Diving into a think hole again I see. May I join you?
Are you choosing the experiences, or are the experiences choosing you? And are these experiences meaningful? Is life the culmination of meanings we attach to experiences? Why do we choose to attach meaning to some experiences, and not others. What are any of our choices if not an internal mind game to see what will happen, to give us an experience to describe as life. What happens when we stop playing these games...I don't want to know that, sounds meaningless.
Started on a point, turned into a rant, and ended up as questioning existence. You're more than welcome to join me on this. I'd sooner not be alone, but I don't want to drag anyone down with me.
Define meaningful, though, and be careful how you do it.
Drag? How do you know it's down and not up? Is this an ascending or descending spiral? Is there a fixed point in which to orient myself?
Careful!? Is that a warning? What exactly do you think you are warning me of, being wrong? I cannot define "meaningful" for you nor do I think I want to with such a danger sign. Sounds like a mind trap. I can only define things of meaning for myself, and I know this definition isn't absolute.
It did sound like a warning but it wasn't directed at you, but at all humanity. It wasn't a trap for you but again, for everyone. If humans choose a reality that is engineered and controlled by a small subset of other humans, how likely is it that they'll get the reality they want, as opposed to the reality that is most profitable? How likely is it that those who control "reality" will not be corrupted in some way by their new-found power? It was a sly comment on what already happens in the world.
You may want to dismiss it, though, because I haven't slept since Thursday night (it's Sunday morning), I'm suffering with the flu, I'm hugely stressed at a launch date tomorrow (despite thinking I've thought of everything and all will be well), I've had caffeine (despite being a bit allergic, and it making my brain spin), I've run out of ice cream, I'm being followed around by a housefly which is quite patently in love with me because it refuses to be more than a few feet from me, and I'm uncharacteristically grumpy and slightly dazed. :)
I have some ice cream. You're welcome to it. There are also popsicles if you want. And the fly probably thinks you stink good. You may want to bathe. :)
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Diving into a think hole again I see. May I join you?
Are you choosing the experiences, or are the experiences choosing you? And are these experiences meaningful? Is life the culmination of meanings we attach to experiences? Why do we choose to attach meaning to some experiences, and not others. What are any of our choices if not an internal mind game to see what will happen, to give us an experience to describe as life. What happens when we stop playing these games...I don't want to know that, sounds meaningless.
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Started on a point, turned into a rant, and ended up as questioning existence. You're more than welcome to join me on this. I'd sooner not be alone, but I don't want to drag anyone down with me.
Define meaningful, though, and be careful how you do it.
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Drag? How do you know it's down and not up? Is this an ascending or descending spiral? Is there a fixed point in which to orient myself?
Careful!? Is that a warning? What exactly do you think you are warning me of, being wrong? I cannot define "meaningful" for you nor do I think I want to with such a danger sign. Sounds like a mind trap. I can only define things of meaning for myself, and I know this definition isn't absolute.
Are you going to define "meaningful" for me?
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It did sound like a warning but it wasn't directed at you, but at all humanity. It wasn't a trap for you but again, for everyone. If humans choose a reality that is engineered and controlled by a small subset of other humans, how likely is it that they'll get the reality they want, as opposed to the reality that is most profitable? How likely is it that those who control "reality" will not be corrupted in some way by their new-found power? It was a sly comment on what already happens in the world.
You may want to dismiss it, though, because I haven't slept since Thursday night (it's Sunday morning), I'm suffering with the flu, I'm hugely stressed at a launch date tomorrow (despite thinking I've thought of everything and all will be well), I've had caffeine (despite being a bit allergic, and it making my brain spin), I've run out of ice cream, I'm being followed around by a housefly which is quite patently in love with me because it refuses to be more than a few feet from me, and I'm uncharacteristically grumpy and slightly dazed. :)
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I have some ice cream. You're welcome to it. There are also popsicles if you want. And the fly probably thinks you stink good. You may want to bathe. :)