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15. Infinite time and space is hard to understand.

Sun Jan 12, 2025, 08:56 AM

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Everything that has happened, is happening and will happen and has happened an infinite times over infinite space.
We are limited by words(symbols). We are very limited in our thinking.

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Flight Crew 'Astonished' to See Glowing Objects 'Zig-Zagging' at 45K Feet Over the Bahamas [View all] C0RI0LANUS 13 hrs ago OP

Can these be drones? Irish_Dem 13 hrs ago #1

no. reACTIONary 11 hrs ago #16

Advanced technology, classified? Irish_Dem 10 hrs ago #27

The US military doesn't operate... reACTIONary 9 hrs ago #40

We don't know where classified military activity takes place. Irish_Dem 8 hrs ago #46

With all due respect Happy Hoosier 8 hrs ago #50

With all due respect. Irish_Dem 7 hrs ago #72

Not suggesting you're lying Happy Hoosier 5 hrs ago #89

You may have seen experimental aircraft, but.... reACTIONary 1 hr ago #98

Ball lightning qazplm135 8 hrs ago #52

A couple B-25s were used as drones in WW2 Callie1979 8 hrs ago #56

Drones were used in the Viet Nam war but highly classified. Irish_Dem 7 hrs ago #71

This message was self-deleted by its author wnylib 7 hrs ago #64

If the NY Post is covering it, it must be horsesh#t. Simeon Salus 12 hrs ago #2

Hi Irish Dem: Chinese and Russian technology are comparable to the US. C0RI0LANUS 12 hrs ago #3

That "slow moving Chinese spy balloon" looks like intheflow 10 hrs ago #25

It does. One reason is that... reACTIONary 9 hrs ago #41

Thanks but advanced military technology is often highly classified and kept secret. Irish_Dem 10 hrs ago #33

The picture of the slow moving Army spy blimp wnylib 5 hrs ago #90

Man, I'd hate to have a drone in my navel underpants 1 hr ago #101

Maybe ........................ Lovie777 12 hrs ago #4

ETs are finally getting off their behinds and intervening before Earth goes belly up. Irish_Dem 10 hrs ago #34

Pretty Much... HipChick 7 hrs ago #75

NBC TV Miami aired the story which the NY Post then published. Link below. C0RI0LANUS 12 hrs ago #5

Ball lightning imagery from the public domain. C0RI0LANUS 12 hrs ago #6

Does ball lightning zig-zag? Didn't think so. And neither do weather balloons. TheRickles 12 hrs ago #7

Hi TheRickles. Aviation or meteorological experts would know better. Me? I'm heading for the hills. C0RI0LANUS 12 hrs ago #8

---and does it strike at 45,000 ft altitude? 3Hotdogs 12 hrs ago #9

There are plenty of reports qazplm135 8 hrs ago #53

A link or two would be very helpful here. TheRickles 7 hrs ago #61

There is a link in post #2 to a Wikipedia article wnylib 7 hrs ago #77

What would cause the lightening strikes? Irish_Dem 10 hrs ago #35

Electricity. Not trying to be glib. I have very little wnylib 6 hrs ago #83

Wow what a story. Irish_Dem 6 hrs ago #84

It's Elon Musk's integrity bronxiteforever 12 hrs ago #10

I think Muskrat's integrity left Earth orbit long ago William Seger 12 hrs ago #12

Did he ever have any to start with? niyad 7 hrs ago #66

The Bahamas? AverageOldGuy 12 hrs ago #11

Vampires and werewolves fighting in the sky... rubbersole 11 hrs ago #20

Maybe our new extra-terrestrial friends are Democrats and they want to do us a favor before 20 Jan. C0RI0LANUS 12 hrs ago #13

You have no idea how bluestarone 10 hrs ago #29

There are interesting things happening... OneGrassRoot 12 hrs ago #14

Agreed. One recent documentary I'd recommend is about a group sighting 30 years ago. TheRickles 11 hrs ago #19

This is an excellent documentary AverageJoe 10 hrs ago #23

I saw a documentary about that on Netflix. MorbidButterflyTat 57 min ago #103

I just watched the first episode of something called Investigation Alien TxGuitar 8 hrs ago #49

Thx for the above recommendations. One interesting thing I'm experiencing... OneGrassRoot 7 hrs ago #76

