#the joyful science

[gallusrostromegalus]

AEIWAM: Why DOES the God Machine decay, anyways? It's operating outside of time and space. For that matter, I have Other questions about it. Why does it generate existence in the first place? Does it change its composition over time? Does it communicate with others like it? Did someone make it?

Strictly speaking, there is no reason for life to exist, here or in the fic. This is all just a very fun accident. Life exists in the 4 dimensions we're familiar with not because there is a reason FOR life to exist, but because there is no particular reason for life to NOT exist. I think it's the same in twelve or two hundred forty-seven dimensions. There's no reason for life to NOT exist outside of our understanding of time and space, so there's not particular reason to think it does not exist.

So the life machine exists, not because it was made, but because there is no reason it should not exist.

One thing that does seem to be true across different dimensions (and by "dimensions" I mean "measurable spectrums in which reality can exist", not "Alternate universes") is that death, or at least, entropy *does* exist. The universe we live in will eventually experience heat death. Time unravels under specific conditions and indications are that those conditions will eventually become dominant. All things, even the laws of physics, eventually die.

So the Life Machine dies, because for some reason, all things do.

...But also Things are born for no particular reason.

The big bang happened for no particular reason other than nothing was stopping it (kind of literally). Some people think that the universe will not experience heat death at all, but a dimensional collapse that crushes it all back together, before it explodes again, like a cosmic inhale and exhale.

Perhaps the Life Machine is not dying at all, so much as this version of it is reaching the next phase of it's life cycle, and it departs it's mortal coil not for oblivion but it turns to goop to reform into a body measured in entirely different dimensions.

Which is a bit of an upheaval for its microflora.

The Life Machine generates life in the same way you and I 'generate' the conditions of our intestines that support bacteria. If you ask most people, they do not think their primary purpose in life is to play host to billions of microorganisms, but that is very much something we do, and depend on.

Likewise, the Life Machine is misnamed, because it's got purpose beyond human understanding, like how humans have purpose beyond the understanding of eyelash mites. It's doing it's own thing, we just live here. but if all our microflora and fauna were to leave, it'd be a major problem for us, and if all life were to stop, it'd be a problem for the Life Machine.

In the Tarot, "Death" symbolizes change, and the Life Machine is Dying in the sense that it's definitely changing. Whether that change is the change from caterpillar to butterfly or from whale to whalefall is beyond the comprehension of Mortals, or even things like The Soul King.

Soul King's job is to keep the souls alive through this, and they achieve this by exploiting the fact that this change is also when the Life Machine reproduces. Regardless if the current Life Machine becomes a butterfly or a corpse, it's offspring will have suitable conditions for life to continue. Maybe this is a gift form parent to child- the life machine passes her internal flora to her offspring like a mother transfers her own colonies and antibodies to her child via colostrum. Maybe the Life Machine isn't thinking of it's offspring at all and this is all just the machinations of the parasites to propagate themselves into a new host for the sake of future generations.

Either way, neither action is planned or designed, but are still acts of love from a parent to child. Woman and Nematode alike loves her daughter.

TL;DR: As Above, So below, in the gooeiest and most incomprehensible but deeply loving way possible.

#AEIWAM #an elephant is warm and mushy #bleach fanfic #philosophy #yes this is a fanfic but I can put my headcanons about the nature of god in here as well #and my theory is that God is like most science: intensely complicated and more than a little gross #but also deeply joyful and the more you know the more you love

[welcomehomeincorrectquotes]

Julie: Well, believe me, Frankie, I calculated the odds of this succeeding versus the odds I was doing something incredibly stupid...and I went ahead anyway.

#source: mystery science theater 3000 #Julie Joyful #Frank Frankly #welcome home puppet show #incorrect quotes

[jadeluz-official]

Hello, Apple Blossom/Apple Pie/Jolly/Wulie shippers

"Love my Way" - The Psychedelic Furs

#welcome home #welcome home puppet show #wally darling #julie joyful #wally x julie #julie x wally #art #fanart #digital art #my art #apple blossom #apple pie #ironically i got inspired by GLADOS voice lines for them #“for science... you monster.” #i can imagine this pairing being really angsty ngl

[lumashiki]

Julie as... Wheatley! Poor thing was originally going to be GLaDOS, but I changed her to be our little guy Wheatley. In either scenario, Julie was gonna be a not so great robot (Srry love ;-;)

#welcome home #welcome home puppet show #partycoffin #welcome home arg #welcome home fanart #welcome home julie #welcome home julie joyful #julie joyful #portal #portal 2 #portal wally au #portal wally #wheatley julie #portal julie #portal julie joyful #aperture wally au #aperture wally #aperture science

[0wldn0]

Oh wow! I originally made this for my Twitter but it seems I am almost at 800 here too? 😭

Thank you to everyone who liked my Wally Darling animation! I really appreciate the support and the kind words!! Everyone is too nice!! I do not think I will be making more fanart or animations for Welcome Home, at least not in the near future. For now, I'll be back to my silly little aliens instead! Thank you again for your interest!

#my art #welcome home #wally darling #julie joyful #welcome home fanart #aliens #science fiction #feroah #tapan #sona #vi chirps

[randomly-generated-posts-machine]

would you rather have emo boys but no more smut or unlimited gender and no golden apples?

