Hi,
I had this question on my mind, and I'm submitting it to some of the world's foremost thinkers. I just emailed Kip Throne and Stephen Hawking, and I figure you're probably next in line.
Here goes: Basically, if an astronaut gets too close to the boundary of a black hole and gets sucked in, does his soul escape? If not, can he be said to have really died, or is he stuck forever in an undead state? The laws of physics break down inside one of those (at least as far as physicists can figure (phigure?)), but what about the rules that govern the important stuff?
Don't worry if you can't come up with a good answer. You don't have anything to worry about form Hawking in the comic strip department.
Yours,
Oscar J. Carlton IV
DNRC Member since 2000
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I thought physicists didn't believe in souls. You're stepping outside the realm of science here.
Leslie
Subject: Re: [Dilbert] Quantum Metaphysics
Date: 5/6/2005 11:28:34 AM Eastern Daylight Time
From: "Scott Adams"
"Hi Oscar,
Since the soul is defined as not a part of the natural world, it would
either not exist or not be affected.
Scott"
Leslie,
Obviously it's outside the realm of science, but the interesting thing is the religious side doesn't really cover it either. It's a place where both worldviews colide and are equally unable to predict what will happen.
As an artist, surely you're familiar with going outside the bounds of science. I'm just interested in how people process that grey area, or if they choose to sidestep it entirely (which may be a wise move).
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