Lightbulb in The Head I: Mental Examination

[fire_of_avalon]

If a tree falls in a forest with no one to hear, does it make a sound? In the sense of physics the same thing happens that would ordinarily create sound. But if nothing in the vicinity is there to experience that then the physical effect goes unexperienced. If the event is unexperienced then it can't be experienced. Sound is an event that must be experienced to exist.

What is the fundamental flaw in human nature? Pride - or greed?
I say greed.

Are men naturally polygamous?
Yes

Are women naturally competitive with other women?
What do you mean?

Is the human race essentially good?
In my definition, yeah.

“If all the world’s a stage and we are merely players…” what game are we playing?

Chinese checkers.

Have you been accused of being a genius?
Yes.

In a society where everyone is “entitled to their opinion”, what place is there for Right and Wrong?
Whatever we more or less agree on.

Descartes said “I think therefore I am”, how can one prove to themselves that another person exists beyond their imagination?
Solipsism is bad.

If it was never illegal, would you have killed someone by now?
The illegality of murder isn't what's stopped me from killing another. The lack of desire to kill is.

Does everything in the world have an opposite? If no, give an example.
foa is all encompassing, therefore she has no opposite unless you can name something that is traitless.

How do you define personal honor?
Not hurting monkeys.

How will you prove that genuine love exists?
Who said I was going to prove that?

Will humankind annihilate itself eventually?
I think so but I could be wrong.

Given infinity, will all that is possible eventually happen?
What? I mean, yeah. Probably several times over.

Is it better to be uncertain about something forever, or know the truth and be very hurt through all your life?
Know the truth and be hurt.


If you saw a yellow ball but everyone told you it was purple, who would you believe? If no, what would you do to prove your side?
How would I know it was yellow if I was told it was purple?

Is education the filling of a pail, or the lighting of a fire?
Fire platitude

What would you be willing to do to survive?
Eat bugs or people, I guess.

Is a lie a lie, if everybody knows it is?
Yes.

Imagine yourself experiencing a car accident. What happens and how does everything look like after the accident?
What?

Do you ever wonder if you’re already dead and this is just your life flashing before your eyes?
No, I'm not crazy.

Should the conservative Christian husband of an atheist woman allow her to have an abortion if there’s a chance the kid might grow up and turn into a gay Mormon?
Men do not allow women to have abortions. Women can do whatever the hell they want with their own bodies.

[Randgris]

If a tree falls in a forest with no one to hear, does it make a sound?
Of course it does.

What is the fundamental flaw in human nature? Pride - or greed?
Pride, cause pride invokes envy, that leads to wrath and eventually leads to greed.

Are men naturally polygamous?
I hope not, cause I intend on having one monogamous relationship.

Are women naturally competitive with other women?
Not everytime. But everyone could be very competitive. You watched ANTM too much.

Is the human race essentially good?
I'm not sure but I do believe that humans are not essentially evil.

“If all the world’s a stage and we are merely players…” what game are we playing?
Monopoly. (SPOILER)Actually I was thinking of Big Brother

Have you been accused of being a genius?
I am a genius, no need to discuss this.

In a society where everyone is “entitled to their opinion”, what place is there for Right and Wrong?
There is no right or wrong in an opinion based society. They come to an agreement where they give their terms and settle it.

Descartes said “I think therefore I am”, how can one prove to themselves that another person exists beyond their imagination?
just keep on believing.

If it was never illegal, would you have killed someone by now?
Probably... Yes.

Does everything in the world have an opposite? If no, give an example.
I think everything has an opposite. I can't think of any singular object that doesn't have an opposite.

How do you define personal honor?
When you are proud you did what's best.

How will you prove that genuine love exists?
I can't prove it yet for I have never experienced this thing called love.

Will humankind annihilate itself eventually?
Global warming, population boom, we'll all be dead in just a few years/decades.

Given infinity, will all that is possible eventually happen?
I don't believe in the infinity. If there was infinity (time) then, what sense does 'Judgement Day' make?

