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2012/08/16 01:59:56
Subject: [Poll]Is Immortality Worth It?
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Destruction does cause pain in others.
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2012/08/16 02:02:09
Subject: [Poll]Is Immortality Worth It?
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Tadashi wrote:rubiksnoob wrote:If you really think that being human is so boring and that the natural world around you is so uninteresting, you seriously lack an appreciation for the complexity and intricacy of human beings and the world we live in.
Human beings are Human beings...I'm one right now, and its not really that interesting, seeing as I've been one so far.
That's only because you're not good at it yet. It takes effort. If you haven't yet been able to figure out how to make a fraction of ONE human lifespan interesting, there's no way in heck you'd be able to make infinite human lifespans interesting.
Which means this whole thread is mis-titled. As others have already observed, your question isn't abut immortality, it's about being a god.
Tadashi wrote:Melissia wrote:Because destruction is nowhere near as interesting as creation.
Indeed? The beauty of destruction and the beauty of an explosion are among the most beautiful things in the universe.
You did have this grammatically correct. "Indeed?" with the question mark is semantically equivalent to asking "Is that so?"
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2012/08/16 02:03:20
Subject: [Poll]Is Immortality Worth It?
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An explosion is not what I think of when I think of destruction, but maybe that's just me as a chemist.
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2012/08/16 02:06:21
Subject: [Poll]Is Immortality Worth It?
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Tadashi wrote:Who said anything about pain? I'm just going to go wander around the galaxy - if I don't like the things I encounter, I unleash my mechanical legions...or just have the star go supernova or throw a naked singularity and wipe the planet from the face of the universe. Its not like they're Human...it'll be no better than swatting a fly or crushing a bug.
Y'know, that whole "I don't like 'em, kill them all!" attitude you display has been shared by a few other notable figures in history.
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2012/08/16 02:06:22
Subject: [Poll]Is Immortality Worth It?
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Ancient Venerable Dreadnought
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Mannahnin wrote:Tadashi wrote:rubiksnoob wrote:If you really think that being human is so boring and that the natural world around you is so uninteresting, you seriously lack an appreciation for the complexity and intricacy of human beings and the world we live in.
Human beings are Human beings...I'm one right now, and its not really that interesting, seeing as I've been one so far.
That's only because you're not good at it yet. It takes effort. If you haven't yet been able to figure out how to make a fraction of ONE human lifespan interesting, there's no way in heck you'd be able to make infinite human lifespans interesting.
Which means this whole thread is mis-titled. As others have already observed, your question isn't abut immortality, it's about being a god.
The only time I enjoy is when I'm playing video games and reading novels...or learning something new. But the ultimate interest is when I finish doing something I started.
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I should have left him there. He had served his purpose. He owed me nothing - yet he gave himself to me willingly. Why? I know not. He is nothing more than a pathetic human. An inferior race. A mon-keigh. But still I broke off my wings so that I might carry him easier. I took him from that place, into the snowstorm where our tracks will not be found. He is heavy. And he is dying. And he is slowing me down. But I will save him. Why? I know not. He is still warm. I can feel his blood ebbing across me. For every beat of his heart, another, slight spill of heat. The heat blows away on the winter wind. His blood is still warm. But fading. And I have spilled scarlet myself. The snow laps greedily at our footsteps and our lifeblood, covering them without a trace as we fade away.
'She sat on the corner, gulping the soup down, uncaring of the heat of it. They had grown more watery as of late she noted, but she wasn't about to beggar food from the Imperials or the "Bearers of the Word." Tau, despite their faults at least didn't have a kill policy for her race.' |
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2012/08/16 02:06:39
Subject: [Poll]Is Immortality Worth It?
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Melissia wrote:An explosion is not what I think of when I think of destruction, but maybe that's just me as a chemist.
Go go flesh-eating bacteria? EDIT: Damnit, read Biologist... I need sleep.
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2012/08/16 02:07:55
Subject: [Poll]Is Immortality Worth It?
