Free Will

[GrandizerII]

Unless in unbearable pain or in a scenario where a sacrifice might be needed to save one's loved ones, suicide is irrational. We have the drive to survive. Just because not all of our drives make complete sense in our era, that one can't be broken by mere fancy philosophy and/or power of will. That one is there for the ride, pretty much forever. As long as one lives, one will wish to continue to live. If there appeared a drug tomorrow to grant immortality and freedom from all sickness and it was distributed freely to everyone, only mentally ill people wouldn't be willing to take it. Everyone else would, to a one.

Yes, I'm back to my old self where I make assertive statements like that. That doesn't mean I'm going to insult people, I'm merely expressing my opinion in a certain confident manner in order to generate as much discussion as possible.

And yet, in this very post, you insulted people who would refuse the immortality drug.

*Shaking my head and chuckling*

[Excited Penguin]

Unless in unbearable pain or in a scenario where a sacrifice might be needed to save one's loved ones, suicide is irrational. We have the drive to survive. Just because not all of our drives make complete sense in our era, that one can't be broken by mere fancy philosophy and/or power of will. That one is there for the ride, pretty much forever. As long as one lives, one will wish to continue to live. If there appeared a drug tomorrow to grant immortality and freedom from all sickness and it was distributed freely to everyone, only mentally ill people wouldn't be willing to take it. Everyone else would, to a one.

Yes, I'm back to my old self where I make assertive statements like that. That doesn't mean I'm going to insult people, I'm merely expressing my opinion in a certain confident manner in order to generate as much discussion as possible.

And yet, in this very post, you insulted people who would refuse the immortality drug.

*Shaking my head and chuckling*

And yet calling sane people who wouldn't take it crazy for not taking it was clearly not what I was getting at, but rather that I believe so many people would take it that I'm comfortable hyperbolizing.

[Edwardo Piet]

Camus

I know

I have to go to work unfortunately.   Why can't we just talk about philosophy all day? Sleep and work are absurd.

Haha I know right?

I love how you made a grumpy face! Haha. It's my favorite smiley on AF I think

[Edwardo Piet]

Yes, I'm back to my old self where I make assertive statements like that. That doesn't mean I'm going to insult people, I'm merely expressing my opinion in a certain confident manner in order to generate as much discussion as possible.

I love your, what I would describe as, self-referential personality.

[Edwardo Piet]

Unless in unbearable pain or in a scenario where a sacrifice might be needed to save one's loved ones, suicide is irrational. We have the drive to survive. Just because not all of our drives make complete sense in our era, that one can't be broken by mere fancy philosophy and/or power of will. That one is there for the ride, pretty much forever. As long as one lives, one will wish to continue to live. If there appeared a drug tomorrow to grant immortality and freedom from all sickness and it was distributed freely to everyone, only mentally ill people wouldn't be willing to take it. Everyone else would, to a one.

Yes, I'm back to my old self where I make assertive statements like that. That doesn't mean I'm going to insult people, I'm merely expressing my opinion in a certain confident manner in order to generate as much discussion as possible.

And yet, in this very post, you insulted people who would refuse the immortality drug.

*Shaking my head and chuckling*

He said that he believed only mentally ill people would willingly refuse it.

Where's the insult?

"Mentally ill" is not an insult... you are aware of that right?

[GrandizerII]

And yet, in this very post, you insulted people who would refuse the immortality drug.

*Shaking my head and chuckling*

He said that he believed only mentally ill people would willingly refuse it.

Where's the insult?

"Mentally ill" is not an insult... you are aware of that right?

That depends on context. But now that he elaborated on what he meant, fair enough.

[Edwardo Piet]

Sorry I guess I was a little rude

[GrandizerII]

Sorry I guess I was a little rude

Not a big deal. It was a failure on my part by misinterpreting EP.

[Excited Penguin]

This is getting a little too fucking mushy, but I'm sorry too, I could've tried to be clearer.

[Edwardo Piet]

I love you guys Of no free will of my own

Sorry I'm so mushy No free will of my own

#conflatingdeterminismwithfatalism #usingnofreewillasanexcusetobemushy