Through it all, I would maintain awareness. That voice in their mind that goes "No, that's too painful/demeaning/fatal!" would still be there loud and clear, and I would probably make a point to be able to "hear" it even as in body they would bow and scrape and beg to destroy themselves and those they love for my passing amusement.
No one would ever believe that life under my rule is great, but they would all be forced to act like it was the height of joy.
I would keep a small group of "priviliged" friends. They would probably be made to believe that I want them to think they have free will, but they'd always doubt it and backstab and frame eachother just to get in my good books, when really I wouldn't care and at a whim I would send them to join any of the other humans for the knife-eating competitions. During the day they would pretend to love being my chosen ally and at night they would lose sleep convincing themselves that it is great and much better than the alternative.
So what you're saying is
you're more 'pathic than 'mantic
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every person who doesn't like an acquired taste always seems to think everyone who likes it is faking it. it should be an official fallacy.
I mean I can almost understand mind alerting drugs if you live in Alaska or Eastern Washington but Hawaii?
The non-tourist areas of Hawaii can get pretty bad. A girl I used to work with was born in Hawaii and lived there for most of her youth. She's had a family member's throat slit for owning money and saw a woman throw a baby off of a bridge.
Most Christians I met who claimed that the accountability was what kept them in line were saying that just to establish religion as the ultimate cause of empathy and order, not to excuse their restraint.
Through it all, I would maintain awareness. That voice in their mind that goes "No, that's too painful/demeaning/fatal!" would still be there loud and clear, and I would probably make a point to be able to "hear" it even as in body they would bow and scrape and beg to destroy themselves and those they love for my passing amusement.
No one would ever believe that life under my rule is great, but they would all be forced to act like it was the height of joy.
I would keep a small group of "priviliged" friends. They would probably be made to believe that I want them to think they have free will, but they'd always doubt it and backstab and frame eachother just to get in my good books, when really I wouldn't care and at a whim I would send them to join any of the other humans for the knife-eating competitions. During the day they would pretend to love being my chosen ally and at night they would lose sleep convincing themselves that it is great and much better than the alternative.
i'd convince some bank manager to hand me 50 million bucks
i'd live it up
that's it
what is with all the fukkin sadism
I wouldn't do that because it would be too suspicious and you'd spend the next 10 years having to mind trick law enforcement every goddamn day.
I'd start betting on sports and use the Force to gently nudge the ball in my favor. Or horse races and just push on the horses I didn't bet on just enough to tire them out by the first lap. Maybe I'd go play some roulette.
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every person who doesn't like an acquired taste always seems to think everyone who likes it is faking it. it should be an official fallacy.
Nah my jedi powers would be used for convenience or petty minor revenge. I'm not a bad person, just bothered by people.
Like the guy who cuts you off in traffic. Whoops, force-pushed him into an oncoming semi.
Nah thats too evil and potentially screws with the commute, I'd just make him forever think his dick is too small. Cursed to a life of feeling inadequate forever, so basically make him mori.
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I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.
If I had super powers I'd find some way to use them to secure enough money to never work again and then I'd probably just lead a nice quiet life with my buds who would wonder why I never ran out of money.
Nah my jedi powers would be used for convenience or petty minor revenge. I'm not a bad person, just bothered by people.
Like the guy who cuts you off in traffic. Whoops, force-pushed him into an oncoming semi.
Nah thats too evil and potentially screws with the commute, I'd just make him forever think his dick is too small. Cursed to a life of feeling inadequate forever, so basically make him mori.
Jokes on you I have now upgraded to thinking I'm on-average okay but I gots some issues.
I wouldn't do that because it would be too suspicious and you'd spend the next 10 years having to mind trick law enforcement every goddamn day.
I'd start betting on sports and use the Force to gently nudge the ball in my favor. Or horse races and just push on the horses I didn't bet on just enough to tire them out by the first lap. Maybe I'd go play some roulette.
Cheat at cards, but not too obviously, throw some hands to just make it look like you're lucky and rotate clubs and organizations. Build up a reliable decent income without drawing too much attention and live a life of quiet reflection driving the highways.
Preacher on
I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.
