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needshumilityIf the only way you could have total freedom within a society is to be literally invisible to that society, would you consider it worth it? If it took to technically not exist to be able to live by your own rules, would you want that?
Or would it be too lonely? Is there any point in that freedom when you can't share it with anyone, and you're left as an observer to a society where nobody else had any freedom at all?
[Wardens-Eddie-likes filter (doctors, Howie and other officious types excluded. George is in, though)]
There's... some concepts I'm not entirely sure of the meaning of, and after talking to my inmate, I think it's quite important to understand them.
God, and the afterlife.
I've talked to a few people, and no offence, they seem to have done their best to explain it, but it seems a little fuzzy still.
Is god a physical person? If so, why is he a god above everyone else? If not, why do people call themselves goddesses here? What's the difference between people who say there's one god, and those who say there's lots, responsible for different things? Which one's right?
Are both right? Are none right?
Is the afterlife just... something the Previous think happens after death, or is it something specific? Why would someone say this place wasn't the afterlife... when it's clearly, um, after life? For the dead people, anyway.
[Private, seperately, to Sveta and Martha - video]
[Eddie comes on screen.] Hi. I found something and... I thought you might be able to tell me what it was about.
[He holds up a copy of a Ishihara test]
We found this in the library, and me and Jane can see different things in it. Why might that be? What's the purpose of this?
[Kitchen filter]
Could you spare me a piece of meat, by any chance? You probably won't get it back.
[Lab staff-folks]
My inmate wants to do an experiment, and if I'm supervising and he wants to come in to do something, is that alright? He's not doing anything dangerous, and I'll make sure nothing's taken.
[Private to Victor.]
I've asked for some meat, for that experiment you wanted to do. You can have the day off from work to do it, so pick whenever suits you.
Or would it be too lonely? Is there any point in that freedom when you can't share it with anyone, and you're left as an observer to a society where nobody else had any freedom at all?
[Wardens-Eddie-likes filter (doctors, Howie and other officious types excluded. George is in, though)]
There's... some concepts I'm not entirely sure of the meaning of, and after talking to my inmate, I think it's quite important to understand them.
God, and the afterlife.
I've talked to a few people, and no offence, they seem to have done their best to explain it, but it seems a little fuzzy still.
Is god a physical person? If so, why is he a god above everyone else? If not, why do people call themselves goddesses here? What's the difference between people who say there's one god, and those who say there's lots, responsible for different things? Which one's right?
Are both right? Are none right?
Is the afterlife just... something the Previous think happens after death, or is it something specific? Why would someone say this place wasn't the afterlife... when it's clearly, um, after life? For the dead people, anyway.
[Private, seperately, to Sveta and Martha - video]
[Eddie comes on screen.] Hi. I found something and... I thought you might be able to tell me what it was about.
[He holds up a copy of a Ishihara test]
We found this in the library, and me and Jane can see different things in it. Why might that be? What's the purpose of this?
[Kitchen filter]
Could you spare me a piece of meat, by any chance? You probably won't get it back.
[Lab staff-folks]
My inmate wants to do an experiment, and if I'm supervising and he wants to come in to do something, is that alright? He's not doing anything dangerous, and I'll make sure nothing's taken.
[Private to Victor.]
I've asked for some meat, for that experiment you wanted to do. You can have the day off from work to do it, so pick whenever suits you.
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Re: Private
Date: 2011-06-05 04:00 pm (UTC)Re: Private
Date: 2011-06-05 05:07 pm (UTC)[pause]
Is that... Worship of the Me, do you think, or not?
Re: Private
Date: 2011-06-05 05:39 pm (UTC)Re: Private
Date: 2011-06-05 05:43 pm (UTC)Just checking.
Jane, do you actually know what Worship of the Me is? I couldn't really explain it to Victor.
Re: Private
Date: 2011-06-05 05:55 pm (UTC)Re: Private
Date: 2011-06-05 08:32 pm (UTC)Do you think everyone here does that, and just that?
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Date: 2011-06-05 10:20 pm (UTC)Idiot.
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