If i turned off existance for a billion years
could you tell?
could you turn it back on?
2006-12-16 13:04:42 · 18 answers · asked by old_brain 5 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
If i was in the room with you yes
I would cease to exist so no i could not.
And again i cease to exist so no i could not.
2006-12-16 13:16:52 · answer #1 · answered by Richard Serenity 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, Descartes said "I think, therefore I am."
You ask, essentially, "would you KNOW if existence was turned off and then on again?"
During the time existence is gone, you are not thinking or aware.
How can you possibly be aware of the lack of existence if you yourself do not exist when it is turned off?
I think the answer is that nobody would notice. What kind of memory would I have in my mind if existence stopped for a few years? How could my mind perceive it?
Are you also asking, "Is the mind independent of existence?"
2006-12-16 13:12:25 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i could tell if you out the light
but i could not tell if you turn off existence cause if the light are out I'm still in existence but if I'm not in existence any more than i wont even know it cause I'm no longer here
i could not turn existence back on but maybe give a billion years I'm sure i could do anything
but could i do something with nothing
very interring question keep it up
2006-12-16 16:08:41 · answer #3 · answered by keokeid 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Light does not equal existance, but life depends on light.
If light was gone for a second, I would still be living. Light off for a billion years means no life, and existance is a moot point.
Your analogy is faulty
2006-12-16 13:13:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A light turned off for a second is detectable. As I am an existent of the totality existence, I would go off when it does. So, no, no one would know.
2006-12-16 13:37:16 · answer #5 · answered by Psyengine 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Not if you turned it off in your room, which I can't see. We wouldn't be able to tell if you turned off existence, because nothing could or would change. A person couldn't turn it back on though, because they wouldn't exist.
2006-12-16 13:12:46 · answer #6 · answered by shmux 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
So, you're positing that existence is a light switch and asking us to respond to a question about the existence of generations with a yes/no answer?
I choose not to accept the light-switch metaphor, respectfully.
2006-12-16 13:09:26 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
If you turned off existence; it would be off. Stop trying to be profound, you are not very good at it.
2006-12-16 15:14:42 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Uh... no. Considering I wouldn't exist either. And because I don't exist I wouldn't be able to flip the switch again.
2006-12-16 14:01:33 · answer #9 · answered by Voodoid 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Maybe if you turned off the main switch.........But you'd have to die and go to heaven to get the key.............
And a hell only subcontracts
So if I told you I see dead people would you believe me?
2006-12-16 13:16:48 · answer #10 · answered by shannon r 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