(April 20, 2015 at 8:13 am)urlawyer Wrote: I don't particularly like horror all that much but every now and then I'll indulge myself in some scary stories, movies or games. Just recently I had one of these fits and read several scary stories before going to bed (bad decision). While I was able to laugh at the absurdity and illogical-ness of the stories when I was awake, my mind would have none of my rationality while I was asleep and so began a nightmare.
I suppose it's a testament to how much I've matured over the years that what few nightmares I have no longer focus on physical terrors but on psychological ones (either that or it's because a couple of the stories weren't about physical horrors but mental. Personally I like my first reason, though.) However these are the most frustrating since there is nothing you can do about the threat. It knows your thoughts and has no physical manifestaion that you can either run from or beat to oblivion so you're basically screwed until you can gain back your reason or wake up.
If there is a hell, I think that this is what it must be like. You are in a constant state of fear with no physical world to grasp onto or access to your rational faculties.
Truly hell is as bad as you can imagine.
What do you guys think? Is hell just a primitive state of mind imposed on our modern selves? Also, any tips on how to regain your wakeful intelligence in your dreams would be helpful.
Your imagination sounds as fucked up as mine so you deserve kudos just for that. I don't really understand the question though, I don't believe in hell and I just use word as a way to describe something very bad. I don't believe in hell so I can't say what it is.
I guess the worst possible situation I can imagine is being bored, afraid, and in physical pain all at the same time, while having the intelligence of a genius so I'm very very aware of what's going on and why I'm afraid. And also to have this witnessed by people who love me but also by someone who I hate and who hates me who is enjoying watching me go through this torment. But these are all just a result of my primitive brain which dislikes being bored, in pain, and fear and which dislikes being mocked by my enemies and having it witnessed by my loved ones. Maybe true hell would be a switch in the brains chemistry to be beyond what we can even imagine as being bad.
Are you ready for the fire? We are firemen. WE ARE FIREMEN! The heat doesn’t bother us. We live in the heat. We train in the heat. It tells us that we’re ready, we’re at home, we’re where we’re supposed to be. Flames don’t intimidate us. What do we do? We control the flame. We control them. We move the flames where we want to. And then we extinguish them.
Impersonation is treason.
