MadPilot Posted August 17, 2001 Share Posted August 17, 2001 Hmmmm.... I don't think my fly-swatter would do much against that camel spider. I'd just have to resort to using a big pointy stick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taarkin Posted August 17, 2001 Share Posted August 17, 2001 Yeah but eventually you'll fall asleep and when you do it will EAT YOUR FACE OFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Zoom Rabbit Posted August 17, 2001 Share Posted August 17, 2001 Fear is for the weak! *(Takes a shotgun with him next time he does the laundry.)* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edlib Posted August 17, 2001 Share Posted August 17, 2001 Hmmm... taking it a touch too far, methinks! [This message has been edited by edlib (edited August 17, 2001).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Zaarin Posted August 17, 2001 Share Posted August 17, 2001 Would someone please remove that highly disturbing image..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jabba The Hunt Posted August 17, 2001 Share Posted August 17, 2001 Hey is that porno and beer still on, come on hurry up with it im going on hols soon. ------------------ "Its Going down his leg i think we are going to have to amputate. "No, dont take the leg, dont let them take the leg, they cant take the leg!!!" "Its heading for his testicles" "Take it, take the leg!!!" jabbathehunt@hotmail.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K_Kinnison Posted August 17, 2001 Share Posted August 17, 2001 I suggest you remove that nasty pick my Fears: Clastrophobia (Ties in with crowds) A Healthy fear and respect of hieghts A fear of regection animals and bugs dont scare me and a fear of dying a sensless death Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Odin Posted August 17, 2001 Share Posted August 17, 2001 lets see. My fears: death as in what happens after I die. ------------------ "Dulce bellum inexpertis." (Sweet is war to those who have never experinced it.) Roman Proverb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taarkin Posted August 17, 2001 Share Posted August 17, 2001 Bah, you bunch of pansies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Zoom Rabbit Posted August 18, 2001 Share Posted August 18, 2001 Fear of what follows death? Observe: nothing is created or destroyed. Energy becomes matter, changes form, even jiggles its very existance about on the quantum level...but nothing ever just stops being. When the body dies, the cells die--but cells die all the time, their existance independent of human consciousness (all of the cells that were 'you' on the day you were born are long dead, but 'you' continue nonetheless.) The energy that had been animating the body dissipates as heat, but this energy is independent of human consciousness (as is suggested by out-of-body travel.) The consciousness principle, or 'you' for all practical intents and purposes, being the sense of 'I'ness whose will stares back at us from the eyes in the mirror every morning, that must change form and go on as well. Exactly how and what that change is, is of course the topic of centuries of debate. Rest assured, though, that we don't just pop out of existance like a program written on a CD that melts when left out in the hot sun... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edlib Posted August 18, 2001 Share Posted August 18, 2001 Interesting. I've been thinking lately about how energy released in our universe can affect events in parallel universes, and vise versa. (As per the whole 'pass a single photon through one side of a pair of slits in a solid object, get a wave pattern on the other side' dealey. The photon in our universe is being affected by photons in alternate universes by countless other versions of the scientist conducting the same experiment, only shooting the photon through the other slit.) Perhaps the energy released dosen't stay in our universe at all, but goes on to an alternate one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jem Posted August 18, 2001 Share Posted August 18, 2001 Originally posted by MadPilot: Has anyone been on "Star Tours" at Disney, CA? That was excellent. I went on twice. Way cool but nothing, absolutly nothing compared to the Hulk ride in Universal Studios, anyone tried that one? About that fear of death, reminds me of a quote from Woody Allen, it sorta went like this: It's not that I'm afraid of death, I just don't want to be there when it happens. Now my fears... can't think of anything right now... maybe i'll find one later, or am I fearless? [This message has been edited by Jem (edited August 18, 2001).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Zoom Rabbit Posted August 19, 2001 Share Posted August 19, 2001 In Japanese tradition, a samurai who had zen was said to be no longer afraid of death. Myself, I'm not afraid of death anymore...but I am afraid of dying! It looks like it hurts. If I can just go from A to C--skipping B altogether--that would be swell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Zoom Rabbit Posted August 19, 2001 Share Posted August 19, 2001 Here is some interesting science about the quantum nature of consciousness: http://www.innerx.net/personal/tsmith/QuanCon.html Here is a sutra I did on the matter (from a much more subjective angle) at another forum: http://www.infidels.org/electronic/forum/ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=22&t=000820 (The sutra is better than the 'Posting Sutra' I did here.