Is it better to be uncertain about something forever, or know the truth and be very hurt through all your life?
I think it is better to know the truth. Being hurt is something that makes a person, alive and stronger.

If you saw a yellow ball but everyone told you it was purple, who would you believe? If no, what would you do to prove your side?
I'd believe myself cause I am a genius

Is education the filling of a pail, or the lighting of a fire?
Fire. Burn baby burn!

What would you be willing to do to survive?
Probably the worst I could do is steal, cheat and lie. I would try not to eat the person beside me, or let him/her eat me.

Is a lie a lie, if everybody knows it is?
A lie is a lie. White lies are lies. You lie. This is a lie. I am lying.

Imagine yourself experiencing a car accident. What happens and how does everything look like after the accident?
I would be in a coma for a week and when I wake up, I would have amnesia.

Do you ever wonder if you’re already dead and this is just your life flashing before your eyes?
Nope.

Should the conservative Christian husband of an atheist woman allow her to have an abortion if there’s a chance the kid might grow up and turn into a gay Mormon?
Nope. He's a Christian and I bet he doesn't believe in abortion.

[Dynast-Kid]

If a tree falls in a forest with no one to hear, does it make a sound?
Yes! No one hears it, that's all.

What is the fundamental flaw in human nature? Pride - or greed?
Neither. I don't think that humanity naturally has pride and greed hardwired into us. Pride is an over-abundance of self-confidence, and greed is misapplication of desire and control.


Are men naturally polygamous?
Biologically speaking, yes. The reason men love sex so much is because it's one of our baser, inherent instincts.

Are women naturally competitive with other women?
No. If women were in their primal state of instinct, all they'd care about is reproducing and caring for young. Civilization and other factors (such as the concept of monogamy), can make women competitive with each other.

Is the human race essentially good?
No. I believe we're just highly developed creatures, all with the opprotunity to go down good or bad paths.

“If all the world’s a stage and we are merely players…” what game are we playing?
A weird mix of Survivor, Monopoly, and The Bachelor.

Have you been accused of being a genius?
Uhh, like once.

In a society where everyone is “entitled to their opinion”, what place is there for Right and Wrong?
Tough question!

Since everyone views things from a varying degree of individuality, a society such as that has no room for universal codes and morals such as Right and Wrong. I think...

Descartes said “I think therefore I am”, how can one prove to themselves that another person exists beyond their imagination?
Uhh, ask other people whether they know them to?

If it was never illegal, would you have killed someone by now?
Good Lord, no! xD

Does everything in the world have an opposite? If no, give an example.
Uhh, I guess most things have an opposite?

How do you define personal honor?
The ability to act on your personal beliefs and to not allow others to define and mold you.

How will you prove that genuine love exists?
I guess I can't really answer this until I experience it!

Will humankind annihilate itself eventually?
Through an indirect sequence of events, maybe. Or maybe a huge comet.

Given infinity, will all that is possible eventually happen?
No. Possibilities are endless.

Is it better to be uncertain about something forever, or know the truth and be very hurt through all your life?
I guess it'd be best to know. Even though ignorance is bliss, the truth, even when it hurts, is always the best thing, I think.

If you saw a yellow ball but everyone told you it was purple, who would you believe? If no, what would you do to prove your side?
Haha, what!? If I see it as yellow, then it's yellow! But I dunno, I might need to see an optometrist.

Is education the filling of a pail, or the lighting of a fire?
Filling of a pail, I guess?

What would you be willing to do to survive?
A lot.

Is a lie a lie, if everybody knows it is?
Yeah! And the liar would be very bad at what he does.

Imagine yourself experiencing a car accident. What happens and how does everything look like after the accident?
Crashes. Shattering. Breaking.

Do you ever wonder if you’re already dead and this is just your life flashing before your eyes?
No...I have wondered if it was a dream though.

