Pointless Philisophical question..

[Hermlord]

I gotta make this my last post, I too have a long night of work and sadly, not the infinite power needed to focus [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

"Contentment" as such is a response to the finite nature of human experience. It's being at peace with your current situation, even though you know it is temporary (because, if nothing else, you will eventually die). In the infinite, there is no "satisfied" or "unsatisfied" because everything is present at once. There is no more fulfilled or unfulfilled, good or bad, now or later -- simply uninhibited awareness of what is.

The simultaneity is in realizing that limited (human) and unlimited (divine) reality are both true, and not in conflict. As a human, we have an arc of time, and living a meaningful life is about giving purpose to that limited span, and finding pleasure in the limited things that you experience. But in the infinite, the whole arc is present at once, so there is nothing to be fulfilled.

Also, PoBoy, yes your comment was beautiful. I hope it is clear that I am agreeing with you.

I really gotta go; please read "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia-Marquez. Or really, really listen to "Dark Side of the Moon" by Pink Floyd. They've already said more than I ever could.

[PizzaBoyPetey]

With such powers, you would alter the thoughts of others and of youself, and so IT WOULD NOT BE CHEATING.

[scotty34]

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I wouldn't play poker if I always won.

Take from that what you will.

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Yes, but you don't just give the money back when you do win. You just drew the winning lottery number, and you are going to tear up your ticket?


And sure, if you had a few billion in the bank, you may lose interest in poker (unless you can find a few people for a 50mil/100mil game), but please tell me poker is not the most important thing in your life. I strongly disagree when people say that money does not buy happiness. When used correctly, you can derive immense amounts of pleasure from it, whether it be from travelling, banging supermodels, driving fancy cars, helping people or anything else that you always wished you could do. You will be able to take up the career of your choice now (if you don't want to retire and play golf all day) because it is no longer based on financial constraints. You can do exactly what you want to do.

[scotty34]

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With such powers, you would alter the thoughts of others and of youself, and so IT WOULD NOT BE CHEATING.

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Even if you alter your thoughts and your wife's thoughts, its still cheating. You would have to alter the definition of morality in order to change this. Do you really want to change the way humanity exists just so you can have sex with someone other than your wife? Personally, I would cheat on a girl before I alter the fabric of morality.

[Ulysses]

you should consider the fact that once given the power to become a master ninja, you might start to prefer the asian chicks.

[tbach24]

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i could not resist having two hot white chicks at the same time

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Umm... are you not married to a white woman? Why did you have to specify the race?

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Ok first off i am 19.
I am not married. second, in my origional sexual fantasy both women would look exactly the way i would choose. im not racist, but both of these girls would be white, moderately intelligent, brown hair, and be 17-20. Thats what I would choose.Everyone has different preferences.I apologise for nothing. I support affirmative action but not in my sexual fantasies.

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lmao

[Jernau]

So you're asking what I would do if I were omnipotent?

I'd probably kill myself.

Hey, if little Joey's dead, then I got no reason to live!

[jakethebake]

The first thing I'd do is take away Bryce's ability to start new threads.

[tbach24]

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The first thing I'd do is take away Bryce's ability to start new threads.

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Hater

[daryn]

reading this thread, i keep holding out to see if jstnrgrs is joking or not. then eventually i realize that it doesn't matter. he's basically an idiot no matter how you slice it.