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Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 10:15 pm
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Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 10:14 pm
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Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 7:32 pm
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Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 12:01 pm
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Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 3:53 pm
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Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 11:47 am
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I make it a rule to never ask myself "What if?" Because even if you knew the answer, life could still turn out in a infinite myriad of ways. I think Issac Asimov short story "What If—" defines the problem best. However, I think Terry Pratchett summed up the idea very nicely in this excerpt for from novel Lords and Ladies:
(In the scene Granny and Ridcully are wondering what would have happened if they had gotten married.)
Quote: "Do you ever wonder what life would have been like if you'd said yes?" said Ridcully. "No." "I suppose we'd have settled down, had children, grandchildren, that sort of thing..." "What about the fire?" she said. "What fire?" "Swept through our house just after we were married. Killed us both." "What fire? I don't know anything about any fire?" Granny turned around. "Of course not! It didn't happen. But the point is, it might have happened. You can't say 'if this didn't happen then that would have happened' because you don't know everything that might have happened. You might think something'd be good, but for all you know it could have turned out horrible."
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Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 2:01 pm
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whynaut I make it a rule to never ask myself "What if?" Because even if you knew the answer, life could still turn out in a infinite myriad of ways. I think Issac Asimov short story "What If—" defines the problem best. However, I think Terry Pratchett summed up the idea very nicely in this excerpt for from novel Lords and Ladies: (In the scene Granny and Ridcully are wondering what would have happened if they had gotten married.)Quote: "Do you ever wonder what life would have been like if you'd said yes?" said Ridcully. "No." "I suppose we'd have settled down, had children, grandchildren, that sort of thing..." "What about the fire?" she said. "What fire?" "Swept through our house just after we were married. Killed us both." "What fire? I don't know anything about any fire?" Granny turned around. "Of course not! It didn't happen. But the point is, it might have happened. You can't say 'if this didn't happen then that would have happened' because you don't know everything that might have happened. You might think something'd be good, but for all you know it could have turned out horrible."
What if you had a million dollars. What if you could go back in time and change anything. What if you had three wishes.
Thesese are just fun questions, that not only unlock part of ourselves that we have hidden, but are a good passtime. No problemb with it, unless you make one.
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Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 11:02 am
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Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 1:11 pm
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Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 5:46 pm
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