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Tadashi wrote:Mannahnin wrote:Tadashi wrote:rubiksnoob wrote:If you really think that being human is so boring and that the natural world around you is so uninteresting, you seriously lack an appreciation for the complexity and intricacy of human beings and the world we live in.
Human beings are Human beings...I'm one right now, and its not really that interesting, seeing as I've been one so far.
That's only because you're not good at it yet. It takes effort. If you haven't yet been able to figure out how to make a fraction of ONE human lifespan interesting, there's no way in heck you'd be able to make infinite human lifespans interesting.
Which means this whole thread is mis-titled. As others have already observed, your question isn't abut immortality, it's about being a god.
The only time I enjoy is when I'm playing video games and reading novels...or learning something new. But the ultimate interest is when I finish doing something I started.
Well, you really do lead a sorry existence.
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2012/08/16 02:08:00
Subject: [Poll]Is Immortality Worth It?
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Melissia wrote:Destruction does cause pain in others.
This brings up a good point. There is a fairly well known species of wasp that lays it's eggs in a living caterpillar. Does the wasp feel remorse for the caterpillar? No, they are entirely different, although the wasp metamorphisized from a larva that was characteristically similar to the caterpillar it now inflicts the suffering upon.
What I'm getting at is that some people, when granted the power of immortality, will no longer see themselves as 'human' therefore the suffering will be distant.
With such great power as immortality grants, the meaningless slaughter would be like an adolescent torturing small animals for fun. Disturbing as all gak.
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2012/08/16 02:08:22
Subject: [Poll]Is Immortality Worth It?
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rubiksnoob wrote:Tadashi wrote:Who said anything about pain? I'm just going to go wander around the galaxy - if I don't like the things I encounter, I unleash my mechanical legions...or just have the star go supernova or throw a naked singularity and wipe the planet from the face of the universe. Its not like they're Human...it'll be no better than swatting a fly or crushing a bug.
Y'know, that whole "I don't like 'em, kill them all!" attitude you display has been shared by a few other notable figures in history.
Meh...I'll make up for it. The planet is scoured clean, so we terraform and turn it into a Maiden World, ready for Human settlement. And then onto the next planet, and so on...isn't that wonderful? Their deaths will the cornerstones of a Human race scattered across the stars. rubiksnoob wrote:Tadashi wrote:Mannahnin wrote:Tadashi wrote:rubiksnoob wrote:If you really think that being human is so boring and that the natural world around you is so uninteresting, you seriously lack an appreciation for the complexity and intricacy of human beings and the world we live in.
Human beings are Human beings...I'm one right now, and its not really that interesting, seeing as I've been one so far.
That's only because you're not good at it yet. It takes effort. If you haven't yet been able to figure out how to make a fraction of ONE human lifespan interesting, there's no way in heck you'd be able to make infinite human lifespans interesting. Which means this whole thread is mis-titled. As others have already observed, your question isn't abut immortality, it's about being a god.
The only time I enjoy is when I'm playing video games and reading novels...or learning something new. But the ultimate interest is when I finish doing something I started.
Well, you really do lead a sorry existence.
The irony is, the person I usually play those games with is a girl I grew up with (no, not my sister, and definitely not my girlfriend - read up on Westermarck Effect).
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I should have left him there. He had served his purpose. He owed me nothing - yet he gave himself to me willingly. Why? I know not. He is nothing more than a pathetic human. An inferior race. A mon-keigh. But still I broke off my wings so that I might carry him easier. I took him from that place, into the snowstorm where our tracks will not be found. He is heavy. And he is dying. And he is slowing me down. But I will save him. Why? I know not. He is still warm. I can feel his blood ebbing across me. For every beat of his heart, another, slight spill of heat. The heat blows away on the winter wind. His blood is still warm. But fading. And I have spilled scarlet myself. The snow laps greedily at our footsteps and our lifeblood, covering them without a trace as we fade away.
'She sat on the corner, gulping the soup down, uncaring of the heat of it. They had grown more watery as of late she noted, but she wasn't about to beggar food from the Imperials or the "Bearers of the Word." Tau, despite their faults at least didn't have a kill policy for her race.' |
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2012/08/16 02:10:06
Subject: [Poll]Is Immortality Worth It?
