100% agree!!

You know what? I didn't even think about that until you said something! Yes I guess I did!

great Movie !!

Question.. Do you all believe that life can be as simple or as complex as people make it? I mean I try to simplify things as much as possible. But do you believe that situations do not complicate things, people do?

I honestly think it's one of the most valid arguments.

The sheer size of the Universe makes the odds pretty good that there is other life out there.

I think it was Carl Sagan that said if even one percent of the stars in the Universe had a planet like ours, and only one percent of those had the right combinations for life, and even one percent of those actually had life...there would still be billions of life forms out there.

Definitely something to consider.

yes I do !

some people do tend to make things more complex then they need to be !!

Yes it is!

Absolutely. People who allow themselves to get stressed out are normally not well equipped to deal with life as it comes along. The more they get stressed, the more complicated things seem or wind up being.

Carl Sagan !! right on ! loved his show !!

Very true sir! I mean how can we rule out anything without proof either way? I firmly believe that anything is possible. There may even be other dimensions. There have been many theories out there, but no one has been able to prove it isn't possible.

OMG!!! You would not believe the amount of trouble I got myself into over on the SETI@home forums because of that exact way of thinking.

The way I see it....how can we say that something is impossible, when we have yet to learn all things that AE possible?

I totally agree! How can someone think clearly when they are too busy worrying about something that will most likely never come to pass? I always try to calmly rationalize things. You can be a lot more productive that way.

Exactly!
Trouble??

What do some of you think the key to happiness is?

Being able to accept yourself for who you are, instead of trying to be something you were never meant to be.

Yeah. I used to get into all kinds of long drawn out discussions because I simply won't everything at face value.

There were a couple of people who weren't very fond of me for a long time because I kept questioning their assumptions. lol

I think, therefore I cease being bored.

Also, after having tried to understand/read Einstein's Theory of Relativity, I decided that the complexity of reality is zillions of simple things interacting. If a person becomes expert at a few simple things, they are worthy of respect for that achievement.

Very good answer! I definitely agree. Here's some food for thought.

An equal use of the left and right brain hemisphere. Creativity is a passion that is limitless with possibilities. Yet thinking logically helps to distinguish differences and problem solving. However, what if you used both equally? Imagine the possibilities...

I know the feeling! I would definitely have to say you make a very good point!

Part of the problem is that people use the logical side either too much, or not enough. To find the balance would be a great thing. Unfortunately, many cannot do that. So many factors go into being able to find the proper balance, that any number of people can get close, but not many can find it.

Problem solving ability comes from an ability to think around problems instead of directly through them. The path of least resistance is not always the best way to go, but if you can find that path, then you can determine from there which is the best way to tackle an issue.