Most Christians I met who claimed that the accountability was what kept them in line were saying that just to establish religion as the ultimate cause of empathy and order, not to excuse their restraint.
which is really annoying because I'm like
hi
I'm not into the whole moral thing
I treat people fairly nicely although I know the universe doesn't give a shit what I do
so either I'm the greatest person alive and you're one crisis of faith from being the next mengele, or we humans do have something else keepin' us in line
If I had super powers I'd find some way to use them to secure enough money to never work again and then I'd probably just lead a nice quiet life with my buds who would wonder why I never ran out of money.
Then one day, one of them finds out your secret. He swears he won't ever tell a soul, but you can see the doubt in his eyes, and you know that the security of your comfort lies in his hands. In a moment you'd remember every gaffe he made, every time he didn't quite come through or made a selfish call...
and you'd have a choice to make.
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Most Christians I met who claimed that the accountability was what kept them in line were saying that just to establish religion as the ultimate cause of empathy and order, not to excuse their restraint.
Most Christians I met who claimed that the accountability was what kept them in line were saying that just to establish religion as the ultimate cause of empathy and order, not to excuse their restraint.
I'm curious why those of us who objectively choose not to engage in violent or wrongful action are deemed less moral than those who freely admit the only reason they don't engage in that behavior is the fear of consequences.
I mean I can almost understand mind alerting drugs if you live in Alaska or Eastern Washington but Hawaii?
The non-tourist areas of Hawaii can get pretty bad. A girl I used to work with was born in Hawaii and lived there for most of her youth. She's had a family member's throat slit for owning money and saw a woman throw a baby off of a bridge.
It ain't all paradise.
Yeah, it gets pretty ghetto in places.
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every person who doesn't like an acquired taste always seems to think everyone who likes it is faking it. it should be an official fallacy.
Most Christians I met who claimed that the accountability was what kept them in line were saying that just to establish religion as the ultimate cause of empathy and order, not to excuse their restraint.
i think a lot of them actually believe it
That must be hard. What do they think I'm doing since I've never raped or murdered? Or is Atheism only low-level crime and I gotta move on to paganism before it gets real nasty?
If I had super powers I'd find some way to use them to secure enough money to never work again and then I'd probably just lead a nice quiet life with my buds who would wonder why I never ran out of money.
Then one day, one of them finds out your secret. He swears he won't ever tell a soul, but you can see the doubt in his eyes, and you know that the security of your comfort lies in his hands. In a moment you'd remember every gaffe he made, every time he didn't quite come through or made a selfish call...
and you'd have a choice to make.
Er, not really, cause i'm not a petty little shit.
Most Christians I met who claimed that the accountability was what kept them in line were saying that just to establish religion as the ultimate cause of empathy and order, not to excuse their restraint.
I'm curious why those of us who objectively choose not to engage in violent or wrongful action are deemed less moral than those who freely admit the only reason they don't engage in that behavior is the fear of consequences.
I too wonder what strawmen think of my strange hyberbolic assertions.
Preacher on
I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.
Most Christians I met who claimed that the accountability was what kept them in line were saying that just to establish religion as the ultimate cause of empathy and order, not to excuse their restraint.
I'm curious why those of us who objectively choose not to engage in violent or wrongful action are deemed less moral than those who freely admit the only reason they don't engage in that behavior is the fear of consequences.
I too wonder what strawmen think of my strange hyberbolic assertions.
I'm curious why those of us who objectively choose not to engage in violent or wrongful action are deemed less moral than those who freely admit the only reason they don't engage in that behavior is the fear of consequences.
y halo thar aristotle
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every person who doesn't like an acquired taste always seems to think everyone who likes it is faking it. it should be an official fallacy.
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
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If I had Jedi mind powers I would become a diplomat. Know exactly what both sides would settle for. Get me a noble peace prize, cause as Henry Kissinger proved, it's all you really need to get laid.
If I had super powers I'd find some way to use them to secure enough money to never work again and then I'd probably just lead a nice quiet life with my buds who would wonder why I never ran out of money.
Then one day, one of them finds out your secret. He swears he won't ever tell a soul, but you can see the doubt in his eyes, and you know that the security of your comfort lies in his hands. In a moment you'd remember every gaffe he made, every time he didn't quite come through or made a selfish call...
and you'd have a choice to make.
Er, not really, cause i'm not a petty little shit.