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Avatar 720 wrote:Melissia wrote:An explosion is not what I think of when I think of destruction, but maybe that's just me as a chemist.
Go go flesh-eating bacteria?
Although it's rarely used because it's too fast and dangerous, combustion is just another form of synthesis, the product of which is heat and water as well as a byproduct depending on what the hydrogen-holding reagent was.
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The people in the past who convinced themselves to do unspeakable things were no less human than you or I. They made their decisions; the only thing that prevents history from repeating itself is making different ones.
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2012/08/16 02:10:13
Subject: [Poll]Is Immortality Worth It?
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Tadashi wrote:rubiksnoob wrote:Tadashi wrote:Who said anything about pain? I'm just going to go wander around the galaxy - if I don't like the things I encounter, I unleash my mechanical legions...or just have the star go supernova or throw a naked singularity and wipe the planet from the face of the universe. Its not like they're Human...it'll be no better than swatting a fly or crushing a bug.
Y'know, that whole "I don't like 'em, kill them all!" attitude you display has been shared by a few other notable figures in history.
Meh...I'll make up for it. The planet is scoured clean, so we terraform and turn it into a Maiden World, ready for Human settlement. And then onto the next planet, and so on...isn't that wonderful? Their deaths will the cornerstones of a Human race scattered across the galaxy.
No, no, it's not. If I wasn't fairly certain you are just a virginal nerd who wishes he had the powers of his favorite anime characters, I would think you are a complete psychopath.
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2012/08/16 02:11:14
Subject: [Poll]Is Immortality Worth It?
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Tadashi wrote:rubiksnoob wrote:Tadashi wrote:Who said anything about pain? I'm just going to go wander around the galaxy - if I don't like the things I encounter, I unleash my mechanical legions...or just have the star go supernova or throw a naked singularity and wipe the planet from the face of the universe. Its not like they're Human...it'll be no better than swatting a fly or crushing a bug.
Y'know, that whole "I don't like 'em, kill them all!" attitude you display has been shared by a few other notable figures in history.
Meh...I'll make up for it. The planet is scoured clean, so we terraform and turn it into a Maiden World, ready for Human settlement. And then onto the next planet, and so on...isn't that wonderful? Their deaths will the cornerstones of a Human race scattered across the galaxy.
The world isn't as black and white as 40K. That is all I am going to say about that.
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2012/08/16 02:11:26
Subject: [Poll]Is Immortality Worth It?
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Tadashi wrote: rubiksnoob wrote:Tadashi wrote:Mannahnin wrote:Tadashi wrote:rubiksnoob wrote:If you really think that being human is so boring and that the natural world around you is so uninteresting, you seriously lack an appreciation for the complexity and intricacy of human beings and the world we live in.
Human beings are Human beings...I'm one right now, and its not really that interesting, seeing as I've been one so far.
That's only because you're not good at it yet. It takes effort. If you haven't yet been able to figure out how to make a fraction of ONE human lifespan interesting, there's no way in heck you'd be able to make infinite human lifespans interesting. Which means this whole thread is mis-titled. As others have already observed, your question isn't abut immortality, it's about being a god.
The only time I enjoy is when I'm playing video games and reading novels...or learning something new. But the ultimate interest is when I finish doing something I started.
Well, you really do lead a sorry existence.
The irony is, the person I usually play those games with is a girl I grew up with (no, not my sister, and definitely not my girlfriend - read up on Westermarck Effect).
Oh wait, you play video games with a girl? My mistake, you are the pinnacle of human achievement.
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2012/08/16 02:12:17
Subject: [Poll]Is Immortality Worth It?
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Melissia wrote:Avatar 720 wrote:Melissia wrote:An explosion is not what I think of when I think of destruction, but maybe that's just me as a chemist.
Go go flesh-eating bacteria?
Although it's rarely used because it's too fast and dangerous, combustion is just another form of synthesis, the product of which is heat and water as well as a byproduct depending on what the hydrogen-holding reagent was.
Why so serious?
