If you could listen to one story that took every waking minute of the rest of your

[utriculus!]

life to tell, but it would reveal to you the true workings of reality, the human experience, and the universe, would you listen to it?


Let's presume for the sake of this example that you'd have no outside contact with anyone other than the alien who is telling the story, and that the story itself is more mystical than scientific, but entirely accurate.


I had a dream about this, and I'm curious.

[yojimbo7248]

Are you saying that by listening to this story, you would awaken to the true nature of reality? In other words, the telling of the story would act as a catalyst that would force you to shed your false perception of yourself, others, and the world? If that's the case, count me in. No higher goal than to truly wake up.

[Farmer Dave]

Nope, to short of an attention span. I got bored just reading your question.

[utriculus!]

Are you saying that by listening to this story, you would awaken to the true nature of reality? In other words, the telling of the story would act as a catalyst that would force you to shed your false perception of yourself, others, and the world? If that's the case, count me in. No higher goal than to truly wake up.

Yes

[biggestmexi]

Someone watched Bed time stories.


YAY!!!!

[Kublakhan61]

But you die the instant the story ends? If so, what good is the knowledge - you couldn't put it to use? I agree with yojimbo about waking up (I'm still wondering why Bodhidharma came from the west, myself) - but if enlightenment wouldn't last but a moment, then I'm taking my chances and will try to to eek out truth on my own terms.

[utriculus!]

Someone watched Bed time stories.


YAY!!!!

lol wat?

Isn't that an Adam Sandler movie?? :lol:

[utriculus!]

But you die the instant the story ends? If so, what good is the knowledge - you couldn't put it to use? I agree with yojimbo about waking up (I'm still wondering why Bodhidharma came from the west, myself) - but if enlightenment wouldn't last but a moment, then I'm taking my chances and will try to to eek out truth on my own terms.

That's the essence of the question I suppose.

Let's also assume that you'd obtain knowledge about the workings of everything that mankind has never even been close to understanding.

[biggestmexi]

lol wat?

Isn't that an Adam Sandler movie?? :lol:

yes somewhat the same principal.

he watches these kids. He tells them some made up story of his life. then when the kids at to it, it comes true.

[utriculus!]

yes somewhat the same principal.

he watches these kids. He tells them some made up story of his life. then when the kids at to it, it comes true.

That shit is entirely different than what I'm saying and may god have mercy on your soul for bringing up adam sandler in any capacity.

[Kublakhan61]

That's the essence of the question I suppose.

Let's also assume that you'd obtain knowledge about the workings of everything that mankind has never even been close to understanding.


Then I pass on the chance to know everything. I can't get past thinking it's somehow selfish.
Great question nonetheless.

[toolshed]

Seems like the point of the human experience is the experience...so having the answers revealed without doing the work yourself seems like cheating. Not that me living my life is going to reveal to me why we are here and the origins of the universe, but missing out on making your own judgements based on your own perceptions would be wasting the opportunity of consciousness.

Because what happens if the answer is "we are here for no reason, and when you die that's it."? Then I have my answer, but the ride is over.

[A.J.]

Crazed telling the story of how he met Ron in the store.

[DiabloSammich]

What if the truth actually lies in the not knowing?

What if the experience of existence is the reason for the existence?

It seems to me that the search is the purpose of life, and by reaching the end result of the search, there's no reason for existing. Which now sounds like an argument the other way.




Me brain hurt not good.

[utriculus!]

Seems like the point of the human experience is the experience...so having the answers revealed without doing the work yourself seems like cheating. Not that me living my life is going to reveal to me why we are here and the origins of the universe, but missing out on making your own judgements based on your own perceptions would be wasting the opportunity of consciousness.

Because what happens if the answer is "we are here for no reason, and when you die that's it."? Then I have my answer, but the ride is over.

Well again that's sort of the quandry. It's sort of shedding the "point" of life in persuit of understanding life, and even things beyond life. Is it worth forsaking the experience to be one with the Truth?

I mean imagine understanding the context for not just you in your little life in your little species, but the workings of matter and reality itself. To know the way the universe(s) breathe and what this all is would be so incomprehensibly above what any man has had the privledge to understand. Imagine having the answer to questions like "what is reality"?

For me it's a tough decision and I don't know if I'd really be confident answering either way.

[midwestjeff]

I'm supposed to trust a fucking alien?

Not gonna happen.

[nate1000]

F no. I'll figure out what I can on my own, thanks.

[utriculus!]

Then I pass on the chance to know everything. I can't get past thinking it's somehow selfish.
Great question nonetheless.

That's interesting to me because giving up life in persuit of knowledge seems, if anything, less selfish than passing it up to fuck and dance and drink and laugh and live a full lilfe.

[Coach_Mac]

I wouldn't even do it if the story took one year to tell and then I had the rest of my life because I just wasted a year of life experiences.

[Kublakhan61]

That's interesting to me because giving up life in persuit of knowledge seems, if anything, less selfish than passing it up to fuck and dance and drink and laugh and live a full life.

But you can't share the knowledge, right? So, in no way does it impact anyone but you - that's where I think it becomes selfish. Knowledge is gained to passed down, to ensure that the next lot of humans can do more with what they've got.

[ToiletCrusher]

No. The adventure of seeking knowledge is far too exciting for me. I enjoy finding something I don't know very little about and then taking the time to research it and learn about it.

If someone just told me all the answers to every possible question, the journey would not just end, but never begin.

I am too afraid that I would never do anything again after hearing it all.

What's my motivation?

[Melk]

If the story is less than four hours, fine. I don't even know if I care about the "secret of life." Assuming I find the "truth" (whatever that is), what could I possibly do with that information. I am baffled by even the simplest normal human behavior. What is the biological reason for our wanting piercings and tattoos? Why do ugly people get tongue piercings? Are they trying to look better or worse? Why do people get tattoos of things they would be embarrassed to hang on their wall? Is there a god? Are their sexual acts that offend this god? Are there <b>any</b> acts that offend god? What makes some people not care what their parents think about his or her actions while other people go to therapy trying to change the way his or her parent thinks?

I think I would try to figure out the more simplistic questions. I care less about the afterlife and more about the realities of this one.

[Kublakhan61]

If the story is less than four hours, fine.

You die at the end of the story - you'd better hope it's long then four hours.

[foodcourtdruide]

life to tell, but it would reveal to you the true workings of reality, the human experience, and the universe, would you listen to it?


Let's presume for the sake of this example that you'd have no outside contact with anyone other than the alien who is telling the story, and that the story itself is more mystical than scientific, but entirely accurate.


I had a dream about this, and I'm curious.

If you die before you even get a second to think, then I wouldn't. What would the point of that be? What good is knowledge that you can't use, or even reflect upon?

[brettmojo]

Is the alien hot?

[utriculus!]

Is the alien hot?

No, but you can play with its creepy alien pussy anyways if you want to.

[brettmojo]

No, but you can play with its creepy alien pussy anyways if you want to.
Then I'm out.

I not listening to that much yapping from an uggo.