?" and "What came before the singularity?". We don't have a way to answer these kinds of questions.
- soulofmischief 2y agoMy point is that it's not much helpful to say, "galaxies spin a certain way because the universe spins", because it shifts the problem without actually answering the "why". "Turtles all the way down" is a saying about such infinite regress. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turtles_all_the_way_down https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turtles_all_the_way_down And yes, I'm familiar with Dawkins' famous retort when someone asked how magnets repel things.
- thaumasiotes 2y ago> And yes, I'm familiar with Dawkins' famous retort when someone asked how magnets repel things. I'm not. I was unable to substantiate that anyone named Dawkins, Richard or otherwise, made or is popularly associated with a comment about magnets. What was the retort?
- soulofmischief 2y agoI deeply apologize, it was late and I mixed up my Richards. :) https://youtube.com/watch?v=36GT2zI8lVA https://youtube.com/watch?v=36GT2zI8lVA