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander 598 Posted August 19, 2001 Share Posted August 19, 2001 Originally posted by Jem: Way cool but nothing, absolutly nothing compared to the Hulk ride in Universal Studios, anyone tried that one? About that fear of death, reminds me of a quote from Woody Allen, it sorta went like this: It's not that I'm afraid of death, I just don't want to be there when it happens. Now my fears... can't think of anything right now... maybe i'll find one later, or am I fearless? [This message has been edited by Jem (edited August 18, 2001).] HAVE YOU EVER POINTED THE NOSE OF A FIGHTER DOWN AND GO FULL THRUST AND BAIL OUT AT 100FT AND STILL GOING DOWN? I have. ------------------ Official Forum Nuclear Terrorist & God of Insanity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nute Gunray Posted August 19, 2001 Share Posted August 19, 2001 by the time your brain recognizes the altimeter reads 100, the fighter will have already impacted on teh ground. You're dead or lying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Sceltor Posted August 19, 2001 Share Posted August 19, 2001 Do you know that from past experience, Nute? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edlib Posted August 19, 2001 Share Posted August 19, 2001 I don't think anybody who really knows that from experience would be here to tell us about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander 598 Posted August 19, 2001 Share Posted August 19, 2001 Originally posted by Nute Gunray: by the time your brain recognizes the altimeter reads 100, the fighter will have already impacted on teh ground. You're dead or lying. Thats why I bail at 200 so by the time I get out its already 100. Fortunately its relatively easy to lie about doing it purposly.(Is my spelling off?) Have I told you that I went as high as possible too? ------------------ Official Forum Nuclear Terrorist & God of Insanity [This message has been edited by Commander 598 (edited August 19, 2001).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BrianJedi Posted August 19, 2001 Share Posted August 19, 2001 Why' I have to look at that nasty picture of that spider on the first page? Now I got that feeling like, I'll feel some hairs on my arm move, then I'll be scared to death, thinking theres a spider on my arm... If you haven't guessed it, I've very Aracniphobic. So uh, no more spider pics please. ------------------ At this point I have a request for our fans, if any of you in any way hate homosexuals, people of differant color, or women, please do this one favor for us - leave us the f*ck alone! Don't come to our shows and don't buy our records. - Kurt Cobain Check out my P.O.S. site! WHen I get XWA to work proporly, I'll refurbish it. http://BrianJedi.homestead.com/Opthanger.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying Beastie Posted August 20, 2001 Share Posted August 20, 2001 I'm arachnophobic, but I'm actually getting over it (writing SF from the pov of spider-like aliens who thing that tarantulas are cute'n'cuddly is actually helping). I'm actually more scared of webs than of spiders. If I see the beast, I can avoid it. It's when I see a big, thick web, and can find absolutely no trace of what built it that I get creeped out. I'm not scared of death but, since I believe in an afterlife, I'm scared of dying the "wrong way." I used to be scared of being in public (like what Taarkin mentioned upthread), but I'm pretty much over it now, as long as I can prepare before going out in public (comb my hair, wear something nice, etc). I don't think I've ever been scared of the dark. Darkness is like an old friend to me; I have unusually strong night-vision, so while darkness blinds others, I can see clearly. Now that I think about it, a psychologist would probably be really interested in how my social phobia has shaped my personality. I compensate by paying much more attention to (and, conversely, taking more pride in) my physical appearance as far as fashion and style than is usually normal for guys. I'm also only really able to feel comfortable when I can pretend that people don't see me, like when I'm in the dark or lurking around the fringes of a crowd. Originally posted by Darth Sceltor: And while I was watching Jurassic Park III yesterday, i pictured myself as one of the characters during the movie and found out that I would be deathly afraid of dinosaurs were they real. I actually wouldn't be. I know I can out-think the bigger creatures, and the raptors. . . well, I can actually think of a few vulnrabilities. (Wait for one to strike, then quickly dance to the side and put a blade/pointy stick through its eye into the brain. Then run to avoid its backup.) <small>(Alternatively, get a bunch of raptor eggs and raise the hatchlings --social creatures that raptors are-- the same way you'd raise hunting-dogs. Then rely on them to help you against wild raptors.)</small> ------------------ Uh-oh. . . Don't try this at home, kids! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rogue 9 Posted August 20, 2001 Share Posted August 20, 2001 I actually like being scared nothing is better than a big adrenaline rush...things like free climbing and almost falling are great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nute Gunray Posted August 21, 2001 Share Posted August 21, 2001 I'm scared of the world coming to an end and it turning out that the "right way" was one of the ones I made fun of. The funny part would be the part where I let out the word F***! louder than any other sound made by a human in all of recorded history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadPilot Posted August 21, 2001 Share Posted August 21, 2001 Originally posted by Me: for some reason, I'm looking forward to white-water rafting on the weekend. That was great fun. If any of you ever get the chance to try it, make sure you bring old shoes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edlib Posted August 21, 2001 Share Posted August 21, 2001 White water rafting = The only sporting activity I have ever enjoyed. [This message has been edited by edlib (edited August 21, 2001).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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