| What if someone came up to you and handed you a book and you started reading it and you realize it was a book about your entire life, would you read it until the end? You can state the reason if you want, in fact I would gladly read it. *Just an interesting question in a picture I shared on FB years ago..I just found it dicking around the "On This Day" feature of that site* |
| I would be more than happy to read it. But I'll stop halfway because I don't like spoilers. |
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| That would be way too boring, no way I would read all that. |
| probably read it, and try to change things that i want lel (only if possible) |
 But you'll still take damage! |
| If it was a manga and not a book I would read from first to last page. If it's a book I would read the last page only. |
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Drobie said: Man that would hurt to read. I enjoy my simple life but damn would it be boring. I am cool with knowing what happens. But by reading it wouldn't I affect the outcome or are events set in stone? maku21 said: probably read it, and try to change things that i want lel (only if possible) If you could affect the outcome then the contents of the book will also change...and if your read it again and affect the outcome once again...it becomes circular and more interesting(as opposed to being it set to stone)... haha! A paradox, I guess? |
CapitalistGod said: If you could affect the outcome then the contents of the book will also change...and if your read it again and affect the outcome once again...it becomes circular and more interesting(as opposed to being it set to stone)... haha! A paradox, I guess? lol forgot about that part. probably just change a few things just to be safe haha |
But you'll still take damage! |
| i would read it and would try to change things i dislike |
| I would read it but maybe not till the end, im rather curious how's my life gonna be but i dont care how or when im gonna die. |
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| Wouldn't that be impossible? If you read the whole book the book would end up constantly saying "you read the part you read the part you read the part.." constantly until you die, you expect that the ending would be you read the part about your death but you never get to that point because you die on that moment, Supertasks are a strange thing as you will always almost reach the ending but you are always at least a half the way away as you go on. So no I wouldn't unless I could skip to the end or to certain parts of the book and if the book is changeable, aka it changes based on your knowledge that these events would happen. |
| I wouldn't read any of it. There are much more interesting things to read. |
| Absolutely not lol. I'll just read your story op |
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Cebix said: Wouldn't that be impossible? If you read the whole book the book would end up constantly saying "you read the part you read the part you read the part.." constantly until you die, you expect that the ending would be you read the part about your death but you never get to that point because you die on that moment, Supertasks are a strange thing as you will always almost reach the ending but you are always at least a half the way away as you go on. So no I wouldn't unless I could skip to the end or to certain parts of the book and if the book is changeable, aka it changes based on your knowledge that these events would happen. Bruh, the book is clairvoyant. :D Plus it knows what you do at night... *shifts eyes* |
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"Boredom Simulator w/ some exciting things scattered through" would be a the title of my book. I doubt it would sell and interest you. haha! |
| Not interested. Where's the fun in knowing how the rest of my life plays out? |
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| I'll just read the very, very end to see if I went out in a blaze of glory. |
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| No, thank you. That sounds like a horrible book. |
CapitalistGod said: "Boredom Simulator w/ some exciting things scattered through" would be a the title of my book. I doubt it would sell and interest you. haha! How about ''A historical insight of the human condition at the start of the 21st century'' - I'd read that. |
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KonaKoffee4 said: Cebix said: Wouldn't that be impossible? If you read the whole book the book would end up constantly saying "you read the part you read the part you read the part.." constantly until you die, you expect that the ending would be you read the part about your death but you never get to that point because you die on that moment, Supertasks are a strange thing as you will always almost reach the ending but you are always at least a half the way away as you go on. So no I wouldn't unless I could skip to the end or to certain parts of the book and if the book is changeable, aka it changes based on your knowledge that these events would happen. Bruh, the book is clairvoyant. :D Plus it knows what you do at night... *shifts eyes* That book is a perv..... I approve? XD |
| OP are you every middle aged mom on facebook who Shares Minion pics with quotes? |
| Time isn't determined, the only thing that does determine the future is the decisions we make as the future becomes the past. Reading the book doesn't mean your life would have to go that way, you can see all the mistakes you might (lol will) make and avoid them "chapter 35 Dekota was going to invest in that small start up" "Chapter 45, that small start up is now one of the biggest corporations in the world, shoulda invested that 10k" THANK YOU BOOK, now I know. |
 Vor uns liegt MAL, in uns marschiert MAL, und hinter uns, kommt MAL! |
| Nah too many spoilers m8.. Also stealing your ex's phone and reading her text messages is gut wrenching enough so unless I'm allowed to change my future the first place that book's going to is the furnace.. |
chokingasuka said: OP are you every middle aged mom on facebook who Shares Minion pics with quotes? LOL... No... I do upload and share funny pictures or something I was interested in from time to time... years ago...haha! |
| I'd probably set it on fire and make some s'mores. |
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| So this is a question about (pre)determinism. I suppose this can play out two ways. Either the book only has one storyline and if that is the case I could just read into it and use it as a guide of what to change. If the story changes with each decision I could just skim read it and figure out how to change decisions that way. |
| I'm sure the story of my life would be fraught with spelling mistakes and run on sentences. |
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CapitalistGod said: What if someone came up to you and handed you a book and you started reading it and you realize it was a book about your entire life, would you read it until the end? You can state the reason if you want, in fact I would gladly read it. *Just an interesting question in a picture I shared on FB years ago..I just found it dicking around the "On This Day" feature of that site* If they are reading a book about my entire life then they know too much. I will imprison them while I fret about whether to take their life or not. |
| It would be incredibly boring, for sure. I'd probably skim through it and check how it ends. :) |
| No. It would lead me to be constantly thinking about the whole "is the future predetermined or not?" question. Too much stress. |
 It's an entirely different kind of flying, altogether! It's an entirely different kind of flying. |
| I would read my past to the present because I have a lot of memory issues. Its like I forget everything and everyone since I graduated highschool and it was just last year in August |
| Curious is the case of man. He runs towards the world he can never catch, and runs away from death he can never escape. |
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