Philosophical Question

[Clarkmeister]

Pretend you could, for one year out of your life (say the next year), live in perfect bliss, whatever that means to you. When that time is over, your life continues on undistrubed, but you could not recall having done it, and that year of your life was lost?

[thirddan]

IMO there is no point in having an experience if that experience leaves no mark on your life or has no meaning...

[ThaSaltCracka]

I said no, because whats the point of living one awesome year if you can't look back and reminesce about it?

[pshreck]

Yes, because the things I would learn and experience would clearly affect me in my future life, whether or not I could remember doing them.

Or... are we supposed to assume that we wouldn't be affected at all after we were done?

[Clarkmeister]

The natural follow-up to this question is, what's the point of life in general then? One's life, taken in its entirety, is almost certainly the equivalent of that "one forgotten year".

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?

Just thinking aloud, I always thought this was a fun question to discuss.

[thirddan]

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doing anything with your life that doesn't leave a long-term mark for the benefit of others

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maybe im taking this wrong, but why do people feel the need to do something for the benefit or "others"...when most people say others it seems like they mean mankind of a large group of people...why aren't people happy to just be happy and live an enjoyable life? i have no desire to do anything for the good of mankind (that sounds heartless, but i don't mean it to be) I will feel that my life was worthwhile if i enjoy myself, and have a nice life with my current girlfriend/hopefully one day wife and that is all i really want from life...

[daryn]

some people believe in an afterlife where they do have recollection of the life they lived.

[Zoltri]

Yes. That is my life story...live for the moment.
Gets me in trouble all the time.

Sigh.

[Clarkmeister]

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doing anything with your life that doesn't leave a long-term mark for the benefit of others

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maybe im taking this wrong, but why do people feel the need to do something for the benefit or "others"...when most people say others it seems like they mean mankind of a large group of people...why aren't people happy to just be happy and live an enjoyable life? i have no desire to do anything for the good of mankind (that sounds heartless, but i don't mean it to be) I will feel that my life was worthwhile if i enjoy myself, and have a nice life with my current girlfriend/hopefully one day wife and that is all i really want from life...

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See, to me that's inconsistent with your "no" vote.

[cnfuzzd]

Sure, why not. Its not like i would miss that year of my life. I wouldnt even remember losing it. Why not give myself a chance to be happy at least once even if i cant remember it.

peace

john nickle