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Sure there are. "Is the universe really billions of years old, or did it pop into existence three seconds ago in its current state including all of your memorie
by xereeto 3y ago
Sure there are. "Is the universe really billions of years old, or did it pop into existence three seconds ago in its current state including all of your memories?" It's impossible to answer this question scientifically because no empirical test could ever possibly be devised.
- austinjp 3y agoFunny, that's a variety of Russell's Teapot, which stemmed from philosophical arguments about religion. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell%27s_teapot https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell%27s_teapot
- theelous3 3y agoAlso known as Last Tuesdayism, where the universe happened last Tuesday. I and other intellectuals consider this ridiculous. It was in fact last Thursday.