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madpoet
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The Reverie Dilemma
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Jul 23 09:01 UTC 1995 |
You're having a lucid dream and you are in CONTROL. I mean, you've
never manipulated Dreamtime this effectively before. You are approached
by Morpheus, or some old naked Indian or an Aborigine or whatever, and
this is NOT under your control; it's raw dreamtime...not an element of
your mind. Anyways, this dream character offers you permanent asylum
in Dreamtime with absolute lucidity...you may wake up immediately OR
you can spend the rest of your natural life in a coma yet with absolute
control...fully conscious - over your entire reality. You must choose
immediately and you will not be offered the opportunity again.
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birdlady
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response 1 of 9:
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Jul 25 16:54 UTC 1995 |
I adhere to the old cliche of "too much of a good thing". I wouldn't be happy
in life without some day-to-day challenges. Life's what you make of it, and
I'm perfectly content in the "real world". BTW -- I've had some great lucid
dreams that I was sad to leave, but since they usually help me in real life,
it's nice to have them occassionally instead of LIVING in them. =)
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marian
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response 2 of 9:
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Jul 28 16:00 UTC 1995 |
there ws this episode of northern exposure that kind of dealt with this...
the whole dreaming experience was fun, but then cchris had to wake up and he
screwed up his outside life. to me, fantasies are fun, but they are about
waht MAY happen in real life, which is imminently more exciting. because
you will know that you are in a mere dream, and will be consciously aware that
winning the lottery out there is much better than winning the lottery in here.
and haveing sex out there...well, you get hte idea. and you would never
really be able
to fall in love, because the second party is not involved. Man, I could write
a whole paper about this! REAL LIFE RULES!!!
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canis
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response 3 of 9:
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Aug 17 06:01 UTC 1995 |
But when you get down to it, wouldn't you create a life just like this one?
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jazz
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response 4 of 9:
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Aug 17 06:13 UTC 1995 |
That's easy. I know (although I can't always put it into practice)
that the only thing I really enjoy out of "getting things" is the challenge
and effort it requires. Anything one does one's self is worth more than
something bought, which is in turn worth more than something received as a
gift.
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madpoet
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response 5 of 9:
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Aug 18 09:09 UTC 1995 |
But why couldn't you just CREATE conflict and challenge if you so desire?
I agree, this alternate reality seems paralyzed by thermodynamics
i.e. no friction means no action, but with this much carte blanche, it
is possible to create such friction, which sort of leads to canis'
conclusion. (just playing Devil's advocate!)
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christ
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response 6 of 9:
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Aug 18 10:02 UTC 1995 |
No. Hell is when everything you ever wanted is given to you immediately.
Take away the challenge of RL and mortals fall apart. Speaking from
experiance, I can easily tell you I would have to wake up the second time
around. It would be impossible to create challenge because once you do its
already overcome, anything you think of is already answered. Excuse me while
I take my medication.
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marian
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response 7 of 9:
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Aug 19 07:44 UTC 1995 |
why would anyone want to create friction in their fantasy life, if it can be
creted for them in their real life, lee?
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neighbor
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response 8 of 9:
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Aug 19 15:09 UTC 1995 |
Everything I want is in RL. I would have that dream over and over again.
With a few drugs, you can have any dream you want. Soo I would have to say
No, I'd rather have the real you as a neighbor.
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ewhisam
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response 9 of 9:
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Dec 28 04:14 UTC 1995 |
wake up immediately
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