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Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:

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    • If your topic is in a grey area, please phrase it to emphasize the fascinating aspects, not the dramatic aspects. You can do this by avoiding overly politicized terms such as "capitalism" and "communism". If you must make comparisons, you can say something is different without saying something is better/worse.
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[–] SLVRDRGN@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (1 children)

I see what you're saying. But I also think the comment chain is speaking to the limits of our knowledge. The "limits that physics imposes on technology" is only based on what human beings have figured out through our limits of testing the rules of existence. What we can't test, we have never been able to prove. And some things we may never be able to test or prove (such as Dark Matter).

It's easy to say there isn't evidence of something, just as easy as it is to say that it's because it's past our limit/ability to test those things right now.

[–] remon@ani.social 0 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

But I also think the comment chain is speaking to the limits of our knowledge. The “limits that physics imposes on technology” is only based on what human beings have figured out through our limits of testing the rules of existence

Absolutly, I'm not disputing that.

My point was going in the opposite direct. Some of the stuff we know we can be pretty sure about so I'd say it's safe to assume that even an advanced alien technology couldn't get around them. Like the speed of light, conservation of energy, entropy, etc.

It’s easy to say there isn’t evidence of something, just as easy as it is to say that it’s because it’s past our limit/ability to test those things right now.

Right, but when considering practical applications, like technology, it doesn't really make a difference. If something exists but I don't know (and currently can't know) that it exists, it might as well not exist. The result is the same.