I had a dog that used to bark at you when you sneezed, when you got a cold he was obnoxious.
My dog is fascinated with sneezes. If you sneeze, he runs up to you no matter where he was or what he was doing and sticks his nose right in your face. Like smelling it will reveal the mystery of sneezing. It's pretty adorable.
My black lab wouldn't let you swim in the pool. It wasn't allowed while he was outside. He would jump into the pool, swim out to you, grab your arm with this mouth and try to pull you to the stairs. You could sit on the stairs and walk around in the shallow end but get more than waist deep in the water and he'd freak out.
Your argument assumes that you must remember an experience in order for it to have ever existed, right?
Well, there are two ways to look at it.
You could say that of course it exists, even if you don't experience it.
Or you could say that if no one experiences it then how do you know it exists?
But I think what I'm getting at is regardless of whether or not it really exists from your perspective you never experienced it and it's because it was destroyed and not saved. I mean can you describe what it's like to experience something in the present with the knowledge that you will not remember it in the future? I don't know what that feels like. So if you die then how is that different from forgetting something? Shouldn't those experiences be saved in something like an afterlife?
hold on, i havent philosophy-d in so long.
what if experiences are not destroyed outright, but can merely not be recalled? For example, I have plenty of memories I can't remember offhand, but an experience might trigger it's recollection. At one point in time, I have no memory of an experience ever occurring, and at a later point, I remember the same experience.
I think the idea that our experiences should be recognized as having existed is egocentric. We care about our existence, the universe does not. We either require an omniscient being to do the remembering, or we require some sort of soul (or both). Alternatively, you can look at your brain as a hard drive. Some data is only saved temporarily, wiped data can be recovered, or the hard drive can be utterly destroyed, and the data may well have never existed.
I don't know if I'm explaining myself properly, here. It's hard to put this into words :P
I've been getting interested in Go again lately. Haven't played since high school though (10+ years). Are there any other beginer level players on this board? We should get a game on some time.
I've been getting interested in Go again lately. Haven't played since high school though (10+ years). Are there any other beginer level players on this board? We should get a game on some time.
There's a version coming for XBLA soonish. It even has PBP mode - you can make your turns without the opponent needing to be online, and he can do his the next time he's online.
More games need that.
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Your argument assumes that you must remember an experience in order for it to have ever existed, right?
Well, there are two ways to look at it.
You could say that of course it exists, even if you don't experience it.
Or you could say that if no one experiences it then how do you know it exists?
But I think what I'm getting at is regardless of whether or not it really exists from your perspective you never experienced it and it's because it was destroyed and not saved. I mean can you describe what it's like to experience something in the present with the knowledge that you will not remember it in the future? I don't know what that feels like. So if you die then how is that different from forgetting something? Shouldn't those experiences be saved in something like an afterlife?
hold on, i havent philosophy-d in so long.
what if experiences are not destroyed outright, but can merely not be recalled? For example, I have plenty of memories I can't remember offhand, but an experience might trigger it's recollection. At one point in time, I have no memory of an experience ever occurring, and at a later point, I remember the same experience.
I think the idea that our experiences should be recognized as having existed is egocentric. We care about our existence, the universe does not. We either require an omniscient being to do the remembering, or we require some sort of soul (or both). Alternatively, you can look at your brain as a hard drive. Some data is only saved temporarily, wiped data can be recovered, or the hard drive can be utterly destroyed, and the data may well have never existed.
I don't know if I'm explaining myself properly, here. It's hard to put this into words :P
I don't think it matters if it's destroyed or just temporarily forgotten. In the case of death it's permanently destroyed. Regarding the universe caring about us, I don't propose the universe does any remembering. I am probably proposing a soul which retains our memories.
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ThomamelasOnly one man can kill this many Russians. Bring his guitar to me! Registered Userregular
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So the girl asked me if I wanted to come over for dinner tonight but something about her tone made me wary. I inquired as to who would be cooking, and she mentioned the name of one of her roommates. The one that is to food what Glen Beck is to reason. Boldly I asked what tonights menu would be and it follows.
Do not read if you're a foodie:
Chicken marinated in teriyaki, then pan fried with apricots and plums. Served on a bed of pasta and tomato based sauce. She claims it's marinara but there isn't a good analogy for the horror it truly is. Also there will be a side of sweet potatoes with a white gravy.
I will be eating alone tonight. Damn work meetings.
Chicken, pasta and potatoes? What an... interesting combination.
She has a thing for fusion cuisine. Her problem is that she hasn't mastered the basics of cooking, let alone two cooking styles that one could fuse. I've tried to help but this girl loves to try to run before she can walk.
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Zen VulgarityWhat a lovely day for teaSecret British ThreadRegistered Userregular
edited March 2010
Organ I'm pretty sure Mya would bang you if I wasn't in the way
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ThomamelasOnly one man can kill this many Russians. Bring his guitar to me! Registered Userregular
Organ I'm pretty sure Mya would bang you if I wasn't in the way
Zen I'm pretty sure I would bang Mya if you weren't in the way
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SarksusATTACK AND DETHRONE GODRegistered Userregular
edited March 2010
I want a girlfriend but there is a 120% chance that my first relationship will be a complete disaster that includes a fault line opening up and devouring a moderately sized city.
So I stick with the porno.
