Unpopular opinions
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Well there's the primary question in my view. Despite our reckless consumption, destruction and wanton acts of horror what's the point in embracing the more noble essence of humanity and being human? For me it's about perspective and not really about self importance at all. I don't view humanity as perched atop the tree of life, silverback alpha species smugly gurning on. We're all here, who knows how the hell it happened and the random series of events the led up to it and Berman might ask if you knew what it took to get here would you have chosen to? Fuck yeah. Why? Because right now I occupy the present and grand scheme aside the present is all that matters right now to everybody. I do believe, schmaltziness aside, that if my existence is a positive one and my acts insofar as I try are positive towards my fellow man then that's enough.
Nothing matters in the grand scheme. Man's inhumanity to man. The dog shit on the footpath. Global warming. Busted coffee machine. Blisters on my fingers. Nothing. Surely then that makes everything more meaningful?
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You pop the cork on the whiskey bottle and I'll let this man do some talking. Says it better than I ever could….
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I think life and the ability to comprehend it are precious gifts that are exceedingly rare in the infinite multiverse. While our existence might be meaningless on a universal scale, in the only scale that matters it's all we have.
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I think life and the ability to comprehend it are precious gifts that are exceedingly rare in the infinite multiverse. While our existence might be meaningless on a universal scale, in the only scale that matters it's all we have.
It's not only all we have. We are here. We should make the most of it. Before we all know it, species or not, we individually will all be dead anyhow. Time passes by swiftly. Cherish the fact you are here, make the most of your finite time. It's all meaningless cosmically, so you may as well make and do the most of it at an individual level. The chance will never arrive again, there will never be another you, so may as well, there's nothing to lose!
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Agreed!
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Well done lads , talk about grabbing the bull by the horns and jumping on and riding the irate bugger into the onslaught of ideas gate ! On a final note , when you have kids reading about harm being done to other kids of any age , becomes news you want to avoid .
We are here now so enjoy it and treat others as you wish to be treated - focus on what really matters and all else is just background noise . Time to focus on that raspy feeling in my throat and quaff an ice cold Czech beer with my salmon thai curry dinner .
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Well there's the primary question in my view. Despite our reckless consumption, destruction and wanton acts of horror what's the point in embracing the more noble essence of humanity and being human? For me it's about perspective and not really about self importance at all. I don't view humanity as perched atop the tree of life, silverback alpha species smugly gurning on. We're all here, who knows how the hell it happened and the random series of events the led up to it and Berman might ask if you knew what it took to get here would you have chosen to? Fuck yeah. Why? Because right now I occupy the present and grand scheme aside the present is all that matters right now to everybody. I do believe, schmaltziness aside, that if my existence is a positive one and my acts insofar as I try are positive towards my fellow man then that's enough.
Nothing matters in the grand scheme. Man's inhumanity to man. The dog shit on the footpath. Global warming. Busted coffee machine. Blisters on my fingers. Nothing. Surely then that makes everything more meaningful?
I can't agree regarding the coffee machine.
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I liked 47 Ronin
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I fucking loved 47 Ronin, move that opinion on sister
As a natural misanthrope, I view humanity as a disease with shoes. We ecological and social terrorists each and every one of us regardless of our higher thinking and lofty ideals or spiritual leanings. We are destroyers, consumers and the planet would be better off without us.
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Well in a few years we'll be going to the Mars colony …assuming Mars lets us .
You mean the 47 Ronin with Keanu ?
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Mega if you really believed that you wouldn't have replicated the human virus
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Just following protocol
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I hate that gas prices are so low.
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He's a capitalist scum bag with money invested in BP and other planet destroying conglomerates
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You can't just say something like that without some sort of explanation.
A) High gas prices compel people to drive less and buy more fuel efficient vehicles.
It speeds the development of public transportation infrastructure and usage and slows urban sprawl.C) High gasoline and natural gas prices make alternative energy sources like solar and wind more cost competitive and encourage their development and overall usage.
D) Cheap gasoline exacerbates pollution, of which Houston has too much. Cheap natural gas means more of it gets flared off at the well head, increasing pollution and destroying a commodity in the most spectacularly wasteful manner possible.
E) Texas in general, and Houston's economy in specific, are deeply dependent on the energy sector, and prices this low are not healthy for it.
F) I've been laid off twice before because of significant drops in oil and natural gas prices. I'm not looking forward to being laid off a third time.
Do I get full credit now, Chief?