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2012/08/16 02:12:57
Subject: [Poll]Is Immortality Worth It?
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Chemical reactions put a smile on my face.
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The people in the past who convinced themselves to do unspeakable things were no less human than you or I. They made their decisions; the only thing that prevents history from repeating itself is making different ones.
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2012/08/16 02:13:01
Subject: [Poll]Is Immortality Worth It?
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Ancient Venerable Dreadnought
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rubiksnoob wrote:Tadashi wrote:rubiksnoob wrote:Tadashi wrote:Who said anything about pain? I'm just going to go wander around the galaxy - if I don't like the things I encounter, I unleash my mechanical legions...or just have the star go supernova or throw a naked singularity and wipe the planet from the face of the universe. Its not like they're Human...it'll be no better than swatting a fly or crushing a bug.
Y'know, that whole "I don't like 'em, kill them all!" attitude you display has been shared by a few other notable figures in history.
Meh...I'll make up for it. The planet is scoured clean, so we terraform and turn it into a Maiden World, ready for Human settlement. And then onto the next planet, and so on...isn't that wonderful? Their deaths will the cornerstones of a Human race scattered across the galaxy.
No, no, it's not. If I wasn't fairly certain you are just a virginal nerd who wishes he had the powers of his favorite anime characters, I would think you are a complete psychopath.
Humans are the perfect species, alone worthy to rule the universe. All others are fit for cannon fodder...our powers will be used to burn the stars and bring about total Human domination.
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I should have left him there. He had served his purpose. He owed me nothing - yet he gave himself to me willingly. Why? I know not. He is nothing more than a pathetic human. An inferior race. A mon-keigh. But still I broke off my wings so that I might carry him easier. I took him from that place, into the snowstorm where our tracks will not be found. He is heavy. And he is dying. And he is slowing me down. But I will save him. Why? I know not. He is still warm. I can feel his blood ebbing across me. For every beat of his heart, another, slight spill of heat. The heat blows away on the winter wind. His blood is still warm. But fading. And I have spilled scarlet myself. The snow laps greedily at our footsteps and our lifeblood, covering them without a trace as we fade away.
'She sat on the corner, gulping the soup down, uncaring of the heat of it. They had grown more watery as of late she noted, but she wasn't about to beggar food from the Imperials or the "Bearers of the Word." Tau, despite their faults at least didn't have a kill policy for her race.' |
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2012/08/16 02:13:37
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Hey can you two stop the dick-waving contest and talk about something like immortality or something?
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2012/08/16 02:14:05
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rubiksnoob wrote:
Oh wait, you play video games with a girl? My mistake, you are the pinnacle of human achievement.
WHAT'S THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?
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I should have left him there. He had served his purpose. He owed me nothing - yet he gave himself to me willingly. Why? I know not. He is nothing more than a pathetic human. An inferior race. A mon-keigh. But still I broke off my wings so that I might carry him easier. I took him from that place, into the snowstorm where our tracks will not be found. He is heavy. And he is dying. And he is slowing me down. But I will save him. Why? I know not. He is still warm. I can feel his blood ebbing across me. For every beat of his heart, another, slight spill of heat. The heat blows away on the winter wind. His blood is still warm. But fading. And I have spilled scarlet myself. The snow laps greedily at our footsteps and our lifeblood, covering them without a trace as we fade away.
'She sat on the corner, gulping the soup down, uncaring of the heat of it. They had grown more watery as of late she noted, but she wasn't about to beggar food from the Imperials or the "Bearers of the Word." Tau, despite their faults at least didn't have a kill policy for her race.' |
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2012/08/16 02:15:37
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Tadashi wrote:rubiksnoob wrote:Tadashi wrote:rubiksnoob wrote:Tadashi wrote:Who said anything about pain? I'm just going to go wander around the galaxy - if I don't like the things I encounter, I unleash my mechanical legions...or just have the star go supernova or throw a naked singularity and wipe the planet from the face of the universe. Its not like they're Human...it'll be no better than swatting a fly or crushing a bug.