Should the conservative Christian husband of an atheist woman allow her to have an abortion if there’s a chance the kid might grow up and turn into a gay Mormon?
Okay, how'd they even get married in the first place!? And no, she can do whatever she wants to.

[Madame Adequate]

Men do not allow women to have abortions. Women can do whatever the hell they want with their own bodies.

Why do pro-abortion people never understand that it has very little to do with controlling women and very much to do with saving lives? You can't do what you want with your own body at all, male or female - you can't put your hands around another person's neck and squeeze them until they are dead. If someone thinks that abortion is murder then there is no sexist element, there is an element of stopping millions of murders murders, and sex and gender do not enter into it.

[41-Inches-Wide]

Men do not allow women to have abortions. Women can do whatever the hell they want with their own bodies.

Why do pro-abortion people never understand that it has very little to do with controlling women and very much to do with saving lives?

Aicha doesn't understand the part about saving lives.

If a tree falls in a forest with no one to hear, does it make a sound? You might say that sonic waves aren't technically considered "sound" until the signal's interpreted and perceived as noise. I'm not sure I agree with that, though.

I know! It's weird because does a sound become a sound the moment that it is created or when it is heard? Gosh
Like for example you and a friend are in a haunted room together and it's quiet and the friend turns to you, "Hey did you hear that ghastly moan-like sound? Omg!", and you haven't heard it and you shrug and say, "No." cause you didn't hear anything. Ugh is this even right I don't know.

Geeze louise.

[DarkLadyNyara]

If a tree falls in a forest with no one to hear, does it make a sound?
Yes.

What is the fundamental flaw in human nature? Pride - or greed?
Pride

Are men naturally polygamous?
Yes, they are. Though not as much as women.

Are women naturally competitive with other women?
Yes, yes we are. Humans in general are naturally competitive, and women are just as human as men.

Is the human race essentially good?
Depends on how you define "good", but I would say yes.

“If all the world’s a stage and we are merely players…” what game are we playing?
"...an obscure and complex version of poker in a pitch-dark room, with blank cards, for infinite stakes, with a Dealer who won't tell you the rules, and who smiles all the time."

Have you been accused of being a genius?
Yes. Often. Mostly by my Academec Decathalon coach. Of course, she also called me lazy as all hell.

In a society where everyone is “entitled to their opinion”, what place is there for Right and Wrong?
In one's actions. Holding an opinion does not give you the right to act on it or enforce it on others.

Descartes said “I think therefore I am”, how can one prove to themselves that another person exists beyond their imagination?
You can't.

If it was never illegal, would you have killed someone by now?
No. It's easier to ignore them.

Does everything in the world have an opposite? If no, give an example.
No. most emotions don't have any but the most contrived of opposites.

How do you define personal honor?
Being able to look at yourself in the mirror without cringing.

How will you prove that genuine love exists?
Does it?

Will humankind annihilate itself eventually?
Given our current course, it seems likely. With luck, I'll be dead by then.

Given infinity, will all that is possible eventually happen?
Yes. Of course, I could argue that all that's possible does happen, but that would take several hours, several pages, and likely give everyone a headache.

Is it better to be uncertain about something forever, or know the truth and be very hurt through all your life?
Know the truth.

If you saw a yellow ball but everyone told you it was purple, who would you believe? If no, what would you do to prove your side?
I'd believe them, most likely. (I'd also get my eyes checked.)

Is education the filling of a pail, or the lighting of a fire?
Bit of both, but mainly the latter.

What would you be willing to do to survive?
Almost anything short of cold-blooded murder.

Is a lie a lie, if everybody knows it is?
Yes.

Imagine yourself experiencing a car accident. What happens and how does everything look like after the accident?
I'd probably be in shock

Do you ever wonder if you’re already dead and this is just your life flashing before your eyes?
Not until now, I didn't. Thanks. Thanks a lot.

Should the conservative Christian husband of an atheist woman allow her to have an abortion if there’s a chance the kid might grow up and turn into a gay Mormon?
Allow be damned, it's not him carrying it.

