A thought crossed my mind the other day - what if we're already dead, and our lives are just being replayed in our heads? A bit of a scary thought.
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What if we're already dead?
A thought crossed my mind the other day - what if we're already dead, and our lives are just being replayed in our heads? A bit of a scary thought.
Re: What if we're already dead?
You can think of many, many such scary scenarios, from Matrix to some odd reincarnation schemes...you know the principle of Plato's cave?
It's impossible to tell for sure, so...don't bother with it.
Praeses
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It'd make no difference: perceivable reality is just that PERCEIVABLE "reality". It would change nothing if your supposition were true.
The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are so certain of themselves, but wiser people are full of doubts.
-Betrand Russell
Senator
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It might just be that "reality" is just a computer program which I'm running on my calculator. In any case, Have Fun! And don't to anything that would land you in jail!
Punctual Romantic
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I'd being myself at the thought of being alive.
You'll have more fun at a Glasgow stabbing than an Edinburgh wedding.
Under the patronage of the mighty Dante von Hespburg
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What if we are? Does it matter? You don't know you are and you're 'living' a life so enjoy it.
Honestly I don't care if I'm dead, the dream of some giant magic ogre, or any other scenario you can come up with. As long as I'm still extant I'll just get on with 'living'.
Senator
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Thousand Posts! Woohoo.. I would like to thank all the moderators, You have all been such a pain in the ass, especially the Pantera one. Giddy Up! I'll try not to offend anyone anymore! I mean it took me almost ten years...
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We are already in hell
Protector Domesticus
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Nothing exists except from me.And you cant prove me otherwise
Senator
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So what will you do with this information? Will you go on to rape, steal and murder, or will you try to lead a life of productivity and maybe happiness? Do you remember a thing called "tamagotchi"? It was just some plastic and pixels, yet people formed attachments to them. You'd have to be a sociopath in order not to care about your fellow human beings, whether souls exist or not.Originally Posted by Papay
Protector Domesticus
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My environment can harm me so i must watch out what i do.It seems reasonable that you are "real" yet i will never be sure 100% about that
Praeses
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Being 100% about anything is just an abstract projection anyway, it changes nothing about reality. Admitting that you don't know anything is the first step to true happiness, the trouble is: it's an easy thing to forget.
The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are so certain of themselves, but wiser people are full of doubts.
-Betrand Russell
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Did someone just watch ''The Matrix'' ?
Comes Limitis
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Whatever "this" is, is called alive. Whatever "this" isn't, is called dead.
We might not be sure what "this" is, but it's called life. We've already come to a consensus.
Your fear is fairly irrational. Your thought is not entirely, it's basically a semantics argument.
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The Earth is inhabited by billions of idiots.
The search for intelligent life continues...
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You sound awfully British, OP.
Civis
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Cogito ergo sum
Senator
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Kalaa ei tule jos verkot on liian isot
Comes Limitis
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If we are dead, this is Hell. Which explains why there's no sign of the big guy.
The Earth is inhabited by billions of idiots.
The search for intelligent life continues...
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also explains why we're born sinful.
Domesticus
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An interesting suggestion.
My own belief system - or rather, positing system - is Gnostic with Cathar, Marcionite and NeoPlatonist distinctions.
It is very much, "behind the veil" stuff.
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