Y'know, that whole "I don't like 'em, kill them all!" attitude you display has been shared by a few other notable figures in history.
Meh...I'll make up for it. The planet is scoured clean, so we terraform and turn it into a Maiden World, ready for Human settlement. And then onto the next planet, and so on...isn't that wonderful? Their deaths will the cornerstones of a Human race scattered across the galaxy.
No, no, it's not. If I wasn't fairly certain you are just a virginal nerd who wishes he had the powers of his favorite anime characters, I would think you are a complete psychopath.
Humans are the perfect species, alone worthy to rule the universe. All others are fit for cannon fodder...our powers will be used to burn the stars and bring about total Human domination.
You should probably stop basing your personal beliefs about life on 40k fluff.
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2012/08/16 02:16:49
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rubiksnoob wrote:Tadashi wrote:rubiksnoob wrote:Tadashi wrote:rubiksnoob wrote:Tadashi wrote:Who said anything about pain? I'm just going to go wander around the galaxy - if I don't like the things I encounter, I unleash my mechanical legions...or just have the star go supernova or throw a naked singularity and wipe the planet from the face of the universe. Its not like they're Human...it'll be no better than swatting a fly or crushing a bug.
Y'know, that whole "I don't like 'em, kill them all!" attitude you display has been shared by a few other notable figures in history.
Meh...I'll make up for it. The planet is scoured clean, so we terraform and turn it into a Maiden World, ready for Human settlement. And then onto the next planet, and so on...isn't that wonderful? Their deaths will the cornerstones of a Human race scattered across the galaxy.
No, no, it's not. If I wasn't fairly certain you are just a virginal nerd who wishes he had the powers of his favorite anime characters, I would think you are a complete psychopath.
Humans are the perfect species, alone worthy to rule the universe. All others are fit for cannon fodder...our powers will be used to burn the stars and bring about total Human domination.
You should probably stop basing your personal beliefs about life on 40k fluff.
Even before 40k I have believed Humans should rule the universe...although without the xenocidal tendencies. Just first among equals among all sapients.
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I should have left him there. He had served his purpose. He owed me nothing - yet he gave himself to me willingly. Why? I know not. He is nothing more than a pathetic human. An inferior race. A mon-keigh. But still I broke off my wings so that I might carry him easier. I took him from that place, into the snowstorm where our tracks will not be found. He is heavy. And he is dying. And he is slowing me down. But I will save him. Why? I know not. He is still warm. I can feel his blood ebbing across me. For every beat of his heart, another, slight spill of heat. The heat blows away on the winter wind. His blood is still warm. But fading. And I have spilled scarlet myself. The snow laps greedily at our footsteps and our lifeblood, covering them without a trace as we fade away.
'She sat on the corner, gulping the soup down, uncaring of the heat of it. They had grown more watery as of late she noted, but she wasn't about to beggar food from the Imperials or the "Bearers of the Word." Tau, despite their faults at least didn't have a kill policy for her race.' |
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2012/08/16 02:17:47
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Can I use my ability to alter the universe to make about twenty or so other immortals whom can only be killed by chopping off their heads?
And would it be wrong of me to hunt them all down? There can only be one! Automatically Appended Next Post: Tadashi wrote:rubiksnoob wrote:Tadashi wrote:rubiksnoob wrote:Tadashi wrote:rubiksnoob wrote:Tadashi wrote:Who said anything about pain? I'm just going to go wander around the galaxy - if I don't like the things I encounter, I unleash my mechanical legions...or just have the star go supernova or throw a naked singularity and wipe the planet from the face of the universe. Its not like they're Human...it'll be no better than swatting a fly or crushing a bug.
Y'know, that whole "I don't like 'em, kill them all!" attitude you display has been shared by a few other notable figures in history.
Meh...I'll make up for it. The planet is scoured clean, so we terraform and turn it into a Maiden World, ready for Human settlement. And then onto the next planet, and so on...isn't that wonderful? Their deaths will the cornerstones of a Human race scattered across the galaxy.
No, no, it's not. If I wasn't fairly certain you are just a virginal nerd who wishes he had the powers of his favorite anime characters, I would think you are a complete psychopath.