Infinite time and space is hard to understand. multigraincracker 11 hrs ago #15

This OneGrassRoot 11 hrs ago #18

Physicists found a particle that has mass only when moving in one dimension. Kid Berwyn 10 hrs ago #24

Interesting! So, mass can apply only to 1 dimension. Man, I swear that we're learning more and more still to this SWBTATTReg 8 hrs ago #55

It certainly seems so from out human perspective. defacto7 10 hrs ago #31

Just what we need Danascot 11 hrs ago #17

We'uns here abouts in floriduh wants to report a crime.. rubbersole 11 hrs ago #22

Mammals from the sea ecstatic 11 hrs ago #21

More alien drones? ananda 10 hrs ago #26

In reality, nothing new... Kid Berwyn 10 hrs ago #28

I would love to think Susan Calvin 10 hrs ago #30

Not this shit again. paleotn 10 hrs ago #32

"There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio than are dreamt of in niyad 10 hrs ago #36

Evidence, please. paleotn 8 hrs ago #54

The disdain for those whose minds are open to possibilities is clearly niyad 7 hrs ago #69

Don't mean to be defensive or superior. paleotn 7 hrs ago #73

As I have pointed out, AverageJoe 6 hrs ago #86

Were you part of this conversation? No, you were not. paleotn 1 hr ago #100

Love that quote. MorbidButterflyTat 48 min ago #104

Humans have always done this. Something they don't understand gets ascribed to the supernatural. Irish_Dem 10 hrs ago #38

Have you actually read any serious literature on the subject? AverageJoe 9 hrs ago #43

"I'm not saying they're aliens...." Old History Channel trope. paleotn 8 hrs ago #44

Nice non-answer deflection AverageJoe 8 hrs ago #57

Have you decided that rational explanations for unknown phenomena are better than wild speculation? paleotn 8 hrs ago #59

All I know is the US government says they are real and exceed our own technology AverageJoe 7 hrs ago #62

You're making wild assumptions. The US government doesn't know what they are. paleotn 7 hrs ago #68

I am making no assumptions, whatsoever. AverageJoe 6 hrs ago #80

"are of unknown origin" paleotn 1 hr ago #99

Is there any? Disaffected 7 hrs ago #65

There is, actually. AverageJoe 7 hrs ago #67

Thanks, I'm willing to take a look but, Disaffected 5 hrs ago #87

These books don't take the path of wild speculation AverageJoe 5 hrs ago #88

OK, that doen't match what I was really asking for but Disaffected 5 hrs ago #92

They don't do what you want them to do AverageJoe 4 hrs ago #94

Ah, here we go. Disaffected 4 hrs ago #95

You are the one making unsupported claims AverageJoe 4 hrs ago #96

Always? No, not always. And those that aren't explained remain "unidentified" Callie1979 6 hrs ago #79

It's NOT fucking ball-lightning or blimps, or swamp gas... PCIntern 10 hrs ago #37

I have witnessed a number of odd things over my many years, including niyad 9 hrs ago #39

it's more likely you mistake your wife for Sophia Vergara or your husband for Brad Pitt than you spot aliens thebigidea 8 hrs ago #48

Did I say that these craft were staffed with aliens? PCIntern 8 hrs ago #51

Orbs BoRaGard 9 hrs ago #42

A couple of days after Christmas while I holiday visiting my mother in Arizona kimbutgar 8 hrs ago #45

Keep in mind that "UFO" simply PoindexterOglethorpe 8 hrs ago #58

You might think differently after going to this museum kimbutgar 7 hrs ago #60

I haven't been to the AZ Boardwalk in a few years. StarryNite 4 hrs ago #97

likely spirits of people lost in the Bermuda Triangle bigtree 8 hrs ago #47

There is a species on this planet that's been operating flying machines for over a hundred years. Iggo 7 hrs ago #63

Are resident of Masbate known as Masbaters? Sneederbunk 7 hrs ago #70

There is something appearing in our skies that none of our governments can explain HipChick 7 hrs ago #74

Well, you're absolutely correct... PCIntern 6 hrs ago #78

Absolutely.. HipChick 6 hrs ago #82

It's the Jewish Space Laser Light Show Blue Owl 6 hrs ago #81

This performance is entitled "Enlighting Uranus" underpants 1 hr ago #102

Bwah! Blue Owl 33 min ago #105

Why is there never clear video? getagrip_already 6 hrs ago #85

Here: PCIntern 5 hrs ago #91

Defying our known laws of physics? Lunabell 4 hrs ago #93