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Mr. Henry BemisMr. Henry Bemis God is loveRegistered User regular
edited May 2010 in Social Entropy++
Here is a list of questions

if you care to, quote and answer any of them to the best of your ability

obviously it would take an extended period to answer all of them so i wouldn't bother doing that

these are intentionally simplistic and subjective to allow for very open ended answers



What makes an object beautiful?

What do you aspire to? Why?

Do you believe in something beyond naked empiricism?

What is the most defining characteristic of yourself? Why?

Is morality simple or complex? Why?

How do you perceive yourself?

Do you feel in control of your life? Why or why not?

What makes a sound beautiful or ugly?

Is law a decent facsimile of morality? Why?

What makes something significant?

Is your existence good? Why or why not?

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    StaleghotiStaleghoti Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Forward this thread to all your friends and your wish will come true!

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    RaneadosRaneados police apologist you shouldn't have been there, obviouslyRegistered User regular
    edited May 2010
    soundwaves are beautiful/ugly?

    like the actual up/down representation of a soundwave?

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    FaricazyFaricazy Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    my defining characteristic is that i am a priest of the temple of syrinx

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    SeriouslySeriously Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Mr. Henry Bemis wrote: »
    What makes an object beautiful?


    What makes a soundwave beautiful or ugly?


    What makes something significant?

    you

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    .avi.avi regular
    edited May 2010
    first post

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    Viscount IslandsViscount Islands [INSERT SoKo HERE] ...it was the summer of my lifeRegistered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Bemis are you subtly using us to do your H/W?

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    DichotomyDichotomy Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    I'm such a sucker, I'm gonna end up answering most of these

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    FandeathisFandeathis Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Mr. Henry Bemis wrote: »
    Here is a list of questions

    if you care to, quote and answer any of them to the best of your ability

    obviously it would take an extended period to answer all of them so i wouldn't bother doing that

    these are intentionally simplistic and subjective to allow for very open ended answers



    What makes an object beautiful?

    Its simplicity and elegance.


    What do you aspire to? Why?

    I aspire to take in and understand as much as possible. To experience everything I can in this life.


    Do you believe in something beyond naked empiricism?

    I still have not decided on that one.



    That's all I felt like answering.

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    Garlic BreadGarlic Bread i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a Registered User, Disagreeable regular
    edited May 2010
    Who let the dogs out?

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    Kuribo's ShoeKuribo's Shoe Kuribo's Stocking North PoleRegistered User regular
    edited May 2010
    What makes an object beautiful? meaning

    What do you aspire to? Why? peace. because turmoil sucks

    Do you believe in something beyond naked empiricism? sure, but I can't define it

    What is the most defining characteristic of yourself? Why? my questioning nature. because assuming you're correct is always a bad idea.

    Is morality simple or complex? Why? it's simple for me, because I feel like everyone should treat people like they would like to be treated

    How do you perceive yourself? insecure, but funny

    Do you feel in control of your life? Why or why not? kind of, but not always, I'm affected by decisions other people make all the time

    What makes a soundwave beautiful or ugly? the gold detailing on the cassette door

    Is law a decent facsimile of morality? Why? sometimes. sometimes law is defined by the immoral.

    What makes something significant? remembrance

    Is your existence good? Why or why not? sure. because I care about people and they care about me

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    KusuguttaiKusuguttai __BANNED USERS regular
    edited May 2010
    What makes an object beautiful?
    if i can fuck it

    What do you aspire to? Why?
    to be a boss. cause.

    Do you believe in something beyond naked empiricism?
    no, i am a no-clothes empiricist ONLY

    What is the most defining characteristic of yourself? Why?
    my dick, cause it's so huge

    Is morality simple or complex? Why?
    morality is the opposite of what i do to your mother

    How do you perceive yourself?
    as a boss
    Do you feel in control of your life? Why or why not?
    yes


    What makes something significant?
    if you can fuck it
    Is your existence good? Why or why not?
    hell yes

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    Kuribo's ShoeKuribo's Shoe Kuribo's Stocking North PoleRegistered User regular
    edited May 2010
    simple answers to hard questions

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    RaneadosRaneados police apologist you shouldn't have been there, obviouslyRegistered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Viscount Islands wrote: »
    Bemis are you subtly using us to do your H/W?

