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[unhappy]

ANON MEME

It's honesty hour again, Gennies! We can all be honest (or honestly have fun) and not have to worry about what anyone else thinks when our identities aren't tied to what we're saying, so only comment anonymously! Rules:

1. Only reply with anonymous text! If you say something logged in, I'll freeze the thread and put a black market bounty on your head for ruining everyone's fun. Depending on how annoying you are about it, we'll see what the bounty is for- a mugger or a hitman or something in between. So play nice.

2. Put thread topics in the subject line. Don't get off topic, if you want to talk about something else start a new thread. I'll throw a few discussion topics up, but you can feel free to bring up your own, namedrop people to talk about them, whatever you want.

3. If you bring up personal problems don't whine when people give you answers you don't like.

Those are the only rules, get going.

{ OOC NOTE: All replies to this post are automatically considered anonymous unless otherwise stated in the subject line. If you intentionally have your character reply while 'logged in' Emerald really will freeze the thread. This is essentially an IC anon meme, except it's actually in-game because Emerald is bored and likes to stir shit- she promises they were being twits anyway). }

Comments

[sarcaskick]

exactly! SO glad we're on the same page now

were you programmed to argue? you're not great at it. hopefully that's not your primary function

[pianola]

This is not an argument.

This is watching your failed reasoning and lack of apathy illustrate your inner nature as a person - much like a garbage fire reveals what was within the dumpster by its smell.

[sarcaskick]

"failed reasoning" from the one who tried to put forward the human-versus-slime comparison. you're a real keeper.

but if you really want to get into this i'm game

arguing with strangers is my favorite pastime

what do you think it means to be a person? use your words! sway my heart!

[pianola]

met·a·phor
ˈmedəˌfôr,ˈmedəˌfər
noun
a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.

And for another obvious one: it'd be difficult for me to sway someone who is heartless.

[sarcaskick]

there is such a thing as a bad metaphor, as you've so aptly proven

i do so have a heart! i saw a sad puppy one time and i cried for days :(((((((((((((((

[pianola]

I would be surprised if you agreed with the comparison, however well suited.

Strange reaction, considering you had just kicked it.

[sarcaskick]

puppy-kicking? tch. so last year

it's all about kitten killing now

get with the times

[pianola]

Your list of crimes has been duly updated.

Also, now I am convinced. You have such a large heart. Such empathy within. Please forgive me, Beep Bop, I am a mere machine who cannot comprehend the depths of your compassion for all life and sentience in any form or shape.

[sarcaskick]

it warms my engorged heart to see you come to terms with reality

not that you'd know what having a heart feels like

beep boop etc.

[pianola]

With the experiences you've had with yours, perhaps you should enlighten me.

How does it feel, really, to hold such a narrow-minded and simplistic view of the spectrum of life which surrounds you?

[sarcaskick]

i'll answer your question with a question: what defines whether or not something is alive?

[pianola]

You want to argue that a synthetic creation, programmed for a function, isn't alive.

A simple animal has been evolved to instinctively find food and reproduce, nothing more. Yet it is alive.

However. A sentient animal, such as a human, makes choices independent of instinct. This is free will.

Likewise. Other sentient life has the ability to choose, independently, and perhaps even contrary to any programming.

Now you will type like this

"but you only think you have a choice because you were programmed to

so I'm clearly better because I'm an ugly bag of mostly water"

So your question, and my answer, is useless here.

[sarcaskick]

holy moly strawman much?

you missed the entire element of soul. human hands can't create a soul, period. it's not something you can grow in a lab or synthesize. there's no formula for it, no blueprint, no schematic.

you might be as close to being a living thing as you can possibly get, and kudos for that or whatever, but you're not.

sorry, not sorry.

[pianola]

Those who can sense souls, have sensed mine.

I'd offer to demonstrate, but I hope I never meet you in real life. Ever.

[sarcaskick]

i'm SURE they did.

you know what the best part about anonymity is? for all you know... we've already met. :)

[pianola]

Perish the thought.

[sarcaskick]

see you soon bb ;*