Thread: The Way to End Suffering

Originally Posted by ChaybaChayba

So according to you, getting hit by a car is "impossible"?

Not according to me.

I said reject common sense to make the impossible possible. Getting hit by a car is very much possible. Do you honestly not understand what I'm talking about, or are you playing stupid just for the sake of winning the argument?

'winning the argument?' What does this mean?

Because I rephrased it, and you simply ignored that. Why do you ignore the way I rephrased it?

I didn't ignore the message. I clearly said whatever is impossible, is not possible, which you seemed to imply in your message. Since, all things impossible are not possible. Therefore, rejecting common sense to make what is impossible, possible, is not possible.

Originally Posted by malac

Not according to me.

Originally Posted by malac

But...but.. if something is impossible, it is not possible. And...the current system....what does that even mean? I think, if I'm outside and drop common sense, 10 seconds later I'll probably get hit by a car.

Yes according to you, getting hit by a car is impossible, that is what you implied, because I only said to drop common sense in case something is impossible.

'winning the argument?' What does this mean?

You honestly do not know what winning an argument means? Why even bother discussing? I don't believe it's about winning arguments, but you are ignoring mine because you seem to think like this.

I didn't ignore the message. I clearly said whatever is impossible, is not possible, which you seemed to imply in your message. Since, all things impossible are not possible. Therefore, rejecting common sense to make what is impossible, possible, is not possible.

Originally Posted by Albert Einstein

"We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them."

First a problem is impossible, but then it can become possible, if you use another type of thinking. Rejecting common sense. That is what Einstein is trying to say, he just phrases it differently.

Originally Posted by ChaybaChayba

First a problem is impossible, but then it can become possible, if you use another type of thinking. Rejecting common sense. That is what Einstein is trying to say, he just phrases it differently.

Break the laws of physics. Increase the speed of light. I dare you.

My point is, the moment we measure a speed of light which is higher than the maximum speed, we are forced to break the laws of physics, and rewrite them. According to the laws of physics, it's impossible, but what if you measure for this to be possible in an experimentation? What are you going to do then, change the laws right? The laws of physics are based on physical experimentation, it is physical experimentation that decides the laws, not the other way around.

I'm not asking you to go faster than the speed of light. I'm telling you to increase the speed of light...which is to say, make every bit of light in the universe simultaneously go faster.

Originally Posted by ChaybaChayba

Yes according to you, getting hit by a car is impossible, that is what you implied, because I only said to drop common sense in case something is impossible.

Again, no. I feel I shouldn't have to elaborate the simplicity of what I said. It is not ambiguous, and is something a 3rd grader can interpret without fail. If you have a little brother, tell him to explain it to you, because I won't. I expect whomever I'm speaking to understand basic English.

You honestly do not know what winning an argument means? Why even bother discussing? I don't believe it's about winning arguments, but you are ignoring mine because you seem to think like this.

Do you know what it means? When speaking to others, use the proper semantics that your audience will likely understand. From its context, I understand what 'winning the argument' means, as an idiom. However, if I knew no such idiom, and without apprehending it's stipulate meaning, such a statement would be presented as confusing to me. So, when I asked what 'winning the argument' meant, I was simply giving a point for you to check what you were saying.

First a problem is impossible, but then it can become possible, if you use another type of thinking. Rejecting common sense. That is what Einstein is trying to say, he just phrases it differently.

Your quote, and Einstein's, however similar in structure, are two separate meanings.

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