Why keep it a secret in the first place?
I'd freely invite my friends to all kinds of cool shit, expenses paid.
Most Christians I met who claimed that the accountability was what kept them in line were saying that just to establish religion as the ultimate cause of empathy and order, not to excuse their restraint.
I'm curious why those of us who objectively choose not to engage in violent or wrongful action are deemed less moral than those who freely admit the only reason they don't engage in that behavior is the fear of consequences.
I too wonder what strawmen think of my strange hyberbolic assertions.
I'm curious what preacher is talking about.
I've never ever met a christian who held this belief.
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I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.
Most Christians I met who claimed that the accountability was what kept them in line were saying that just to establish religion as the ultimate cause of empathy and order, not to excuse their restraint.
i think a lot of them actually believe it
That must be hard. What do they think I'm doing since I've never raped or murdered? Or is Atheism only low-level crime and I gotta move on to paganism before it gets real nasty?
Eh, for me it's the knowledge that I have to look myself in the mirror in the morning.
If I had super powers I'd find some way to use them to secure enough money to never work again and then I'd probably just lead a nice quiet life with my buds who would wonder why I never ran out of money.
Then one day, one of them finds out your secret. He swears he won't ever tell a soul, but you can see the doubt in his eyes, and you know that the security of your comfort lies in his hands. In a moment you'd remember every gaffe he made, every time he didn't quite come through or made a selfish call...
and you'd have a choice to make.
Er, not really, cause i'm not a petty little shit.
Why keep it a secret in the first place?
I'd freely invite my friends to all kinds of cool shit, expenses paid.
I think it wouldn't need to be a secret up until someone threatens it, though. If relative comfort is the goal, you can't really let people know how you got your money, unless you absolutely know they won't threaten it somehow.
I'd freely invite my friends to all kinds of cool shit, expenses paid.
Depends on the power. If it was something that I felt would make me utterly impervious perhaps I'd be more open about it. But the last thing I want is the attention of multiple governments, or the media, or the like, especially if its a power other people might want to try to get their hands on. Just too much of a bother.
If I had Jedi mind powers I would become a diplomat. Know exactly what both sides would settle for. Get me a noble peace prize, cause as Henry Kissinger proved, it's all you really need to get laid.
Well hello Dr. Mrs. The Monarch.
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I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.
If I had super powers I'd find some way to use them to secure enough money to never work again and then I'd probably just lead a nice quiet life with my buds who would wonder why I never ran out of money.
Then one day, one of them finds out your secret. He swears he won't ever tell a soul, but you can see the doubt in his eyes, and you know that the security of your comfort lies in his hands. In a moment you'd remember every gaffe he made, every time he didn't quite come through or made a selfish call...
and you'd have a choice to make.
Er, not really, cause i'm not a petty little shit.
yeah, I mean, I would not think of that, at all
like, I like my friends
I love my friends
I'm not like harboring a secret hate for them because they... I dunno. I can't think of anything bad my friends have ever done to me right now. Because they haven't done anything that has mattered.
I have never met someone who has done something that I can't forgive or that I don't have some sympathy for why they did it
what I would think is that fuck
this changes everything beetween us
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Most Christians I met who claimed that the accountability was what kept them in line were saying that just to establish religion as the ultimate cause of empathy and order, not to excuse their restraint.
i think a lot of them actually believe it
That must be hard. What do they think I'm doing since I've never raped or murdered? Or is Atheism only low-level crime and I gotta move on to paganism before it gets real nasty?
i don't really know what they think
i was the first atheist that a lot of the texan christians i went to school had ever met. some would ask me what kept me from raping and killing or whatever. some were convinced that i behaved because i really did secretly believe in god but was just acting like a nonbeliever to be edgy and rebellious.
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wrap it in a comforter or two
tape that whole thing up tight
get one of your bros to help you carry it
i'd convince some bank manager to hand me 50 million bucks
i'd live it up
that's it
what is with all the fukkin sadism
So what you're saying is
you're more 'pathic than 'mantic
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
The non-tourist areas of Hawaii can get pretty bad. A girl I used to work with was born in Hawaii and lived there for most of her youth. She's had a family member's throat slit for owning money and saw a woman throw a baby off of a bridge.
