Thread: Eternal LD or reality?

I'm interested in everyone's opinion about this. Would you rather spend your lifetime in a continous LD, or in reality? The LD would be completely vivid with complete control, total lucidity, and continuation (you can create a world to live in, with the same DCs and stuff). But you'd spend your entire lifetime in the dream world. Or you could choose reality, like you live it today (and no, you can't LD if you choose reality)

I'd choose reality, because having total control over the world could get boring after a while. There'd be no obstacles, no goals, or anything, and that would be boring (after the first few months, where it's awesome).

I would definitely choose reality. After a while LDing would get boring.

Originally Posted by Harrycombs

I would definitely choose reality. After a while LDing would get boring.

Yes, I have the same opinion. You remember Agent Smith in Matrix one when he's telling Morpheus about his reflexions/considerations about the human race? Like: Humans need to be limited, to be affected by daily worries etc. A perfect world, so to say, a boundless existence won't be accepted. We're simply not made to life eternally in a world where we can do everything we want.

Eternal Lucid.

I'll take the lucidity. It has it's own challenges, just that everything is mind.

Many people will argue that we were meant to live in reality; well, to be fair, if we were born into an eternal lucid dream, then all roles would be reversed, meaning that we would in this case be meant to live in a lucid dream. Put simply, what is, is.

I wouldn't want to live eternally in any respect, and I think this great quote from the movie Troy explains it best:

"The Gods envy us. They envy us because we're mortal, because any moment might be our last. Everything is more beautiful because we're doomed. You will never be lovelier than you are now. We will never be here again."

No reason not to chose the LD. If you had PERFECT control, that is. Otherwise, it would be pretty lame, and frightening, after a while.

However, bonus is, that you never really feel time like you do awake. I doubt it would bore fast.