Originally posted by Phil Of Mac
Rationalizations of a being which is resigned to its mortality
Mortality is what some say makes us human. Hence to lose that mortality, would lose the very essence of what makes us human.
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Mortality is what some say makes us human. Hence to lose that mortality, would lose the very essence of what makes us human.
I beg to differ. To rephrase it, if "mortality is what some say makes us human," then to lose that mortality, some would lose the very essence of what makes them human.
Although personally, I think death is vastly underrated. I've seen old age. I watched my grandmother wither away for 10 lonely years before she died. I want no part of that. Pass the cheese-fried pork skins.
Even more rationalizations of a being resigned to its own mortality
Nah, mortality doesn't make us human. Everything's mortal. Mortality wouldn't make us uniquely.
I suppose people find pain fun?
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And endless life is also enjoyable?
Oh my god, someone just took my argument!
Thank you, and please read my last posts...!
I've seen that episode... It just shows you, you really need to be REALLY specific in your wishes...
Yes.
Watch Millennium Man. Without giving away the movie... The 'Robot' doesn't like living forever.
Could you keep yourself occupied... Forever?Originally posted by Phil Of Mac
Rationalizations of a being which is resigned to its mortality
I dunno... after a while... everything is repetitive, no?
Also... You can still be HURT! Are you gonna Karate chop an exploding Star? I think not.
As manitoubalck points out these are ONLY wishes.
Also that death character looks like it was pulled out of Family Guy...
- The ability to directly contact any supreme (God, Allah, etc.) deity directly. I want answers dang it!
- To be able to tap into the collective knowledge of the world and know everything that everyone else knows. Which includes filtering the BS from the facts.
- The ability to morph myself into any living thing. (Animal or person.)
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I don't think life should be so predictable. So I'll take flying, immortality, and omniscience, and then I'll trade them all for what's behind door #3!
No, just the danger thereof. If I can't risk hurting a little, how do I get a thrill out of danger?
Originally posted by MrMacman
And endless life is also enjoyable?
That's up to me.
How many times do I have to explain this? My superpowers work together. If I can summon any material object into existence, I can summon more hydrogen into the star, preventing the explosion. Then I can summon a gigantic spaceship to save humanity.
Or, if you were distracted for a minute and--oops, too late, everyone is dead--you could just reacreate them. And you could leave off the ones who annoyed you, like Michael Jackson and every reality show producer on the planet. It's not murder if they're already dead.
wouldn't it suck if you forgot your original, true form after thousands of shapeshifts? you would lose your physical identity
1. invisibility... if you were invisible theres not much you couldnt do... one way or another...
2. teleporting... together with invisibility... oh yeah!!!
and...
3. ability to read minds... mind control...
that would rule!!! is it ok to use super powers for evil???
2. teleporting... together with invisibility... oh yeah!!!
and...
3. ability to read minds... mind control...
that would rule!!! is it ok to use super powers for evil???
You win a toaster (but it's a nice one, retail $19.95). Congratulations! Of course, you can trade it in for the chance to win a book on ornithology...will you do it?Doctor Q said:
1. The ability to turn people's blinkers on and off in traffic.
2. The ability to write bug free and syntax error free code;
3. The ability to sense internal logic signals on ICs without any special equipment to find flaws in my logic designs easier. (2. will get the code functioning as I intended, 3. will tell me where the flaw in my logic is)
2. The ability to write bug free and syntax error free code;
3. The ability to sense internal logic signals on ICs without any special equipment to find flaws in my logic designs easier. (2. will get the code functioning as I intended, 3. will tell me where the flaw in my logic is)
AFFECT THE MARKETS! (zomg, cheaper oil makes inflation NOT be 1.2% MONTH OVER MONTH!!)
Grow as many damn kidneys as I want (You heard me. I have one. I want like.. 300. If one gets stopped up with a kidney stone, I have 299 others to go kidney duties. That'd be awesome)
and FLYING!!! I'd fly to so many awesome places.
Grow as many damn kidneys as I want (You heard me. I have one. I want like.. 300. If one gets stopped up with a kidney stone, I have 299 others to go kidney duties. That'd be awesome)
and FLYING!!! I'd fly to so many awesome places.
Gymnut said:Yeah it was often wondered how many beer(s) it would take to travel back in time. I believe the jury is still out...
Somewhere around 12 will cover traveling forward in time by large gaps. I know this from personal experience. I believe it can be proven scientifically that these forward jumps will cancel out all of the backward jumps and the best you can do is to stop time, although it requires a perpetual keg stand.
I see that atszyman stole your power.OutThere said:1) The ability to bring threads back from the embodiment of death that is the Archive.
That is all.
My powers:
(1) The ability to pick the two most perfect superpowers to have.
(2) and (3): TBD
Funny story about time control right. I was sitting in my biology lecture one day zoning out because I hate it, and I thought "How funny would it be to stop time, take off everyone's shoes, and put then on their desk right infront of them" That's what I would use my time control for.
I was thinking about the kidneys thing, and I would prefer livers, because I drink a lot, but that's not my super power.
Anyway, super powers.
Time control as well, in a Twilight Zone kinda way.
Invisibility
Teleportation
Yeah. I think that's it. But I'd be totally evil about it and rob banks and stuff. Except with the time thing. I'd just mess with people's heads.
I was thinking about the kidneys thing, and I would prefer livers, because I drink a lot, but that's not my super power.
Anyway, super powers.
Time control as well, in a Twilight Zone kinda way.
Invisibility
Teleportation
Yeah. I think that's it. But I'd be totally evil about it and rob banks and stuff. Except with the time thing. I'd just mess with people's heads.
I remember on some movie or TV show or something, there was an invisible guy (or maybe a genie) who went around the classroom and tied everyone's shoelaces together