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Human beings have virtually no value if they are just machines
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RE: Human beings have virtually no value if they are just machines
(December 11, 2017 at 7:11 pm)Jörmungandr Wrote: In what way does living forever make things meaningful when they otherwise wouldn't be?  People have limited attention spans.  If you haven't shared time with someone in 1,000 years or 1,000,000 years, of what special significance is that time spent.  At each moment, our pasts are finite.  This is the case whether you live an eternity, or merely 100 years.  How does an infinite life span add meaning in a way that is categorically different than what 100 years does?

I actually have the complete opposite extreme viewpoint to him. To me, time doesn't matter at all, only the acute intensity of peak experiences.
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RE: Human beings have virtually no value if they are just machines - by Edwardo Piet - December 12, 2017 at 7:20 pm

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