    Help and Wadvice

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    MaceraMacera UGH GODDAMMIT STOP ENJOYING THINGSRegistered User regular
    edited May 2010
    this is the wrong place to ask these kind of questions

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    Kuribo's ShoeKuribo's Shoe Kuribo's Stocking North PoleRegistered User regular
    edited May 2010
    there's no wrong place or time to ask questions

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    L|amaL|ama Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    im gay

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    NogsNogs Crap, crap, mega crap. Crap, crap, mega crap.Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    What makes an object beautiful? Tits

    What do you aspire to? Why? Tits

    Do you believe in something beyond naked empiricism? Tits

    What is the most defining characteristic of yourself? Why? My Tits

    Is morality simple or complex? Why? Simply Tits.

    How do you perceive yourself? The Tits.

    Do you feel in control of your life? Why or why not? Tits control everything

    What makes a soundwave beautiful or ugly? Soundwave had a cassette tape thing in his chest. That's pretty much as close to Tits as a transformer is gonna get.

    Is law a decent facsimile of morality? Why? The only law is 'Get Them Tits'

    What makes something significant? Does it have Tits?

    Is your existence good? Why or why not? I got me Tits, what do you think?

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    Mr. Henry BemisMr. Henry Bemis God is love Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Raneados wrote: »
    soundwaves are beautiful/ugly?

    like the actual up/down representation of a soundwave?
    ...




    yeah, you parsed that one out

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    SeriouslySeriously Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Raneados wrote: »
    Viscount Islands wrote: »
    Bemis are you subtly using us to do your H/W?

    Help and Wadvice

    I do this sort of thing all the time in my head

    I hear an unfamiliar set of initial or an acronym and I beat at it until it rhymes or shares a cadence with one I already know.

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    L|amaL|ama Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Mr. Henry Bemis wrote: »
    What makes an object beautiful?
    titties
    nah seriously i dunno, golden ratio and shit


    What do you aspire to? Why?
    being awesome, scienceing because knowledge ownz


    Do you believe in something beyond naked empiricism?
    nope


    What is the most defining characteristic of yourself? Why?
    sometimes I fear that I am too good at caring


    Is morality simple or complex? Why?
    simple, but becomes complicated by our psychology and the need to act quickly in some cases (pushing the fat guy in front of the train to stop it running into a kindegarten etc)


    How do you perceive yourself?
    with a mirror


    Do you feel in control of your life? Why or why not?
    not really


    What makes a soundwave beautiful or ugly?
    harmonics, fourier's theorem


    Is law a decent facsimile of morality? Why?
    no, there is too much compromise between what would be best and what works


    What makes something significant?
    feelings and memories you associate with it


    Is your existence good? Why or why not?
    yes because I enjoy it

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    RaneadosRaneados police apologist you shouldn't have been there, obviouslyRegistered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Mr. Henry Bemis wrote: »
    Raneados wrote: »
    soundwaves are beautiful/ugly?

    like the actual up/down representation of a soundwave?
    ...




    yeah, you parsed that one out

    yes?
    it's a weird thing to ask

    "are soundwaves beautiful or ugly?" is just a weird question like "how does this music smell?"

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    #pipe#pipe Cocky Stride, Musky odours Pope of Chili TownRegistered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Mr. Henry Bemis wrote: »
    Raneados wrote: »
    soundwaves are beautiful/ugly?

    like the actual up/down representation of a soundwave?
    ...




    yeah, you parsed that one out

    I think your talking about what makes some music beautiful and other music not?

    simple answer - math.

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    Centipede DamascusCentipede Damascus Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Beauty is the Being of a being in its Being

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    Kuribo's ShoeKuribo's Shoe Kuribo's Stocking North PoleRegistered User regular
    edited May 2010
    just pretend it said sound or make a transformers joke like the rest of us raneados

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    mensch-o-maticmensch-o-matic Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Is this for a school project?


