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View Poll Results: Would you rather have eternal bliss or a slice of bread?
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      02-13-2008, 03:16 AM   #1
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Eternal Bliss? Slice of Bread!

Would you rather have eternal bliss or a slice of bread?

I'd like to see a few answers before I elaborate further!
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Aren't they the same thing?
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Aren't they the same thing?
I see what you did there!
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Toasted English Muffin You might of had me...

Seriously though, WTF?
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I'll take the bread because I'm hungry right now, but other than that no idea what you're talking about.
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Toasted English Muffin You might of had me...

Seriously though, WTF?
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I'll take the bread because I'm hungry right now, but other than that no idea what you're talking about.
What is better than eternal bliss? Nothing! A slice of bread is definitely better than nothing, however. Thus we conclude that a slice of bread is better than eternal bliss!
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What is better than eternal bliss? Nothing! A slice of bread is definitely better than nothing, however. Thus we conclude that a slice of bread is better than eternal bliss!
Eternal bliss is also better than nothing.....
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I think you mean eternal bliss is emptiness, which could loosely translate to nothing.

It's all in the details, and how you appreciate them. A blade of grass builds a gold buddha 16 feet high.
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I think you mean eternal bliss is emptiness, which could loosely translate to nothing.

It's all in the details, and how you appreciate them. A blade of grass builds a gold buddha 16 feet high.
I can't make sense of anything you said
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Eternal bliss is also better than nothing.....
Obviously! If it wasn't, I wouldn't have said nothing is better than it!

What's better than eternal bliss?
Nothing is better than eternal bliss.
I'd much rater have something instead of nothing, though (all humans do this; we're never satisfied).
A slice of bread is better than nothing!
I'll take a slice of bread!


This is a very well recognized paradox. It can be interpreted in a few different ways, from my understanding, but I'll let you think about it for a bit.
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Obviously! If it wasn't, I wouldn't have said nothing is better than it!

What's better than eternal bliss?
Nothing is better than eternal bliss.
I'd much rater have something instead of nothing, though (all humans do this; we're never satisfied).
A slice of bread is better than nothing!
I'll take a slice of bread!


This is a very well recognized paradox. It can be interpreted in a few different ways, from my understanding, but I'll let you think about it for a bit.
I don't need to think about it...i've heard this before lol



The problem is that it only works if you word it so and if all of your assumptions are correct....if not, it doesn't work...


i.e.

In today's world, nothing is better than a slice of bread (i.e. no carbs vs. carbs).....so, your assumption isn't completely correct.
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I don't need to think about it...i've heard this before lol



The problem is that it only works if you word it so and if all of your assumptions are correct....if not, it doesn't work...


i.e.

In today's world, nothing is better than a slice of bread (i.e. no carbs vs. carbs).....so, your assumption isn't completely correct.
I'm not assuming anything though...
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I'm not assuming anything though...
"nothing is better than eternal bliss" is an assumption

"bread is better than nothing" is also an assumption
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"nothing is better than eternal bliss" is an assumption

"bread is better than nothing" is also an assumption
As stated before: I'm not making any assumptions. Does it make more sense now?
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As stated before: I'm not making any assumptions. Does it make more sense now?
Not really...you typed it and I don't see any references
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Not really...you typed it and I don't see any references
If it's a well-known paradox, references aren't really necessary.

Okay, so I assumed it's known widely! Bleh. You win! Damnit...
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If it's a well-known paradox, references aren't really necessary.

Okay, so I assumed it's known widely! Bleh. You win! Damnit...
Now you're assuming that I didn't know it.....lol



...references are always necessary
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Now you're assuming that I didn't know it.....lol



...references are always necessary
Well, I assumed you didn't know it until you made the comment stating otherwise.

References are silly for something as trivial as this! I can't really say that after the numerous references I gave in my ant vs. human thread, though. That was just as trivial, if not more!
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Obviously! If it wasn't, I wouldn't have said nothing is better than it!

What's better than eternal bliss?
Nothing is better than eternal bliss.
I'd much rater have something instead of nothing, though (all humans do this; we're never satisfied).
A slice of bread is better than nothing!
I'll take a slice of bread!


This is a very well recognized paradox. It can be interpreted in a few different ways, from my understanding, but I'll let you think about it for a bit.
Neither well recognized, nor a paradox.
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