Philosophical Question - Page 3

pshreck · #21 01-30-2005, 10:05 PM

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but you could not recall having done it, and that year of your life was lost?

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I interpreted this as just having the same effect as amnesia, but it looks like I am the only one who interpreted it this way.

Clarkmeister · #22 01-30-2005, 10:08 PM

Yeah, I think the assumption is that there is no impact on your life. Of course, few of the things I would do during that year would have lots of lasting impact anyways.........

pshreck · #23 01-30-2005, 10:11 PM

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Yeah, I think the assumption is that there is no impact on your life. Of course, few of the things I would do during that year would have lots of lasting impact anyways.........

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You really think so? I think anyone in a state of perfect happiness would just be incredible for themselves and everyone around them. Some of the people who have had the strongest and lasting positive effects on me, also happen to be people that are highly satisfied with their own life/existence.

Stork · #24 01-30-2005, 10:13 PM

This is like freerolling with the nut straight and a flush draw against the nut straight w/o a flush draw. Easily yes. So what if you don't remember it afterward? It's not like you would've remembered it if you didn't live it either.

Lazymeatball · #25 01-30-2005, 10:15 PM

i did this for 3 hours last friday night. 3 hours I have no recollection of, and 3 hours I'm never getting back. Good Times.

Zeno · #26 01-30-2005, 10:16 PM

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I interpreted this as just having the same effect as amnesia, but it looks like I am the only one who interpreted it this way.

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I don't think you are the only one.

-Zeno

ozyman · #27 01-30-2005, 10:25 PM

I think its an easy yes. I have heard this question in the past phrased as, "If you could go back and relive the best week of your life, would you if it meant that you could no longer remember it?" which actually has a much greater downside.

Piz0wn0reD!!!!!! · #28 01-30-2005, 10:26 PM

that wouldnt be very cool.

GuyOnTilt · #29 01-30-2005, 10:34 PM

If you want to get really solid answers to this question from people who really know what they're talking about from an acedemic standpoint, post here.

I voted no, but I'd be interested in hearing discussion other than just speculation from experts on this type of stuff. Philosophy really interests me.

GoT

Zeno · #30 01-30-2005, 10:46 PM

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The natural conclusion is that doing anything with your life that doesn't leave a long-term mark for the benefit of others is the equivalent of voting "yes" to the original poll question. Right?

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Seems so.

If you have talents that can benefit others is it selfish to keep them all to yourself?

What if the year of bliss is conceived by a particular individual as a year of selfless acts in helping others? Though the memory will be lost to the particular individual, the acts themselves would live on in the memory of others and compound as additional benefits to even more people.

Memory, like my current cognitive thoughts at this moment, is an elusive thing. The previous sentence your just read is now, at the present moment, a memory.

Life has no given or a priori meaning. It’s meaning is derived by the experience itself.

I think.

-Zeno

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