Nightmare Doom Posted April 23, 2006 Do you ever feel that before you were ever born, that you simply had a "character sheet" for a chronicle roleplaying game called "Earth" a front of you and you have to simply fill out on which race,gender,class,lifestyle,demeaner,destiney,ect by once you filled out everything, you simply "start the game" by simply being born? I may sound insane but For one example: I just have this feeling that in my life I'm the "PC" (player character) since I can controll my own conscience but everybody else in my life is the "NPC" (Non Player Character) as you know like in most role playing games, the NPCs are the ones who trying to get a piece of you or manipulating you to their own ends (thus you lose your game) or you can by simply trusting on only yourself and try winning the game (or die trying to) So in closing, our own reality really is a RPG which basicly the entire meaning and plot of the game is the struggle of individuality there is a hidden "Individuality" or "Sanity" gadge wthin us which means if it reaches up to "10" means you have won the game (you win real life) but however when it reaches "0" means vice versa...you lose the game (you lost reality) thoughts? 0 Share this post Link to post
Epyo Posted April 23, 2006 I think gamespot did a joke on this where they reviewed life, too hard to search for it though. Good times. 0 Share this post Link to post
Ralphis Posted April 23, 2006 I think this is retarded and so are you! 0 Share this post Link to post
Piezo Posted April 23, 2006 Congratulations, Nightmare Doom, you have taken the first step toward being a philosopher. I have also thought about this kind of thing, but not as if I were about to set up an RPG account. The reality is though that much of your personality just like your physical being is hereditary, though your personality is also shaped by your experiences. Then again, your body is too. 0 Share this post Link to post
Quast Posted April 23, 2006 Nightmare Doom said:Do you ever feel that before you were ever born, that you simply had a "character sheet" for a chronicle roleplaying game called "Earth" a front of you and you have to simply fill out on which race,gender,class,lifestyle,demeaner,destiney,ect by once you filled out everything, you simply "start the game" by simply being born? no. you win real life what does "winning" or "losing" actually constitute in this game? 0 Share this post Link to post
Dr. Zin Posted April 23, 2006 Maybe you should get out of your house more. 0 Share this post Link to post
kc32 Posted April 23, 2006 Now where the hell do I type IDDQD and IDKFA? 0 Share this post Link to post
Naked Snake Posted April 23, 2006 ....ok, you need some help dude. I don't mean this sarcastically or lightly either. I think you need help, really. 0 Share this post Link to post
VileSlay Posted April 23, 2006 I thought the meaning of life was "every rose has its thorn, just like every night has its dawn, just like every cowboy sing a sad, sad song, every rose has its thorn"? heh 0 Share this post Link to post
Gokuma Posted April 23, 2006 Heh, Vileslay, the Gwar quote in your sig reminds me of the Rudimentary Peni song Teenage Time Killer. Here's a quote relevant to the topic at hand. "This is the strangest life I've ever known." - from the Doors song Waiting for the Sun. That's at least damn sure for me. As I read the first paragraph of this thread I was expecting Nightmare Doom to be getting at something like what people yearn to be in one life they may end up reincarnated closer towards in the next. But then came some crap about PC's and NPC's. 0 Share this post Link to post
Technician Posted April 23, 2006 I already figured out the meaning of life, but you guys arn't ready for it yet. 0 Share this post Link to post
SyntherAugustus Posted April 23, 2006 Yes, we're all playing World of Earth. 0 Share this post Link to post
Foxpup Posted April 23, 2006 WTF are you talking about? The meaning of life is food and sex (I'm lumping water and oxygen into the food category). Food + Sex = Life. I would have thought that to be self-evident, but obviously not. 0 Share this post Link to post
KennyJC Posted April 23, 2006 Yup. It's all about making little versions of you. That's what life has been about ever since the first organic goo started to replicate. 0 Share this post Link to post
Fredrik Posted April 23, 2006 Self-replication is not a necessary (or at least, sufficient) property of life. I think the definition "A complex system is alive if it uses energy to maintain the order integral to its internal function." established by users of the c2 wiki is more accurate. 0 Share this post Link to post
Nightmare Doom Posted April 23, 2006 Have you guys ever heared of Solipsism? 0 Share this post Link to post
Grazza Posted April 23, 2006 Sure, probably everyone knew some kid at school that espoused this unimaginative and unproductive idea for a while. Mostly they grew out of it, and would be embarrassed if it were later brought up. Just because something may be irrefutable from a philosophical viewpoint doesn't mean you should base your world outlook upon it. 0 Share this post Link to post
fraggle Posted April 23, 2006 This looks like a candidate for "Weekend Web" if I ever saw one. 0 Share this post Link to post
Epyo Posted April 23, 2006 Naaa, most of the thread has proper capitalization. 0 Share this post Link to post
Terra-jin Posted April 24, 2006 Life means spiritual, mental and emotional growth. 0 Share this post Link to post
Fletcher` Posted April 24, 2006 alexz721 said:The secret of life? Not dying. For how long? 0 Share this post Link to post
Gokuma Posted April 24, 2006 ever. The meaning of life is to find immortality... in a figurative way, not literally. 0 Share this post Link to post
MRB_Doom Posted April 25, 2006 Finding the "Mancubi Gone Wild" video. With commentary. 0 Share this post Link to post
Lüt Posted April 25, 2006 Ichor said:42 I was hoping this wasn't going to be the original post :P I've had that RPG feeling sometimes. One day a few years ago I was watching various Discovery shows about all these ridiculous obscure and seemingly useless things that people specialize in and I realized that learning such RL skills can be quite similar to building your character in an RPG (something I've probably spent too much time doing in days gone by), so I took a bunch of community education classes and got started with a few other things too. In retrospect, it's pretty stupid, but that little change in the way I viewed things somehow made life considerably more exciting and enjoyable.Nightmare Doom said:Have you guys ever heared of Solipsism? I remember wanting to read a book called Solipsist by Henry Rollins. Never knew what it was about though. 0 Share this post Link to post