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What would you ask?
Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 5:22 am
by BuDo
So an all knowing being appeared in front of you that knows the secret to mankind's existence. You can only ask one of six possible questions pertaining to human existence. The questions layed out in front of you are
Who: As in who (or what) is responsible for our existence
What: As in what are we exactly. Are we what we think we are?
Where: As in where are we...Just where exactly are we
When: As in when were we made
Why: As in whats the reason
How: As in how was it done
Pick one but explain why you chose that one. Why is it so important for you.
Re: What would you ask?
Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 6:02 am
by _Clitrix_
WHO:
Because well, everyone wants to know which religion is right, or if all of them are wrong, and some little donkey created our earth.
Re: What would you ask?
Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 7:41 am
by Castiel
_Clitrix_ wrote:WHO:
Because well, everyone wants to know which religion is right, or if all of them are wrong, and some little donkey created our earth.
same here
Re: What would you ask?
Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 8:09 am
by Swindler
deathgod11 wrote:_Clitrix_ wrote:WHO:
Because well, everyone wants to know which religion is right, or if all of them are wrong, and some little donkey created our earth.
same here
Re: What would you ask?
Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 10:48 am
by Mirosuke
Why are we here? :/
What's the reason?
Re: What would you ask?
Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 11:41 am
by strangelove
Why: As in, why would this all-knowing being only give responses to six meaningless questions that only sound profound due to how crude and primitive our vocabulary is.
Most likely, the being would respond with the same primitive vocabulary so we could understand, which would only leave us where we began– empty-handed and with 5 other meaningless questions that any functioning 4-year old can ask. The fact that you can ask a question does not mean it requires an answer or is deserving of one.
Re: What would you ask?
Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 1:45 pm
by hey
All my life was why why we must fight
Every day and every night
Why why why we must die
Re: What would you ask?
Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 2:57 pm
by heroo
i think everyone would ask Who.
Re: What would you ask?
Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 3:40 pm
by andycooly
Who, why, when, how and where don't really matter. The most important thing is WHAT?
Re: What would you ask?
Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 3:56 pm
by *BlackFox
andycooly wrote:The most important thing is WHAT?
No way!! lulz
Is there life after death?
Re: What would you ask?
Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 5:04 pm
by Doron
what am I?
Re: What would you ask?
Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 6:51 pm
by Love
All those questions are retarded with the exception of HOW and the question itself needs to be reformulated.
edit: WHO and HOW are the same question, except that WHO is worded way stupider.
Re: What would you ask?
Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 7:50 pm
by Hapjap
where. cuz gps broke
Re: What would you ask?
Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 8:10 pm
by LillDev!l
Even though the question itself is rather silly, as you'dd supposibly be awnserd by an all knowing being.... which would pretty much imply something like a god exists.
I'dd go with 'How'.
As 'How' covers most of the other questions too (even if partly), How were we brought into existence awnsers if there was a 'who' involved. If described detailed enough it'dd also awnser what we are and when we were brought into existence. If there was a who involved that who would have reasoning too, which would partly awnser 'why'.
In my opinion it'dd be stupid to ask 'why' or 'who'. 'Who' would be a wasted question if there is no who. 'Why' would be a wasted question if there is no reason (and if there is no who, there can be no reasoning).
Re: What would you ask?
Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 11:13 pm
by BuDo
Interesting responses I see here. Calling the questions retarded though is like calling yourselves retarded because indeed if such a situation were to happen we'd be asking those exact questions in one form or another due to our basic and primitive intelect brought on by the limited understanding we have of oursleves.
Even when you realize that a few of the questions can indirectly answer some of the other question we'd still find ourselves asking them anyways because thats just how we are as human. We just have to know.
Re: What would you ask?
Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 11:36 pm
by hey
Doron wrote:what am I?
Don't get offended, i will answer your question.
You are attention seeking homosexual with stupid brain.
Re: What would you ask?
Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 11:36 pm
by MrTwilliger
Is there an option where we can choose to simply ignore the "all knowing being" and walk away?
In all honesty I don't want someone to tell me why I'm here, or how I got here or what the purpose for my existence is. No, I want to discover the answer to these questions myself. I don't want to spend my life being spoon-fed answers about the "fate" of my life or why the hell I should go on each day. I believe my life is an exploration of itself; I'll shape my own sense of meaning and purpose based on what I believe to be just and true. The opinions of some wise old being don't affect me at all. Just because his words may be true and accurate, it doesn't mean they are right for me.