    What makes an object beautiful?

    It makes someone happy, or makes them think

    What do you aspire to? Why?

    A useful person, because the alternative wouldn't be very fun

    Do you believe in something beyond naked empiricism?

    I try not to, but things like wishing for something hard enough that it warps reality to make it so is something I do

    What is the most defining characteristic of yourself? Why?

    Man! I dunno; I'm just another bullshit person.

    Is morality simple or complex? Why?

    Morality is based on goals- the trouble is that most people have very different goals

    How do you perceive yourself?

    see above

    Do you feel in control of your life? Why or why not?

    Yes and no, for several reasons I dont want to go into

    What makes a soundwave beautiful or ugly?

    You mean a sound itself? That's a pretty hard call but an 'ugly' soundwave is probably the kind that causes headaches and is much too high/cacophonous to be enjoyable

    Is law a decent facsimile of morality? Why?

    Well it depends on the country, but generally laws are created with a goal (of maintaining society) so I'm saying yes

    What makes something significant?

    Aaaahm, I'm still coming out of my teenage LOLNIHILISM phase so thats really hard for me to answer

    Is your existence good? Why or why not?

    I left more people better off than worse, I think, so I'm going with 'Okay'

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    SeriouslySeriously Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Raneados wrote: »
    Mr. Henry Bemis wrote: »
    Raneados wrote: »
    soundwaves are beautiful/ugly?

    like the actual up/down representation of a soundwave?
    ...




    yeah, you parsed that one out

    yes?
    it's a weird thing to ask

    "are soundwaves beautiful or ugly?" is just a weird question like "how does this music smell?"

    Suitably complex, I hope

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    celandinecelandine Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Mr. Henry Bemis wrote: »
    Here is a list of questions

    if you care to, quote and answer any of them to the best of your ability

    obviously it would take an extended period to answer all of them so i wouldn't bother doing that

    these are intentionally simplistic and subjective to allow for very open ended answers



    What makes an object beautiful?
    Grace. I'm not sure what it is, but I'm guessing echoes of natural/biological forms.

    What do you aspire to? Why?
    I want to be a good scientist and be kind to people close to me and contribute to my community.

    Do you believe in something beyond naked empiricism?

    Nope.

    What is the most defining characteristic of yourself? Why?
    Earnestness. Sometimes it's my worst flaw. Sometimes it allows me to recognize when something is genuinely good. Whatever else, I'm not an ironic douchebag.

    Is morality simple or complex? Why?
    Incredibly complex and difficult. I'm working on it.

    How do you perceive yourself?
    Mousy little oddball.

    Do you feel in control of your life? Why or why not?
    At the moment, yes; my dreams are pretty much coming true.

    What makes a soundwave beautiful or ugly?
    To me and the rest of the West, the octatonic scale. Or the Phrygian mode, in my case, cause I roll like that.

    Is law a decent facsimile of morality? Why?
    Not when they kill puppies and shoot into houses with children for drug possession.

    What makes something significant?
    ???

    Is your existence good? Why or why not?
    I think so. I have a chance to be valuable.

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    FaricazyFaricazy Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    what if the waveform is in the shape of tits

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    RaneadosRaneados police apologist you shouldn't have been there, obviouslyRegistered User regular
    edited May 2010
    why would you say soundwave

    why not just say music

    but that's basically the same thing as "why do you like _____"

    it's a weird way to ask something that confused me

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    UbikUbik oh pete, that's later. maybe we'll be dead by then Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    What is this hippy-dippy new-age pseudo-deep faux-introspective crap

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    Mr. Henry BemisMr. Henry Bemis God is love Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Raneados wrote: »
    Mr. Henry Bemis wrote: »
    Raneados wrote: »
    soundwaves are beautiful/ugly?

    like the actual up/down representation of a soundwave?
    ...




    yeah, you parsed that one out

    yes?
    it's a weird thing to ask

    "are soundwaves beautiful or ugly?" is just a weird question like "how does this music smell?"
    i was kidding

    music and hearing in general were the concepts referenced

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    SnowbeatSnowbeat i need something to kick this thing's ass over the lineRegistered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Mr. Henry Bemis wrote: »
    Here is a list of questions

    if you care to, quote and answer any of them to the best of your ability

    obviously it would take an extended period to answer all of them so i wouldn't bother doing that

    these are intentionally simplistic and subjective to allow for very open ended answers


    What makes an object beautiful?