Why do pro-abortion people never understand that it has very little to do with controlling women and very much to do with saving lives?

You mean aside from not considering a fetus a "person"? Because on one extreame, you have the "It's a life! Except for cases of rape, because it's not her fault" crowd. (Hello, blatant hypocricy:rolleyes2) On the other you have the "No abortions, ever, not even when the woman will die" crowd. Neither of those posi<b></b>tions, in my opinion, shows much respect for life.

[Citizen Bleys]

If all the world’s a stage and we are merely players…” what game are we playing?
Murderball or Rugby, belike. And all the refs are blind.

[fire_of_avalon]

Men do not allow women to have abortions. Women can do whatever the hell they want with their own bodies.

Why do pro-abortion people never understand that it has very little to do with controlling women and very much to do with saving lives? You can't do what you want with your own body at all, male or female - you can't put your hands around another person's neck and squeeze them until they are dead. If someone thinks that abortion is murder then there is no sexist element, there is an element of stopping millions of murders murders, and sex and gender do not enter into it.

Of course it does. The very fact that only women can carry children makes the issue one primarily of sex and gender.

Don't you fight with me in this thread, sir! You want to fight with me about this you fight me via PM.

[Iceglow]

If you think about Abortion as murder then why the hell would you marry an atheist who is pro-abortion? I'm pro-abortion because well, if you look at the rule of it's not fully developed, it's not breathing for itself, it's not feeding itself essentially until a baby is born it is merely a parasite on the mothers body. We all kill parasites, when your dog/cat gets fleas it's out with the flea treatments, when your kid/self gets headlice or genetal lice it's out with the headlice treatments so why would a baby which until it is born and therefore "giving itself life" be considered anything other than a parasite?

[Lawr]

Captain Maxx FTW.

If a tree falls in a forest with no one to hear, does it make a sound?

7

What is the fundamental flaw in human nature? Pride - or greed?

Ignorance

Are men naturally polygamous?

No, or else that would be the biggest excuse to become Mormon

Are women naturally competitive with other women?

Seems like it to me. . .

Is the human race essentially good?

No, we are born neutral

“If all the world’s a stage and we are merely players…” what game are we playing?

Tomb Raider

Have you been accused of being a genius?

Yes

In a society where everyone is “entitled to their opinion”, what place is there for Right and Wrong?

Whatever the majority says

Descartes said “I think therefore I am”, how can one prove to themselves that another person exists beyond their imagination?

Adolescents are not capable of abstract thinking. You know how hard it is for me to post in Eyes on Eachother?

If it was never illegal, would you have killed someone by now?

I don't and didn't have any reason

Does everything in the world have an opposite? If no, give an example.

I don't think so. My example? The number zero

How do you define personal honor?

I don't know

How will you prove that genuine love exists?

I could give you a list of married couples?

Will humankind annihilate itself eventually?

The Earth doesn't have that much time

Given infinity, will all that is possible eventually happen?

No

Is it better to be uncertain about something forever, or know the truth and be very hurt through all your life?

Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater

If you saw a yellow ball but everyone told you it was purple, who would you believe? If no, what would you do to prove your side?

I would think that I was color blind, seeing as how males are more likely

Is education the filling of a pail, or the lighting of a fire?

It's like reading a book.

What would you be willing to do to survive?

I haven't thought about that before

Is a lie a lie, if everybody knows it is?

Yeah, duh.

Imagine yourself experiencing a car accident. What happens and how does everything look like after the accident?

I fly out the window and drift down a river. Scientists find me and splice my genes, giving my super powers.

Do you ever wonder if you’re already dead and this is just your life flashing before your eyes?

Something similar.

Should the conservative Christian husband of an atheist woman allow her to have an abortion if there’s a chance the kid might grow up and turn into a gay Mormon?

The husband should have known what he was getting in to. He should let his wife do whatever she wants. That's what I think.