#comedy #funny #haha #meme #joyful cheer #joyus whimsy #polls for science #randomly generated tumblr posts #infinite gender #randomly generated #randomly generated posts #random number generation #programming languages #programmer #programming #emo aesthetic #progblr #emo boy #emo kid #2000s emo #emocore #polls on tumblr #polls <3 #emo #gender #my polls #gender stuff #smut #i love polls #polls polls polls

[the-blind-assassin-12]

Hey!

I just wanted to pop in and say how much I enjoy seeing your reblogs of people's work. You put so much thought and care into the comments you leave and I wanted to give you a pat on the back and perhaps a consensual forehead kiss.

Keep up the the joy!

El

Hi El!! 🙋🏻‍♀️ Hope you’re having a lovely day!

This message made me smile. I’m so happy to hear that you’re enjoying all the reblogs from March Fic Madness. My goal with this challenge was to show writers how much they are appreciated and to let them know how much their work makes me feel. Seeing so many others take part in the madness and seeing the response from writers truly fills me with joy. There is just so much talent in this corner of the internet and I’m just trying to shine the spotlight on it.

And you know what? Spreading joy is fun. So I will for sure keep doing it. ☺️

#thank you el! #secretelephanttattoo #this made me smile #spreading joy is joyful and that’s science #marchficmadness24

[mentally-joyful-demobot]

[hits esme with a PSYCHIC BEAM ATTACK]

[it is HARMLESS but once it is over esme will find that all her clothes now have a TACKY ARCADE CARPET PATTERN]

HOW MANY OF YOU ANONS ARE PSYCHIC-

[ She looked down at her clothes and there was a mix of confusion and shock on her face. Why is it so bright yet so dull? Why did it disorient her slightly?? Who invented this pattern??? ]

[ 3/10 ]

#mentally xyz mercs #mentally joyful demobot #rp blog #tf2 rp #input() #m!a == human #ooc: apparently theres a science to the patterns #you get disoriented staring at it and want to move around or smth

[ceilingfrogs]

Sad truth about being a human: our ears aren’t adapted to hear a rat’s squeaky little giggles when it is being tickled, the sound too high-pitched for our inadequate ears.

Happy truth about being a human: we have the technology to lower the pitch of a rat’s squeaky little giggles when it is being tickled, therefore compensating for our inadequate ears.

#biology #fauna #rats #science #nature #little rats making little sounds #to think that thoughout history #we have been deprived of such joyful sounds #but no longer #no longer must we live in a world without the sounds of squeaky little guys giggling #mine #post #Youtube

[good-beans]

Okay but nothing reassures me I really do have a passion for literature/writing like physically dying and struggling through thick brain fog, researching and writing an essay the professor did not give enough time for, and still enjoying myself and getting excited enough to rant through a sore throat about the material to family members who didn't even ask 😂

#im calling it a night but LOL #sometimes i worry i dont know where my true interests/skills lie #and then im So taken with the cultural influences on and from Frankenstein regarding religion and science #(and how interpretations can easily go both ways since both characters can represent combinations of both given the complex story) #that i rise above any pain and unleash a joyful rant 😂 #and im like oh yeah #i realize i keep talking about my symptoms and i swear this isnt a 'poor me' complaint #im genuinely in a good mood which is so funny to me #rose rambles

[lordrahlprotects]

Nothin but good vibes today

#Pearl & The Oysters #Peanut butter wolf #Remix #Funk #Hip hop #Music #Spotify #Joyful science

[ssef17]

#youtube #funny #humor #rally car #race car #ps4 #pc games #business #gaming #science #playing #joyful #fun #wholesome #feel good #happy new year #happy birthday #happy holidays #happy halloweeeeeeen #happy halloween #online shopping #freebies #giftideas #free #deal #world news #new music #new rp #news #new york

[smak-annihilation]

chemistry would be so easy if only ( and C looked less similar

#funny #haha #comedy #meme #joyful cheer #joyus whimsy #chemistry #chemistry memes #chemistry jokes #science #struggling with chemistry #chemistry struggle

[serapublishing]

Melody's Magic

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#Happiness through sound #Historical significance of music #Joyful melodies #Music and emotions #Music and happiness #Music and the brain #Music therapy #The power of music #The science of music #Universal harmony

[devilsskettle]

nellie the biologist and keiko oh i’m there with u…. now i have to read sourdough

sourdough is a very good book but i will warn you that lois is a much more likable and mentally stable character than nellie, the biologist, and keiko! still i cannot recommend the book enough, let me know what you think when you read it!

#<3 #the book is all about food culture & where it intersects with community identity history myth art technology etc #it also launched my sourdough baking phase in high school (pre-covid btw i was ahead of the curve on that one) #& my fascination with the science behind fermentation & microbiomes #idk if anyone remembers what i said about the movie the menu but i thought the commentary on modern food culture #was out of touch & contrived - this is the exact opposite imo #it's very in touch with innovation within the world of culinary arts & directly alludes to historical movements within that field #as well as other significant movements in food history/innovation while being a forward thinking piece of speculative fiction #about the future of food technology ! #it's an apt & grounded commentary that balances the possibilities of the future with the importance of the past #& necessary caution about the human ego when it comes to interfering with natural processes etc #but on a character level i think it's a very joyful optimistic exploratory book! & i love that about lois #anyway i've probably read it at least 8 times lol & i think it's time for a reread #it's a perfect summer book to me #something about robin sloan is that you can tell he had fun writing his books & that makes them fun to read

[greathoughtsphilosopy]

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Spider i love you compilation .