If you could witness, in person, any historic event what would it be

[supraman]

This is another take on Bri's thread (great thread BTW bri)



So the topic says it all what historic event would you have loved to see in person.



The two that come immediately to mind is Kennedy's inaugural address and also to watch the apollo moon landing.

 

[ginnie]

I remember the moon landings... at the time I was 11 years old. Funny, but as a memory the Apollo 8 trip around the moon is clearer and more memorable. That was Christmas of 1968 I think. When they orbited the moon and the "earthrise" was in view, wow!



I think I'd like to be at the trial of Christ before Pilate just to see how it really went down.

 

[LordKOTL]

If we use "witness" as in can only look, not affect or interact, then it would have to be either the eruption of

Mt. Mazama tht created Crater Lake or the Lake Missoula Glacial Outburst Flood that created the Channeled Scablands.



If we could interact with the possibility of changing the course of history, I'd be in Dallas in 1963, on the grassy knoll, and I'd yell, "DUCK!"

 

[Ymono37]

If we use "witness" as in can only look, not affect or interact, then it would have to be either the eruption of

Mt. Mazama tht created Crater Lake or the Lake Missoula Glacial Outburst Flood that created the Channeled Scablands.

Again, with these "rules" - The Tunguska Event of 1908, really be interested in seeing what went down (that crazy Tesla!)

 

[supraman]

Again, with these "rules" - The Tunguska Event of 1908, really be interested in seeing what went down (that crazy Tesla!)

Well the Philadelphia experiment must apply too.

 

[MassHavoc]

The big bang so I could say SUCK IT bible thumpers, or something like that.

 

[Shoots_he_scores]

Wachovia Center June 9th 2010, I think we all know what that is.



The other one for me is December 17th 1903, at Kittyhawk, North Carolina. The Wright Brothers first powered flight. Airplanes are my life and I'd love to see where it all began and meet the guys who made my passion possible.

 

[TSD]

The big bang so I could say SUCK IT bible thumpers, or something like that.

Theres a new theory now called the big crunch theory(no i am not joking) that avoids first cause all together. It proposes there was no beginning or end, that the universe expands and contracts in a cyclic nature. When the Universe reaches a certain extent due to theorized factors, collapses in on itself and when it condenses to a certain point, expands again. That would imply all living species no matter even the planet will all come to an end, even colonizing other worlds wont help. Although it will start again and new creatures will inherit the universe.

 

[R K]

Wachovia Center June 9th 2010, I think we all know what that is.

The other one for me is December 17th 1903, at Kittyhawk, North Carolina. The Wright Brothers first powered flight. Airplanes are my life and I'd love to see where it all began and meet the guys who made my passion possible.

QFT!

 

[supraman]

Theres a new theory now called the big crunch theory(no i am not joking) that avoids first cause all together. It proposes there was no beginning or end, that the universe expands and contracts in a cyclic nature. When the Universe reaches a certain extent due to theorized factors, collapses in on itself and when it condenses to a certain point, expands again. That would imply all living species no matter even the planet will all come to an end, even colonizing other worlds wont help. Although it will start again and new creatures will inherit the universe.

The entirely theory is flawed with one question. How did that cycle start?

 

[bubbleheadchief]

Late 1870s when John Holland was designing and testing his first submarines.

 

[TSD]

The entirely theory is flawed with one question. How did that cycle start?

not saying I support it. These are questions that our mind can't comprehend. You could ask the same question about what caused the big bang, its just as difficult to wrap your mind around as a cycle that always was and always will be.

 

[supraman]

not saying I support it. These are questions that our mind can't comprehend. You could ask the same question about what caused the big bang, its just as difficult to wrap your mind around as a cycle that always was and always will be.

That is where I would consider the religious idea that a deity kicked the whole thing off. Why? It is as good an explanation as any.

 

[TSD]

That is where I would consider the religious idea that a deity kicked the whole thing off. Why? It is as good an explanation as any.

Yeah but the deity requires just as much of an explanation. Its hard to understand the big bang just happening but not hard to accept a supernatural intelligent entity that has no beginning or end?



Ok were getting off topic.

 

[BigPete]

Wachovia Center June 9th 2010, I think we all know what that is.

Don't remind me. I was in DC that night and had to watch in a hotel room on a shitty tv! Mind you I was only 2 hours drive from the Wachovia Center. AAARRRGGGGHHHHH

 

[MassHavoc]

Yeah but the deity requires just as much of an explanation. Its hard to understand the big bang just happening but not hard to accept a supernatural intelligent entity that has no beginning or end?



Ok were getting off topic.

It's funny though that you used the same terminology to explain scientific belief in an unprovable theory as religion does for many of it's reasons. Thinks like why is there disease and (from walking dead) if you have to be good and believe in god to go to heaven what about the mayans who are good, why should they go to hell just because they had no concept of what god is.... (From you above) "These are questions that our mind can't comprehend." hahaha, but yeah, I digress back on topic... I was just throwing the big bang out there, what I really meant was "the beginning of whatever it is that started it all" I just used the big bang theory because that seems to be what most people recognize.

 

[Ton]

Forget the beginning of the universe, I'd rather be there to see the beginning of humanity.

 

[roshinaya]

Good choices here. I for one would like to see how the pyramids were built, even if I am pretty sure how it all went down (does not involve UFO's, they basically built a ramp circling the pyramid that they covered up). I'll also somewhat echo what Ton said about witnessing the beginning of humanity, but it would be the first being to experience consciousness. Or the first human who got the idea of doing cave paintings, how did that happen, was he tripping on something or what?

As for the Big Bang, as I understand it, there are current models that would allow the universe to come out of nothing, just some random fluctuation in the quantum foam or something like that.

 

[bubbleheadchief]

Don't remind me. I was in DC that night and had to watch in a hotel room on a shitty tv! Mind you I was only 2 hours drive from the Wachovia Center. AAARRRGGGGHHHHH

I was in DC too, sitting on my couch, watching it on my 50" HDTV, with a few cold brews in me.

 

[sth]

Theres a new theory now called the big crunch theory(no i am not joking) that avoids first cause all together. It proposes there was no beginning or end, that the universe expands and contracts in a cyclic nature. When the Universe reaches a certain extent due to theorized factors, collapses in on itself and when it condenses to a certain point, expands again. That would imply all living species no matter even the planet will all come to an end, even colonizing other worlds wont help. Although it will start again and new creatures will inherit the universe.

My brain is now spattered on the wall. Because it just blew up.