Re: What would you ask?
Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 11:54 pm
by link2113
I would ask, How can i make 10 billion dollars in under a minute.
Reason, I wanna rich
Re: What would you ask?
Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2011 12:51 am
by Fiction
strangelove wrote:Why: As in, why would this all-knowing being only give responses to six meaningless questions that only sound profound due to how crude and primitive our vocabulary is.
Most likely, the being would respond with the same primitive vocabulary so we could understand, which would only leave us where we began– empty-handed and with 5 other meaningless questions that any functioning 4-year old can ask. The fact that you can ask a question does not mean it requires an answer or is deserving of one.
Lol? What jr college did you drop out of broseph? Our "primitive vocabulary" is perfectly capable of communicating those simple Q&A... Oh man you are soooo cool
I bet you're gettin all de ladies with your too cool for school attitude
(Sorry
Just thought your response was a bit douche' so I tried to top it.)
Anyways... The question "Who?" would not really tell you what religion is right or wrong.
Re: What would you ask?
Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2011 2:37 am
by McLovin1t
Fiction wrote:strangelove wrote:Why: As in, why would this all-knowing being only give responses to six meaningless questions that only sound profound due to how crude and primitive our vocabulary is.
Most likely, the being would respond with the same primitive vocabulary so we could understand, which would only leave us where we began– empty-handed and with 5 other meaningless questions that any functioning 4-year old can ask. The fact that you can ask a question does not mean it requires an answer or is deserving of one.
Lol? What jr college did you drop out of broseph? Our "primitive vocabulary" is perfectly capable of communicating those simple Q&A... Oh man you are soooo cool
I bet you're gettin all de ladies with your too cool for school attitude
(Sorry
Just thought your response was a bit douche' so I tried to top it.)
Anyways... The question "Who?" would not really tell you what religion is right or wrong.
Except for the part that who would tell us exactly which religion is right or wrong...
science
Re: What would you ask?
Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2011 3:04 am
by Love
BuDo wrote:Interesting responses I see here. Calling the questions retarded though is like calling yourselves retarded because indeed if such a situation were to happen we'd be asking those exact questions in one form or another due to our basic and primitive intelect brought on by the limited understanding we have of oursleves.
Even when you realize that a few of the questions can indirectly answer some of the other question we'd still find ourselves asking them anyways because thats just how we are as human. We just have to know.
Or maybe, and let's go ahead and imply this now, you aren't that bright yourself and could be described as one of those soulless drones, maybe the depth of these questions in your eyes come from your poor education and lack of ability to see the relevance of the questions. When you say we have a limited understanding of ourselves you speak for yourself because understanding of ourselves is not something that every man lacks today: blah blah don't generalize based on how faulty you are and learn to use "I x ".
Re: What would you ask?
Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2011 3:16 am
by heroo
Fiction wrote:strangelove wrote:Why: As in, why would this all-knowing being only give responses to six meaningless questions that only sound profound due to how crude and primitive our vocabulary is.
Most likely, the being would respond with the same primitive vocabulary so we could understand, which would only leave us where we began– empty-handed and with 5 other meaningless questions that any functioning 4-year old can ask. The fact that you can ask a question does not mean it requires an answer or is deserving of one.
Lol? What jr college did you drop out of broseph? Our "primitive vocabulary" is perfectly capable of communicating those simple Q&A... Oh man you are soooo cool
I bet you're gettin all de ladies with your too cool for school attitude
(Sorry
Just thought your response was a bit douche' so I tried to top it.)
Anyways... The question "Who?" would not really tell you what religion is right or wrong.
lol, +1. but don't blame him, he thinks he's on a science forum.
Re: What would you ask?
Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2011 3:33 am
by Shomari
strangelove wrote:Why: As in, why would this all-knowing being only give responses to six meaningless questions that only sound profound due to how crude and primitive our vocabulary is.
Most likely, the being would respond with the same primitive vocabulary so we could understand, which would only leave us where we began– empty-handed and with 5 other meaningless questions that any functioning 4-year old can ask. The fact that you can ask a question does not mean it requires an answer or is deserving of one.
qft
Only a full fledged discussion would lead to at least an unraveling of the beginning of an answer.