Humans are the perfect species, alone worthy to rule the universe. All others are fit for cannon fodder...our powers will be used to burn the stars and bring about total Human domination.
You should probably stop basing your personal beliefs about life on 40k fluff.
Even before 40k I have believed Humans should rule the universe...although without the xenocidal tendencies. Just first among equals among all sapients.
I never knew first among equals meant killing the ones who weren't first.....
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2012/08/16 02:18:23
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Tadashi wrote:rubiksnoob wrote:Tadashi wrote:rubiksnoob wrote:Tadashi wrote:rubiksnoob wrote:Tadashi wrote:Who said anything about pain? I'm just going to go wander around the galaxy - if I don't like the things I encounter, I unleash my mechanical legions...or just have the star go supernova or throw a naked singularity and wipe the planet from the face of the universe. Its not like they're Human...it'll be no better than swatting a fly or crushing a bug.
Y'know, that whole "I don't like 'em, kill them all!" attitude you display has been shared by a few other notable figures in history.
Meh...I'll make up for it. The planet is scoured clean, so we terraform and turn it into a Maiden World, ready for Human settlement. And then onto the next planet, and so on...isn't that wonderful? Their deaths will the cornerstones of a Human race scattered across the galaxy.
No, no, it's not. If I wasn't fairly certain you are just a virginal nerd who wishes he had the powers of his favorite anime characters, I would think you are a complete psychopath.
Humans are the perfect species, alone worthy to rule the universe. All others are fit for cannon fodder...our powers will be used to burn the stars and bring about total Human domination.
You should probably stop basing your personal beliefs about life on 40k fluff.
Even before 40k I have believed Humans should rule the universe...although without the xenocidal tendencies. Just first among equals among all sapients.
We'll continue this when you're back from your break with reality. Enjoy the vacation!
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2012/08/16 02:20:05
Subject: [Poll]Is Immortality Worth It?
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Ancient Venerable Dreadnought
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So...why am I the 'pinnacle of Human achievement' just because I play video games with a girl?
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I should have left him there. He had served his purpose. He owed me nothing - yet he gave himself to me willingly. Why? I know not. He is nothing more than a pathetic human. An inferior race. A mon-keigh. But still I broke off my wings so that I might carry him easier. I took him from that place, into the snowstorm where our tracks will not be found. He is heavy. And he is dying. And he is slowing me down. But I will save him. Why? I know not. He is still warm. I can feel his blood ebbing across me. For every beat of his heart, another, slight spill of heat. The heat blows away on the winter wind. His blood is still warm. But fading. And I have spilled scarlet myself. The snow laps greedily at our footsteps and our lifeblood, covering them without a trace as we fade away.
'She sat on the corner, gulping the soup down, uncaring of the heat of it. They had grown more watery as of late she noted, but she wasn't about to beggar food from the Imperials or the "Bearers of the Word." Tau, despite their faults at least didn't have a kill policy for her race.' |
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2012/08/16 02:21:22
Subject: [Poll]Is Immortality Worth It?
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Well, this thread's probably in it's death throes just about now...
I'll return if the course of the conversation rights itself toward immortality or somesuch related topic.
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2012/08/16 02:23:39
Subject: [Poll]Is Immortality Worth It?
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Ancient Venerable Dreadnought
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Squidmanlolz wrote:Well, this thread's probably in it's death throes just about now...
I'll return if the course of the conversation rights itself toward immortality or somesuch related topic.
Then let's return to the topic at hand...if the immortality achieved was achieved by technological means, you wouldn't stagnate as long as you keep your technology updated.
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I should have left him there. He had served his purpose. He owed me nothing - yet he gave himself to me willingly. Why? I know not. He is nothing more than a pathetic human. An inferior race. A mon-keigh. But still I broke off my wings so that I might carry him easier. I took him from that place, into the snowstorm where our tracks will not be found. He is heavy. And he is dying. And he is slowing me down. But I will save him. Why? I know not. He is still warm. I can feel his blood ebbing across me. For every beat of his heart, another, slight spill of heat. The heat blows away on the winter wind. His blood is still warm. But fading. And I have spilled scarlet myself. The snow laps greedily at our footsteps and our lifeblood, covering them without a trace as we fade away.
