What is life?

TockTockTock · 07-04-2011, 05:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Thom Yorke

I'm deep.

... like a mud puddle.

right-track · 07-04-2011, 07:19 AM

Life is a brief flicker of light in an eternity of darkness.

Howard the Duck · 07-04-2011, 08:11 AM

life's a beech and then you pine

djchameleon · 07-04-2011, 08:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Il Duce

life's a beech and then you pine

lol tree humor

CanwllCorfe · 07-04-2011, 09:20 AM

The time between when you're born and when you die.

Kevorkian Logic · 07-05-2011, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by djchameleon

erm **** taxes but the same taxes you are paying goes to some of the services that i bet you are using every single day.

those services aren't going to pay for themselves

that argument lacks depth.

Anyhow, I am not referring to the tax policy as a whole, social services need to exist which I am a million times happy to give my money to funding. I am referring to general government waste--we have tons of programs/policies that no longer make sense or are outdated that we still keep because of the repercussions politicians would face from their constituents if we got rid of them.

i.e. Social security needs to be addressed. It will **** us over so much if we do not--most politicians wont touch it with a 8 foot rod because in order to make social security feasible again someone is going to loose which means they are going to loose votes.

i.e. How public schools are dealing with cuts--they are cutting positions and classes (instead of administration and bureaucratic waste) because those cuts are the cuts that people notice. When people notice cuts they get inflamed and are more likely to vote to give public schools more money.

When you really look at the system it is very broken.

Also why I am moving to Sweeden when I turn 37.

djchameleon · 07-05-2011, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Kevorkian Logic

that argument lacks depth.

Anyhow, I am not referring to the tax policy as a whole, social services need to exist which I am a million times happy to give my money to funding. I am referring to general government waste--we have tons of programs/policies that no longer make sense or are outdated that we still keep because of the repercussions politicians would face from their constituents if we got rid of them.

I was waiting for you to respond because I knew that you would pretend like you don't even know about the services that you use on a daily basis that taxes pay for. You drive right? and even if you don't you still use roads and the roadway repairs are paid for from your taxes.

Police and FireFighter services as also paid from your taxes, sure you might not be using it now but if you need to call 911 for an emergency you will be utilizing it.

Even down to the mail that you get everyday.

Insane Guest · 07-05-2011, 11:06 AM

Does anyone here think that earth being just a popular TV show on a galactic network is out of the question? (SP Reference) But it does seem possible...

The Batlord · 07-05-2011, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by djchameleon

I was waiting for you to respond because I knew that you would pretend like you don't even know about the services that you use on a daily basis that taxes pay for. You drive right? and even if you don't you still use roads and the roadway repairs are paid for from your taxes.

Police and FireFighter services as also paid from your taxes, sure you might not be using it now but if you need to call 911 for an emergency you will be utilizing it.

Even down to the mail that you get everyday.

Did you just not read his post? He's not talking about taxes in general. He's talking about waste and beauracratic bull****.

tommycas · 07-05-2011, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Stu

A quote taken from a certain Mr Aleister Crowley sums up my idea of life quite succinctly:

"The joy of life consists in the exercise of one's energies, continual growth, constant change, the enjoyment of every new experience. To stop means simply to die. The eternal mistake of mankind is to set up an attainable ideal."

Good quote from Crowley. Man, the misconceptions that many have of him.
He knew a lot.

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CanwllCorfe Quiet Man in the Corner Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Pocono Mountains Posts: 2,480	The time between when you're born and when you die. __________________ Your eyes were never yet let in to see the majesty and riches of the mind, but dwell in darkness; for your God is blind. Last edited by CanwllCorfe; 01-08-2012 at 09:23 PM.

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right-track Atchin' Akai Join Date: May 2005 Location: Unamerica Posts: 8,723	Life is a brief flicker of light in an eternity of darkness.

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Insane Guest Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: CA Posts: 1,322	Does anyone here think that earth being just a popular TV show on a galactic network is out of the question? (SP Reference) But it does seem possible...