Why? - Page 3

SteveDallas · 03-09-2005, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by finding_nirvana

I'm not sure, I guess, if we stop breeding, the race will slowly diminish.

Yeah, but why do I as an individual care about that? If it's my only justification for getting out of bed and (attempting/pretending) to do something useful every morning, it seems pretty slim.

Trilby · 03-09-2005, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by SteveDallas

Yeah, but why do I as an individual care about that? If it's my only justification for getting out of bed and (attempting/pretending) to do something useful every morning, it seems pretty slim.

Maybe we get out of bed every morning and attempt to "do something" due to ego? Do depressed people suffer from depressed ego's? Is that why I--I mean they! they! stay in bed all damn day??? Anyone?

mrnoodle · 03-09-2005, 12:04 PM

"Why?" isn't as deep a concept as we try to make it. In the end, we're only looking for shelter, food, and sex to answer our instinctive need to propogate the species. We have evolved an advanced problem-solving ability so that our basic biological needs are met almost without any effort. The resulting spare time isn't something our brains are used to, and there's lots of wasted traffic along our neural pathways. This is directionless, random electrical activity that we have come to interpret as "deep thought" but is actually the product of an organ that is still keyed for high activity and hasn't adapted to the lack of need for it. At the pinnacle of human evolution, having answered all our survival needs with permanent shelters and food sources, and the ability to self-reproduce, our brains will be the size of peanuts and we will no longer have limbs, since there's no need to go anywhere, anyway. We will be utterly self-contained, no longer producing digestive waste, impacting our environment only insofar as we require 3 square feet of space for our bodies to wobble on. As we die, the single offspring we each produce will occupy the space we used to occupy. If only Darwin could have lived long enough to see the realization of his dream....

what?

Troubleshooter · 03-09-2005, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by mrnoodle

what?

Damn... Just damn...

And I thought I had a low opinion.

mrnoodle · 03-09-2005, 12:10 PM

: lol. what? isn't this the ideal scenario for people who think there is no soul, no god, only animal instinct and evolutionary advancement?

Troubleshooter · 03-09-2005, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by mrnoodle

...isn't this the ideal scenario for people who think there is no soul, no god, only animal instinct and evolutionary advancement?

Um, no.

Catwoman · 03-10-2005, 10:32 AM

If we all helped each other one on one we wouldn't need mass involvement. But one person can't make a difference, right?

mr noodle you're mad. you see the logic of superfluous thought capacity but still believe in god?

mrnoodle · 03-10-2005, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Catwoman

mr noodle you're mad. you see the logic of superfluous thought capacity but still believe in god?

i thought i was just being sarcastic and weird.

but, um, yeah.

Carnivean · 03-19-2005, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by SteveDallas

Well?

Why?

What's the point?

What's the purpose of your existence?

If any.

To continue generating experience as a self-reflexive sensory organ for the God from whom I grew (and perhaps became detached)? Maybe. I oscillate between an ill-defined existentialism and uncertain panentheism with mystical hopes and nihilistic bad days. Mostly, though, I just want to be happy and help others do the same. I like sex, books, and horror movies, and if I could find the meaning of life somewhere in there I'd be very happy. I guess like most people I'm just making it up as I go along and hoping for the best.

lookout123 · 03-19-2005, 02:45 PM

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sex, books, and horror movies

in which order? choose wisely, your future may depend upon it.

Carnivean · 03-19-2005, 02:55 PM

That's almost as difficult as figuring out the meaning of life.

lookout123 · 08-20-2010, 01:10 PM

Actually I love the whole series of books. In fact, I might reread them again.

03-09-2005, 12:04 PM	#3
mrnoodle bent Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: under the weather Posts: 2,656	"Why?" isn't as deep a concept as we try to make it. In the end, we're only looking for shelter, food, and sex to answer our instinctive need to propogate the species. We have evolved an advanced problem-solving ability so that our basic biological needs are met almost without any effort. The resulting spare time isn't something our brains are used to, and there's lots of wasted traffic along our neural pathways. This is directionless, random electrical activity that we have come to interpret as "deep thought" but is actually the product of an organ that is still keyed for high activity and hasn't adapted to the lack of need for it. At the pinnacle of human evolution, having answered all our survival needs with permanent shelters and food sources, and the ability to self-reproduce, our brains will be the size of peanuts and we will no longer have limbs, since there's no need to go anywhere, anyway. We will be utterly self-contained, no longer producing digestive waste, impacting our environment only insofar as we require 3 square feet of space for our bodies to wobble on. As we die, the single offspring we each produce will occupy the space we used to occupy. If only Darwin could have lived long enough to see the realization of his dream.... what? __________________ Sìn a nall na cuaranan sin. -- Cha mhór is fheairrde thu iad, tha iad coltach ri cat air a dhathadh

03-09-2005, 12:10 PM	#5
mrnoodle bent Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: under the weather Posts: 2,656	: lol. what? isn't this the ideal scenario for people who think there is no soul, no god, only animal instinct and evolutionary advancement? __________________ Sìn a nall na cuaranan sin. -- Cha mhór is fheairrde thu iad, tha iad coltach ri cat air a dhathadh

03-10-2005, 10:32 AM	#7
Catwoman stalking a Tom Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: on the edge of the english channel Posts: 1,000	If we all helped each other one on one we wouldn't need mass involvement. But one person can't make a difference, right? mr noodle you're mad. you see the logic of superfluous thought capacity but still believe in god? __________________ I've decided I'm not going to have a signature anymore.

08-20-2010, 01:10 PM	#12
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	Actually I love the whole series of books. In fact, I might reread them again. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

03-19-2005, 02:55 PM	#11
Carnivean Romantic Necromancer Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: South Posts: 29	That's almost as difficult as figuring out the meaning of life.

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