'She sat on the corner, gulping the soup down, uncaring of the heat of it. They had grown more watery as of late she noted, but she wasn't about to beggar food from the Imperials or the "Bearers of the Word." Tau, despite their faults at least didn't have a kill policy for her race.' |
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2012/08/16 02:29:05
Subject: [Poll]Is Immortality Worth It?
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I repeat: Melissia wrote:Hey can you two stop the dick-waving contest and talk about something like immortality or something?
 Not everyone has your personality types, guys.
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2012/08/16 02:30:29
Subject: [Poll]Is Immortality Worth It?
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Ancient Venerable Dreadnought
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Melissia wrote:I repeat: Melissia wrote:Hey can you two stop the dick-waving contest and talk about something like immortality or something?
Not everyone has your personality types, guys.
Can you give a possible answer as to why a woman playing video games is so unusual?
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I should have left him there. He had served his purpose. He owed me nothing - yet he gave himself to me willingly. Why? I know not. He is nothing more than a pathetic human. An inferior race. A mon-keigh. But still I broke off my wings so that I might carry him easier. I took him from that place, into the snowstorm where our tracks will not be found. He is heavy. And he is dying. And he is slowing me down. But I will save him. Why? I know not. He is still warm. I can feel his blood ebbing across me. For every beat of his heart, another, slight spill of heat. The heat blows away on the winter wind. His blood is still warm. But fading. And I have spilled scarlet myself. The snow laps greedily at our footsteps and our lifeblood, covering them without a trace as we fade away.
'She sat on the corner, gulping the soup down, uncaring of the heat of it. They had grown more watery as of late she noted, but she wasn't about to beggar food from the Imperials or the "Bearers of the Word." Tau, despite their faults at least didn't have a kill policy for her race.' |
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2012/08/16 02:31:16
Subject: [Poll]Is Immortality Worth It?
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Consigned to the Grim Darkness
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No. I'm not taking part in you two's dumb little side conversation.
I'd rather be imagining all the wondrous things I could learn about and create with an eternity of life.
There is science to be done, and all that.
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2012/08/16 02:34:03
Subject: [Poll]Is Immortality Worth It?
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Ancient Venerable Dreadnought
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Melissia wrote:No. I'm not taking part in you two's dumb little side conversation.
I'd rather be imagining all the wondrous things I could learn about and create with an eternity of life.
There is science to be done, and all that.
Sure, go right ahead. Me, there's universal conquests to be had and technological singularities to achieve.
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I should have left him there. He had served his purpose. He owed me nothing - yet he gave himself to me willingly. Why? I know not. He is nothing more than a pathetic human. An inferior race. A mon-keigh. But still I broke off my wings so that I might carry him easier. I took him from that place, into the snowstorm where our tracks will not be found. He is heavy. And he is dying. And he is slowing me down. But I will save him. Why? I know not. He is still warm. I can feel his blood ebbing across me. For every beat of his heart, another, slight spill of heat. The heat blows away on the winter wind. His blood is still warm. But fading. And I have spilled scarlet myself. The snow laps greedily at our footsteps and our lifeblood, covering them without a trace as we fade away.
'She sat on the corner, gulping the soup down, uncaring of the heat of it. They had grown more watery as of late she noted, but she wasn't about to beggar food from the Imperials or the "Bearers of the Word." Tau, despite their faults at least didn't have a kill policy for her race.' |
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2012/08/16 02:36:12
Subject: [Poll]Is Immortality Worth It?
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Melissia wrote:Avatar 720 wrote:Melissia wrote:An explosion is not what I think of when I think of destruction, but maybe that's just me as a chemist.
Go go flesh-eating bacteria?
Although it's rarely used because it's too fast and dangerous, combustion is just another form of synthesis, the product of which is heat and water as well as a byproduct depending on what the hydrogen-holding reagent was.
That sounds incredibly hot.
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