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7189
30th June 2004, 16:35
Full Comprehension

by 7189

Full Comprehension is knowing the meaning of life. Full Comprehension is an extremely dangerous activity. Once acquired, Full Comprehension results in non-existence. The brain comprehends the meaningless of life, and therefore tells the body to cease existing. Hence, the result of Full Comprehension is death.

An interesting theory n'est pas? Doubt it pioneers anything though. I assure you I did not plagiarise though, if this has already been mentioned somewhere this event is purely a result of my ignorance.

It came to me the other day you see, while I was listening to some Chinese 'meditation music'. A revelation.

Individual
30th June 2004, 20:45
The idea of "full comprehension" as defined by you as "when an individual understands everything about everything" is clearly flawed in the idea of knowing everything in which can be interpreted.

The idea of this idea is outlandish, and imagining the idea of infact "knowing" everything is boggling. This idea can head in numerous directions all pertaining from the numerous philosophical and scientific theories of this world, or lack there of.

In your world, or even my world, it may very well be possible to infact "know everything", for "everything" that is in your or my world is all that "exists" in our world. However even with that, and with the acceptance of every interpretation of life, existence, reason, being, and the following laundry list of possibilities pertaining from this "life", it would be objectively impossible to infact acquire all knowledge, in such depth, or everything; let alone even what pertains in your life's thought alone.

Imagine taking a simple book. Imagine knowing everything there is of this book. From the language inside, the interpretation of this language. The interpretation of the meaning of the book, to understanding all the meanings and interpretations brought from this book. To the author of the book, such an indepth biography knowing each knook and cranny of his such life. Take the physical components of the book; knowing each element the book is made of, then figuring out where each of these elements came from, there time of existence et cetera. Take the production of the book, from where it was published, the history of every aspect of its publisher. Then the book itself, the history of the book, the timeline of the book.
I could very well go on and on about how indepth knowing everything about this book could be, but I think you get the point.

With all that, remember that this is all for one book, and only one book. Now think of all of the books ever created.

Even if you managed to interpret all knowledge about every last book, just remember that these are only books.

Now think of everything from the creation of fire, to the domestication of animals, the the creation of language and speech, to each and every biography of each and every individual to cross this planet, to just the indepth biography of your own life.

I cannot fathom knowing even everything about one thing, let alone knowing everything about everything.

I suppose that we are all allowed such individual theories, but what in fact defines "everything"? Can everything in fact be "defined"? Is "everything" considered "everything" that you see in only your life? Or is "everything" what makes up "everything" that can possibly exist in this world?

Is everything an infinite amount of "things", or is everything what your mind interprets as everything? Even if it were "everything" under your interpretation, I would find it impossible to know infact "everything". Unless of course you defined "everything" as what the maximum amount of knowledge that one person can comprehend, thus "ending" with death.

In fact, that would conclude your theory that knowing "everything" in fact leads to death.

Though I have a feeling that is not where you were getting at.

Pedro Alonso Lopez
30th June 2004, 21:09
Full comprehension is impossible for humans I believe, seeing as knowledge is on such a shaky foundation in the first place.

Why it would lead to death I dont understand, why? Surely the brain comprehending all as such could not causze a body not to function, I dont get it, explain that part more.

7189
30th June 2004, 21:18
Oops. Shouldn't have written that 'knowing everything about everything' part. I meant only 'the meaning of life'. Sorry!

There's also an underlying element of irony too. The concept is that once you know the meaning of life you will cease to exist. In this I am implying that it is impossible to fully comprehend the meaning of life. Sorry.

Still, without irony, I reckon its a possibility. There's no proof against it so...what the hell!

By the way AlwaysQuestion : nice bit of Dali there!

Pawn Power
30th June 2004, 22:17
this is deap :huh:

7189
1st July 2004, 21:23
Indeed.

glory, I'm still trying to determine whether your post is genuine or laced with sarcasm.

Pawn Power
2nd July 2004, 22:24
Originally posted by [email protected] 1 2004, 09:23 PM
Indeed.

glory, I'm still trying to determine whether your post is genuine or laced with sarcasm.
I dont even know when im being sarcastice any more

7189
2nd July 2004, 22:29
:D

Gunman
2nd July 2004, 23:34
i think i understand u 7189. Once u discover the meaning of life, there aint no point of living, so, its like your dead. Was this that u wanted to transmit?

7189
2nd July 2004, 23:44
EXACTLY!

apathy maybe
3rd July 2004, 05:36
I thought of that a long time ago.

Basically no human can be all knowing 'cause humans aren't equipped to be all knowing. Therefore if one does become all knowing they will kill themselves. The idea was (at the time) that only God could be all knowing (omniscient?).