(August 4, 2014 at 4:47 pm)Mozart Link Wrote:(August 4, 2014 at 4:40 pm)Losty Wrote: They wouldn't feel devastated because they would see you as an intelligent being. They would tell you if you want to be happy, then grow up and do something about it.If my lack of ability to experience pleasure were permanent and there is no way I could do anything to make myself feel more pleasure in life, then they would feel devastated. Intelligence (thoughts and such) are nothing more than mere biological functions such as breathing, movement, etc. But pleasure is your emotional well-being here and is what makes your life worth living (as I argued in my opening post). So for them to feel happier knowing that I am reduced to nothing more than mere biological functions (which would, again, be intelligence and such with no pleasure) than if I were to be retarded and happy would make no sense.
Well why does this matter? If I lived in a world with 2 portals and one portal was like 20 dominant men and Luckie, I would choose that portal. I don't even care what the consequences are, even if a million innocent people had to die. And I don't care what you think of me for it, because it's not real life.
Oh and ShaMan, you had lovely points. You're a smart guy and I always enjoy your posts. I see your point, I just don't see inner peace as some magical portal. I think OP needs to get his head out of the clouds.
