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Which pill do you take?

Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2017 9:13 pm
by Leisher
thibodeaux wrote: Nope, there's a LOT of do-over I would do.
I think we all have that same initial thought.
TheCatt wrote: It'd be weird though, since I'm guessing that even if I re-met my wife, etc, we wouldn't have the same kids we have today, etc. Too much would have changed.
That's the big one. You kill your kids when you take that do over. You get to live this new life with the guilt of knowing you wiped your kids out of existence.

As for 9/11...

Which pill do you take?

Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2017 5:57 am
by Vince
TheCatt wrote:The re-do would be jarring. But... to Vince's point, I'm uncertain on afterlife's existence, so another 25 years of life? I'd probably take that. It'd be weird though, since I'm guessing that even if I re-met my wife, etc, we wouldn't have the same kids we have today, etc. Too much would have changed.
I think about the Butterfly Effect movies. They were getting do-overs, but but getting a different outcome didn't mean a better outcome.

Which pill do you take?

Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2017 8:40 pm
by TheCatt
I think I'd still choose the do-over, even as much as I enjoy my life and love my family.

Which pill do you take?

Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2017 8:59 pm
by GORDON
Not sure if I can wipe my kid. Figuratively.

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Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2017 9:52 pm
by Leisher
GORDON wrote: Not sure if I can wipe my kid. Figuratively.
Essentially murdering my kids is my hang up as well.

Which pill do you take?

Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2017 7:22 am
by thibodeaux
This timeline would still exist, I'd just have my consciousness in a different one. It's all good.

Which pill do you take?

Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2017 7:40 am
by Vince
thibodeaux wrote: This timeline would still exist, I'd just have my consciousness in a different one. It's all good.
So you wouldn't be a quantum murderer. Just a quantum deadbeat dad ;-)

Which pill do you take?

Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2017 8:54 am
by thibodeaux
Vince wrote:
thibodeaux wrote: This timeline would still exist, I'd just have my consciousness in a different one. It's all good.
So you wouldn't be a quantum murderer. Just a quantum deadbeat dad ;-)
There's already an infinite number of Me in other timelines; I can't be responsible for ALL of them

Which pill do you take?

Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2017 12:46 pm
by Leisher
thibodeaux wrote:
Vince wrote:
thibodeaux wrote: This timeline would still exist, I'd just have my consciousness in a different one. It's all good.
So you wouldn't be a quantum murderer. Just a quantum deadbeat dad ;-)
There's already an infinite number of Me in other timelines; I can't be responsible for ALL of them
Is your real first name Rick?