Do u think that any situation u can come up with that is possible even by the tiniest amount since there are so many people on this world has already happened or is happening. example i can say somewhere in this world someone is kissing at this moment adn after that moment and so on, undoubtly must be true to me at least, so can i say that somewhere in this world someone lets say threw a penyy at the wall and it hit him in the eye or something very rare ?
And besides that do u think anything there is to be done, is done ,every second by someone on this planet? like drinking, having sex which are real common and likely to rare things like running from cops or etc
2007-11-20 08:24:09 · 12 answers · asked by Cloudstrife 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
yeah, probably because there is like 6 billion people on the planet... thats a good question though wish there could be a definite answer
2007-11-20 08:28:46 · answer #1 · answered by ashlynn18 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Given eternity, Probability laws state that anything that can happen, must happen sooner or later, and not just once, but an infinite number of times.
So, even the most ridiculous, nonsensical events that you might think could never happen, actually will, as long as they do not break the laws of physics.
For example, in some distant future universe, the mayor of Schenectady will give a speech, and right as he says the words, "fiscal responsibility" a cement block will land on his head, killing him instantly.
It is wildly unlikely, but the more time passes the more it becomes mandatory, until it absolutely has to happen. There will also be some distant universe which is identical in every way to this one, except that I will fail to put a period at the end of this sentence
2007-11-20 11:19:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Good question - oddly, I think billions of new things happen every day. Today I met someone I'd never met before, for example. Also, the universe is continuing its expansion into space it has never entered before, every day. Every day the formation of the stars and galaxies has never been this far from the center before. More mundanely, some things may happen in every day life that are new - DVDs were new a few years ago, likewise the internet, soon control over life itself, genetics, space travel - all kinds a new stuff.
2007-11-20 15:36:29 · answer #3 · answered by All hat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Every possible thing has a probability. Some things are rare but they happen all the time. Some things are VERY rare and only happen once in a great while. It stands to reason then that some things are so extremely rare that though they -might- happen, they haven't happened yet. Anything that isn't completely impossible -could- happen, even if it hasn't yet.
Things have happened to me that I would never have imagined, and I bet you too. And I bet more of them will happen.
2007-11-20 08:33:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
out of all the people in the world, yes the common things are probably happening every second, someone kisses, a couple meets, someone runs from the cops, someones life ends, a baby is born
as you move to rarier things, they would happen less often
but no, not everything has ever happened, in the exact way that it will happen
new discoveries occur, new roads are built, things which no person has had experience with yet, even though there may of been similar experiences with similar items,
2007-11-20 08:38:42 · answer #5 · answered by dlin333 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Think of all the things you do today and then think back to a person asking this question 100 Years ago, There has been many new things in that time span.
Now imaging a person looking at you 100 Years in the future. Its pretty easy to image a lot of NEW things are going to happen in this new time span
2007-11-20 09:58:26 · answer #6 · answered by JJ 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In quantum physics, events occur randomly and anything is possible, given long enough.
It's possible for you to be driving down a street and a tree appear out of nowhere in front of you, then just as suddenly, disappear. It's been show this happens all the time at the quantum level. Nothing in physics precludes it from happening at the macroscopic level.
"But officer, there really was a tree and I swerved to avoid hitting it."
"Yea, right lady. Here, breathe into this."
You don't know how long I've waited for the right question to write that. Thanks
2007-11-20 08:47:06 · answer #7 · answered by Sisyphus was lucky 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The odds are probably higher with over 6 billion people living on the planet at the same time.
2007-11-20 12:38:32 · answer #8 · answered by Uncle Remus 54 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The logical answer:
1. The universe is finite.
2. Things that could possibly happen are infinite.
2007-11-20 09:06:40 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your not God. Stop thinking you can cause something that effects the world. Unless you are, you are quite mistaken. You can imagine it, but it doesn't mean you made it happen. Things happen only out of coincidence.
2007-11-20 08:33:47 · answer #10 · answered by grfisgd 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