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Do you ever feel like

your life, is just all a dream/nightmare? What if your true self is actually in a coma or just meditating somewhere, idk.
Like, why are you in THAT body, in THAT POV? like me right now as I'm typing this LOL.

April 20, 2013

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TrueAtheist

If you're able to think "What if the real me is in a coma?" then the real you can not be in coma. If you're able to think "What if I'm a brain in a jar?" then you are not a brain in a jar.

If you can consciously think something like that, then it's not true. It has to do with the real you lacking the proper concepts needed to have such a thought. (It's actually quite complex and I'm not willing to go into it right now)

This question has been debated by philosophers for a long time, and the argument in favor of what I just said has been compelling enough that there hasn't really been a philosopher who can refute it using logical reasoning.

Reply April 20, 2013
ExoBishops

LOL yes i feel like that sometimes.

Reply April 20, 2013
Fiercerain

You know ironically I was watching this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xw5t45tEPWQ as I read your thread TS..

OT: Yes I have wondered about this, sometimes I even think about my own mortality 'specially now that I'm older. I've been thinking about how to fill my life with experiences I find cherishable.

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pl0pmyfac3

Your brain still works for 7 minutes after death, what if you're dead and just dreaming?

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sidleyhatesyou

LOL actually if I woke up from some crazy coma or something I would be super pissed because I would have so much to learn and understand...

I have actually been in such deep sleeps because of sleep deprivation and such that I actually kind of loose all sense of reality and my dreams etc if that makes sense.. I was actually so immersed in a dream once when I woke up I had to take a deep breath and remember saying "oh man good thing that wasn't real LOL" I mean obviously we have all had dreams like that but like seriously that once was terrible LOL

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NoNsensical

Sometimes, I feel like everyone else is just an NPC and I'm this main character with an incredible amount of luck. There's an audience and it's my job to succeed and entertain them while triumphing over the rest of these Plebians that don't even matter.

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Icephoenix21

I think OP started some pre-420 practices.

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DragonBandit

@quantumflux okay... so instead of using mind altering drugs to think weird though... your mind is all ready messed up. I suggest seeing a psychologist? As its not normal to think about killing hundreds/thousands of people.

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prestigechef

"POV" alright time to switch tabs, brb.

Reply April 20, 2013
Liam

well sometimes I feel like a plastic bag..Drifting through the wind, wanting to start again
I feel, feel so paper thin; Like a house of cards, one blow from caving in

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sparkshooter

If anyone ever read Artemis Fowl this is what I'm referring to.

I'm afraid that there's this unknown species or organization with higher intellect and technology. And when we find out something we aren't supposed to, they hunt us down, knock us out, and brainwash/wipe our memory. Whenever I wake up, I think about what actually happened last night.

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mrcolorado

when i read the title, i thought OP was going to burst out singing Katy Perry's "Fireworks" song.

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Tumblring

@iDrinkOJ @DearAgony: Yeah Inception's a really good movie. But I actually watched it the first week it came out 2 years ago.

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iDrinkOJ

Inception was a good movie. The whole concept was interesting and the actors, actresses were good.

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Wanton

If only it was true.

Reply April 20, 2013
WhoIsDead

[quote=metaghost4]I would probably go on a rpe and killing spree because I know that this is all fake.[/quote]

Can I be your first victim senpai <3

OT: Well, I would try to wake up. Because real real life has gotta be more interesting, right?

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BlueBocks

I think about that in class and doze off.

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Fusionpressure

[quote=metaghost4]I would probably go on a rpe and killing spree because I know that this is all fake.[/quote]

Well, it's going to be hard to top that folks.

Reply April 20, 2013
13bukedDP

Im afraid that one day ill wake up and be 2 yrs old again OMG

Reply April 20, 2013