I would be concerned for the mental welfare of anybody who opted for such a thing. |
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I'm curious to see how people think about this. The idea is: if someone offered you a potion that would permanently put you into a coma, where you would continue dreaming (lucid) for the rest of your life, would you take it? In the dream you'd be able to do anything you can imagine. What kind of conditions would you consider before choosing? |
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I would be concerned for the mental welfare of anybody who opted for such a thing. |
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Certainly not, I have a (normal) life to live. |
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The wise ones fashioned speech with their thought, sifting it as grain is sifted through a sieve. ~ Buddha
You could still interact with people, or at least your mind's image and perception of them. |
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And that's a trivial distinction for you? |
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No, because you'd always know that it's not real. But that's why I also asked what conditions would influence your decision. For example, if your memory was wiped when you took the potion, then you'd live on in a lucid dream, not knowing it isn't real. You'd be able to do anything you wanted, but you wouldn't understand why. |
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I might be down with some time limit. Go into a lucid coma for a year maybe? A month? It would be an interesting experiment. |
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Virtual vacations for a limit time- definitely. It's been the subject of a lot of great stories. |
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yeah, doing something like that could be extremely mentally dangerous, if, say, you lived out an entire life and woke up to find that it's all not real (which I think has happened to some people) |
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it certainly not something I would want to do. in fact I have felt this state, and I for one dont like it I cant move, it feels like something is preventing me to move, a comatose state is not fun. |
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Now that I think about it, this same kind of thing happens in The Matrix. Cypher(sp?) agrees to help the machines in exchange for living in the matrix, permanently, with benefits. |
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I think some may fear that you, Vampyre, are severely depressed and longing for such a state. |
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It's actually a concept I thought of when thinking of the mentality of a villain in a story I intend to write. |
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I think your mind would degenerate and you would eventually become a madman living inside your own head. |
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Surrender your flesh. We demand it.
Maybe I would if there was something wrong with me that prevented me from living life to its fullest. i.e if I was paralyzed, or insane or something like that. |
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This is just like Vanilla Sky. And I'll say what Tom Cruise said, "I want to live a real life." Now, that is to say I wouldn't want to do it permanently. I think if I ever became severaly handicapped, etc, maybe I would want to do it. If I were to do it to escape my own reality, I would make sure I didn't know I was dreaming. |
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I think there needs to be a "Random Hypotheticals" section. |
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The ability to happily respond to any adversity is the divine.
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I wouldn't drink such a potion. |
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If you lived out an entire life inside your dream for even a day, then you would probably forget what real life is like. |
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Funny how not a single person has mentioned the heartache of loved ones around them if they were to go into a coma for a permanent or even extended period of time. |
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what do you mean could you please help me understand what do you mean conect with humans. is this what you would like to do? |
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