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LudiousI just wanted a sandwich A temporally dislocated QuiznosRegistered Userregular
edited March 2010
I have to admit I'm making slop for dinner.
Chicken breast with low sodium whole wheat Stove Top.
Basically I cook the chicken, chop it up, and mix it up with the stuffing.
I'm not even a foody, but the way that chicken is prepared and then served on pasta with marinara? Also sweet potatoes with white gravy?
I mean I cook very rarely but that just sounds like the most random shit thrown together.
Yes. She thinks that's how you do fusion cuisine. I've tried to explain that one's cooking experiments should be gradual, maybe try a little thyme in place of rosemary but she doesn't listen well.
I want a girlfriend but there is a 120% chance that my first relationship will be a complete disaster that includes a fault line opening up and devouring a moderately sized city.
So I stick with the porno.
it's totally worth it
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Zen VulgarityWhat a lovely day for teaSecret British ThreadRegistered Userregular
I want a girlfriend but there is a 120% chance that my first relationship will be a complete disaster that includes a fault line opening up and devouring a moderately sized city.
I want a girlfriend but there is a 120% chance that my first relationship will be a complete disaster that includes a fault line opening up and devouring a moderately sized city.
I want a girlfriend but there is a 120% chance that my first relationship will be a complete disaster that includes a fault line opening up and devouring a moderately sized city.
So I stick with the porno.
It's okay, their memories will be stored in the afterlife :P
I want a girlfriend but there is a 120% chance that my first relationship will be a complete disaster that includes a fault line opening up and devouring a moderately sized city.
So I stick with the porno.
In the words of a great movie, you're puttin' the pussy on a pedestal.
I want a girlfriend but there is a 120% chance that my first relationship will be a complete disaster that includes a fault line opening up and devouring a moderately sized city.
So I stick with the porno.
In the words of a great movie, you're puttin' the pussy on a pedestal.
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SarksusATTACK AND DETHRONE GODRegistered Userregular
I want a girlfriend but there is a 120% chance that my first relationship will be a complete disaster that includes a fault line opening up and devouring a moderately sized city.
So I stick with the porno.
In the words of a great movie, you're puttin' the pussy on a pedestal.
Man, now that I know what you look like I care about what you say!
(actually just kidding)
Also it's not that I'm putting anything on a pedestal, it's that I am pretty sure to screw something up that I'm completely new to.
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My black lab wouldn't let you swim in the pool. It wasn't allowed while he was outside. He would jump into the pool, swim out to you, grab your arm with this mouth and try to pull you to the stairs. You could sit on the stairs and walk around in the shallow end but get more than waist deep in the water and he'd freak out.
hold on, i havent philosophy-d in so long.
what if experiences are not destroyed outright, but can merely not be recalled? For example, I have plenty of memories I can't remember offhand, but an experience might trigger it's recollection. At one point in time, I have no memory of an experience ever occurring, and at a later point, I remember the same experience.
I think the idea that our experiences should be recognized as having existed is egocentric. We care about our existence, the universe does not. We either require an omniscient being to do the remembering, or we require some sort of soul (or both). Alternatively, you can look at your brain as a hard drive. Some data is only saved temporarily, wiped data can be recovered, or the hard drive can be utterly destroyed, and the data may well have never existed.
I don't know if I'm explaining myself properly, here. It's hard to put this into words :P
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But enough about Sicilians.
He's a Lab / Rottweiler mix.
Part eggplant.
pleasepaypreacher.net
There's a version coming for XBLA soonish. It even has PBP mode - you can make your turns without the opponent needing to be online, and he can do his the next time he's online.
More games need that.
I don't think it matters if it's destroyed or just temporarily forgotten. In the case of death it's permanently destroyed. Regarding the universe caring about us, I don't propose the universe does any remembering. I am probably proposing a soul which retains our memories.
Do not read if you're a foodie:
I will be eating alone tonight. Damn work meetings.
c'mere mori
She has a thing for fusion cuisine. Her problem is that she hasn't mastered the basics of cooking, let alone two cooking styles that one could fuse. I've tried to help but this girl loves to try to run before she can walk.
See, a nice simple menu. KISS applies to cooking just as well.
I mean I cook very rarely but that just sounds like the most random shit thrown together.
Zen I'm pretty sure I would bang Mya if you weren't in the way
So I stick with the porno.
Chicken breast with low sodium whole wheat Stove Top.
Basically I cook the chicken, chop it up, and mix it up with the stuffing.
Sort of a ghetto casserole.
Yes. She thinks that's how you do fusion cuisine. I've tried to explain that one's cooking experiments should be gradual, maybe try a little thyme in place of rosemary but she doesn't listen well.
it's totally worth it
Pussy.
@Organ: Hnn.
i'm mostly just content and lazy
i have a good life anyway
what's up
what's clackalackin
It's because I was raised by the womens.
Is there a better free picture hosting alternative?
Edit: That isn't blocked by my work filter (I don't expect you to know the answer to this one)
This is my role.
It's okay, their memories will be stored in the afterlife :P
Flickr?
imgur homie
But I will try imgur.
Thanks!
Man, now that I know what you look like I care about what you say!
(actually just kidding)
Also it's not that I'm putting anything on a pedestal, it's that I am pretty sure to screw something up that I'm completely new to.