Re: What would you ask?
Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2011 5:38 am
by Vaya
Who: As in who (or what) is responsible for our existence
The evolution of the nature, starting from big bang, and beginning with a very simple living creatures, and we are the latest stable version.
What: As in what are we exactly. Are we what we think we are?
We are creatures made with some instincts, like eating and reproducing, to be a part of natural life cycle, and the weak kind extinct which is called the natural selection, we are just a part of the world our forms change but we will always be there.
Where: As in where are we...Just where exactly are we
In a place that rarely exist and maybe the only one of its kind at this moment, earth have the factors needed for this kind of evolution, around us there's trillions of stars that may have another form of life but it certainly have its own way in evolving
When: As in when were we made
it's not like we weren't here and suddenly a man fell on the earth beside a smexy woman and started reproducing, We are the product of an evolutionary process spanned for millions of years
Why: As in whats the reason
because we are a part of the world evolution, think about the world like a self-building program with some rules and tools, it's getting better with nothing called fault, pollution and diseases happen and they destroy the place that they're in, while the better places still exist, natural selection ftw, we are here and when we die we will still be here, we just don't accept the idea that we can still exist without feelings, memory, brain, but the fact is we do, and you won't get bored when you lay down in the earth decayed for millions of years, because you won't have a brain.
How: As in how was it done
to late for collage, I answered this above.
I have the answers that satisfy my curiosity.
Re: What would you ask?
Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2011 6:52 am
by strangelove
Fiction wrote:Lol? What jr college did you drop out of broseph? Our "primitive vocabulary" is perfectly capable of communicating those simple Q&A... Oh man you are soooo cool
I bet you're gettin all de ladies with your too cool for school attitude
(Sorry
Just thought your response was a bit douche' so I tried to top it.)
Our language is far too young to describe anything awe-inspiring or grandiose without invoking metaphysical or supernatural terms. Yes, the questions can be answered, but not on a level that would bring anything new to the table, or at least nothing that hasn't already been looked at a million times over. Once our culture evolves beyond the restraints of these ideologies, we will develop a much better understanding of ourselves and our environment.
2/10 for the douchey portion though. Your liberal use of smilies is far from threatening but at least it was comprehensible, so you're a step above heroo, but that's not saying much.
heroo wrote:lol, +1. but don't blame him, he thinks he's on a science forum.
By that logic, you must think you're on a forum for insufferable imbeciles. The '+1' is a nice commodity for you though, because it implies you actually understood the dialogue.
Re: What would you ask?
Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2011 10:05 am
by Love
^
We shall call you Hitchens.
Re: What would you ask?
Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2011 10:52 am
by rumblemilitia
U know every religion telling that if you dont observe to forbidens of releated religion u go to hell.I m wondering what about ancient ppl i mean before religion they were lived and they dont know the subject
Cross,Christian or Kuran, they dont know anything.If religion does exist what will happened to them lol.
I m also wondering most of you guys seen Chariots of the Gods rite?How ancient ppl draw this for example and lots of other artifacts
Re: What would you ask?
Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2011 12:02 pm
by Diversity
Who. And for the idiots just flaming about how stupid this thread is... Why do you bother posting then? If we were really ever in this situation who would be a big answer to the entire world. In my opinion we should get 6 different people and they each ask a question. Lol
Re: What would you ask?
Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2011 1:08 pm
by heroo
strangelove wrote:By that logic, you must think you're on a forum for insufferable imbeciles.
logic is supposed to be logical.
and don't worry, I always follow your dialogues, even though most of them are a cry for attention.
btw, I'd like to know one more thing. Do you act the same way in real life as you do on this forum? So when someone asks you a question in real life, do you always give them a scientific speech?
I imagine you as Sheldon (BigBang Theory) in real life
Re: What would you ask?
Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2011 2:41 pm
by NuclearSilo
BuDo wrote:Who: As in who (or what) is responsible for our existence
What: As in what are we exactly. Are we what we think we are?
Where: As in where are we...Just where exactly are we
When: As in when were we made
Why: As in whats the reason
How: As in how was it done
Pick one but explain why you chose that one. Why is it so important for you.[/color]
Who: a powerful life force
What: Yes. Human
Where: In a universe
When: Long time ago
Why: To live
How: Through the nature