Dolores Lima 168 Posted January 28 René Descartes wondered if we were living in a dream. He thought about this even before the Matrix came along. What are your thoughts on this? 4 chrisM, Erin, Steve and 1 other reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve 7,530 Posted March 14 The 5 Minute Universe is a terrifying thought. How do we know if we’re living in a dream or even a dream not of our own? Are we living in a dream that someone else is having? Or are we living another life and this is just a dream we are having of an alternate version of ourselves? 3 Dolores Lima, Paromita Mukherjee and Ric reacted to this Quote Steve IRL ► Personal Links: YouTube (booktube) ● OTBSteve YouTube (MTB and cycling) ● Strava ● Last.fm ● GoodReads ● Vero ◄ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ric 500 Posted March 16 If I am living in somebody else's dream, then there's not much I can do about it, so I might as well just get on with things and make the best of it. If it's my dream, then I'm very disappointed with myself because I should have made my life way more exciting and interesting than it is. The idea that we might be living in a dream (or simulation) is a great topic for discussion or stories, but I think life is pretty much how we experience it. Then again, I sometimes have the thought that when I die there'll be a group of people shaking their heads in disappointment saying, "It took you 80 years to work out it was all a dream. World record of slowness. Did you not pick up on any of the clues?" 6 Frank, Dolores Lima, drpuffnstuff and 3 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dolores Lima 168 Posted March 16 If I am living in a dream, I better make every day count! 2 Steve and drpuffnstuff reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve 7,530 Posted March 18 On 3/16/2023 at 1:41 PM, Ric said: If I am living in somebody else's dream, then there's not much I can do about it, so I might as well just get on with things and make the best of it. If it's my dream, then I'm very disappointed with myself because I should have made my life way more exciting and interesting than it is. The idea that we might be living in a dream (or simulation) is a great topic for discussion or stories, but I think life is pretty much how we experience it. Then again, I sometimes have the thought that when I die there'll be a group of people shaking their heads in disappointment saying, "It took you 80 years to work out it was all a dream. World record of slowness. Did you not pick up on any of the clues?" The idea that people will shake their heads in disappointment that you didn't figure out what's really happening is also terrifying. 2 Varsha and drpuffnstuff reacted to this Quote Steve IRL ► Personal Links: YouTube (booktube) ● OTBSteve YouTube (MTB and cycling) ● Strava ● Last.fm ● GoodReads ● Vero ◄ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
