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[–] Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de 177 points 2 days ago (3 children)

There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory which states that this has already happened.

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[–] rikudou@lemmings.world 19 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

The story so far: In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.

The very same Douglas Adams

It seems like the idea that the universe's material has to be somehow finite in depth is itself a human construction