    You have to define it, which makes almost anything beautiful in my opinion

    What do you aspire to? Why?

    Other than the easiest of aspirations, most of my goals fall flat, so i have stopped aspiring and instead take things as they come

    Do you believe in something beyond naked empiricism?

    Unless i have evidence otherwise, no

    What is the most defining characteristic of yourself? Why?

    Any defining characteristics of mine tend to change based on the situation

    Is morality simple or complex? Why?

    Rather, why should we relegate something so fundamentally undecided to such simple terms

    How do you perceive yourself?

    Even when I am depressed, i feel hopeful for a time when things will become "better". so i think of myself as situationally pessimistic, but more optimistic when it comes to "big decisions"

    Do you feel in control of your life? Why or why not?

    Sometimes i do, sometimes i don't. it depends on when you ask me

    What makes a soundwave beautiful or ugly?

    Oh come on

    Is law a decent facsimile of morality? Why?

    Given the right circumstances and choices, the law can serve as a decent "working model" of an overall cultural morality

    What makes something significant?

    Anything that renders it as a memorable event or object in a person's memory

    Is your existence good? Why or why not?

    You have to define "good"

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    RaneadosRaneados police apologist you shouldn't have been there, obviouslyRegistered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Mr. Henry Bemis wrote: »
    Raneados wrote: »
    Mr. Henry Bemis wrote: »
    Raneados wrote: »
    soundwaves are beautiful/ugly?

    like the actual up/down representation of a soundwave?
    ...




    yeah, you parsed that one out

    yes?
    it's a weird thing to ask

    "are soundwaves beautiful or ugly?" is just a weird question like "how does this music smell?"
    i was kidding

    music and hearing in general were the concepts referenced

    kidding about what?

    just ask your question upfront, man

    be as straight and as simple as possible at all times

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    SeriouslySeriously Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    I don't see what you did there

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    StaleghotiStaleghoti Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Define teenager

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    STATE OF THE ART ROBOTSTATE OF THE ART ROBOT Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    The answer to all of these is Fried Green Tomatoes.

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    Kuribo's ShoeKuribo's Shoe Kuribo's Stocking North PoleRegistered User regular
    edited May 2010
    robot this is not the simpsons thread

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    STATE OF THE ART ROBOTSTATE OF THE ART ROBOT Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Kuribo's Shoe wrote: »
    robot this is not the simpsons thread

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    Mr. Henry BemisMr. Henry Bemis God is love Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    no, it's not for a school project

    call it observation

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    #pipe#pipe Cocky Stride, Musky odours Pope of Chili TownRegistered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Mr. Henry Bemis wrote: »
    What makes an object beautiful?
    Alignment, Balance, Contrast, Repetition, Hierarchy

    What do you aspire to? Why?
    I aspire to be a great husband and father. Because making other people happy makes me happy.

    Do you believe in something beyond naked empiricism?
    Not enough data for a meaningful response

    What is the most defining characteristic of yourself? Why?
    beard

    Is morality simple or complex? Why?
    what shoe said

    How do you perceive yourself?
    negatively

    Do you feel in control of your life? Why or why not?
    Yes I do. Completely in control. And I'm a bad driver.

    What makes a soundwave beautiful or ugly?
    Math. Consonence of tone, balance of harmony, motion of rhythm. It's all math.

    Is law a decent facsimile of morality? Why?
    Unrelated. Law should be designed to keep society from self destruction regardless of morality.

    What makes something significant?
    emotion

    Is your existence good? Why or why not?
    I'd rather this than not knowing.

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