It ain't all paradise.
it's not even all that humorous anymore
i am evil
evil i say
depraved!
i am internet caligula!
would you
you'd never again push someone to do what you wanted instead of doing something else
never change someone's mind when they disagreed
just that one thing and never use it again
:?:
I wouldn't do that because it would be too suspicious and you'd spend the next 10 years having to mind trick law enforcement every goddamn day.
I'd start betting on sports and use the Force to gently nudge the ball in my favor. Or horse races and just push on the horses I didn't bet on just enough to tire them out by the first lap. Maybe I'd go play some roulette.
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
Nah thats too evil and potentially screws with the commute, I'd just make him forever think his dick is too small. Cursed to a life of feeling inadequate forever, so basically make him mori.
pleasepaypreacher.net
Jokes on you I have now upgraded to thinking I'm on-average okay but I gots some issues.
either that or just pay a moving company to move it
Cheat at cards, but not too obviously, throw some hands to just make it look like you're lucky and rotate clubs and organizations. Build up a reliable decent income without drawing too much attention and live a life of quiet reflection driving the highways.
pleasepaypreacher.net
in what
if i have money, all other things follow
it is the prime impediment in pursuing other life goals
i mean, maybe i'd use it for good and like convince african warlords and palestinian terrorists not to hurt people
but so what if i'm in traffic
i'm rich enough that my rocket car will get me ahead
which is really annoying because I'm like
hi
I'm not into the whole moral thing
I treat people fairly nicely although I know the universe doesn't give a shit what I do
so either I'm the greatest person alive and you're one crisis of faith from being the next mengele, or we humans do have something else keepin' us in line
Then one day, one of them finds out your secret. He swears he won't ever tell a soul, but you can see the doubt in his eyes, and you know that the security of your comfort lies in his hands. In a moment you'd remember every gaffe he made, every time he didn't quite come through or made a selfish call...
and you'd have a choice to make.
i think a lot of them actually believe it
I'm curious why those of us who objectively choose not to engage in violent or wrongful action are deemed less moral than those who freely admit the only reason they don't engage in that behavior is the fear of consequences.
Yeah, it gets pretty ghetto in places.
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
That must be hard. What do they think I'm doing since I've never raped or murdered? Or is Atheism only low-level crime and I gotta move on to paganism before it gets real nasty?
Er, not really, cause i'm not a petty little shit.
I too wonder what strawmen think of my strange hyberbolic assertions.
pleasepaypreacher.net
Seriously. Even if it's a joke, it's a pretty creepy one.
and removing a lot of annoyances in life
maybe even helping the world if I felt like it
but
on the other hand
while that would be nice
the temptation to just take control, of everyone, would be there
make humanity do what I want humanity to do
I'm curious what preacher is talking about.
y halo thar aristotle
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
The second you attempted it you'd be a dead man. Nothing is a 100% and someone would find out and then popped top style.
pleasepaypreacher.net
Why keep it a secret in the first place?
I'd freely invite my friends to all kinds of cool shit, expenses paid.
I've never ever met a christian who held this belief.
pleasepaypreacher.net
Eh, for me it's the knowledge that I have to look myself in the mirror in the morning.
I think it wouldn't need to be a secret up until someone threatens it, though. If relative comfort is the goal, you can't really let people know how you got your money, unless you absolutely know they won't threaten it somehow.
Depends on the power. If it was something that I felt would make me utterly impervious perhaps I'd be more open about it. But the last thing I want is the attention of multiple governments, or the media, or the like, especially if its a power other people might want to try to get their hands on. Just too much of a bother.
Well hello Dr. Mrs. The Monarch.
pleasepaypreacher.net
yeah, I mean, I would not think of that, at all
like, I like my friends
I love my friends
I'm not like harboring a secret hate for them because they... I dunno. I can't think of anything bad my friends have ever done to me right now. Because they haven't done anything that has mattered.
I have never met someone who has done something that I can't forgive or that I don't have some sympathy for why they did it
what I would think is that fuck
this changes everything beetween us
i don't really know what they think
i was the first atheist that a lot of the texan christians i went to school had ever met. some would ask me what kept me from raping and killing or whatever. some were convinced that i behaved because i really did secretly believe in god but was just acting like a nonbeliever to be edgy and rebellious.